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Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2658]
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[Aerospace ]
[Drones ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2017 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and specified FAA programs. The bill revises requirements for the airport improvement program and pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports. The Government Accountability Office shall review privacy issues and concerns associated with the operation of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the national airspace system. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the FAA shall initiate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-428. Additional Views Filed. on 12/20/2016
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National Biomedical Research Act [S.2624]
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[Science ]
[Public Health ]
National Biomedical Research Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/03/2016
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Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act [S.2461]
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[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives for the civilian nuclear energy research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE shall carry out a specified program to enhance U.S. capabilities to develop new reactor technologies and related systems technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. DOE shall: (1) determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/21/2016
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GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act [S.237]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally: (1) intercepting geolocation information pertaining to another person; (2) disclosing to any other person such information pertaining to another, knowing that the information was obtained in violation of this Act; (3) using geolocation information, knowing that the information was obtained in violation of this Act; or (4) disclosing to any other person the geolocation information pertaining to another person intercepted by means authorized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/22/2015
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Full Expensing Act of 2015 [S.2350]
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[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Full Expensing Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the expensing allowance for certain depreciable business property (section 179 property) by: (1) redefining "section 179 property" to include tangible property or computer software that is acquired by purchase for use in a trade or business or for the production of income, and (2) repealing the dollar limitation on the amount of such property that may be deducted as an expense in the current taxable year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2015
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MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 [S.2340]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall: identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses; and require each CIO to establish a comprehensive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Received In The House. on 07/08/2016
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ATTAIN Act of 2015 Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 [S.2287]
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[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
ATTAIN Act of 2015 Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Office of Technology Transitions, directed by a Technology Transfer Coordinator, to improve Department of Energy (DOE) coordination and use of technology transfer resources, including increased coordination and use of small business innovation research. DOE shall establish a Lab-Corps, modeled after the I-Corps of the National Science Foundation, to support investments in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/17/2015
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Location Privacy Protection Act of 2015 [S.2270]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Location Privacy Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a covered entity (nongovernmental individual or entity) from knowingly collecting or disclosing to another covered entity geolocation information from an electronic communications device without the consent of the individual using the device. It specifies exceptions, including for collection or disclosure: (1) for the provision of emergency services, or (2) pursuant to a court order or a request by a law enforcement agency. It requires a covered entity
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/10/2015
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Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.2183]
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[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reduce, for each of FY2015-FY2019, the authorized aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance the Export-Import Bank may have outstanding at any time. The Bank shall build to and hold in reserve, to protect against future losses, at least 5% of its aggregate amount of disbursed and outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance. The Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (EIBRA) is amended to require the Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. on 10/20/2015
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VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 [S.2170]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is licensed, registered, or certified in a state to practice his or her profession at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether the professional or patient is located in a federally-owned facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/18/2015
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North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.2144]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 Directs the President to investigate information of sanctionable activities involving North Korea and to designate and apply sanctions with respect to any person that knowingly: imported, exported, or reexported to or from North Korea any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States due to their use for weapons of mass destruction and materially contributing to the use, development, production, or acquisition by any persons of a nuclear, radiological, chemical,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/06/2015
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TRUST IT Act Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015 [S.2141]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
TRUST IT Act Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to define "information blocking" and "interoperability" for health information technology (IT). Information blocking is preventing, discouraging, or interfering with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information. Interoperability is the ability of health information systems to exchange information and use exchanged information. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Energy ]
[Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2131]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to: the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129]
[Infrastructure ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015
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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.2116]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation to designate a senior employee to serve as the broadband and emerging information technology (BEIT) coordinator. The Office must also provide SBA employees BEIT training to assist small businesses in the use of such technologies. The SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall evaluate the impact of broadband speed and price on small businesses.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-412. on 12/20/2016
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 [S.2012]
[Energy ]
[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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Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act [S.2007]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 08/06/2015
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Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015 [S.1961]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) terminate limitations on general Medicaid funding, as well as the specific federal medical assistance percentage, for U.S. territories; (2) extend to additional U.S. territories the authority to waive or modify certain Medicaid requirements; and (3) establish a formula for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to the territories. Federal financial participation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2015
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946]
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[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Film Production ]
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[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015