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A resolution informing the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled. [SR-1]
A resolution informing the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled. Informs the President that a quorum of each house of Congress has assembled.
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A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House of Representatives. [SCR-50]
A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, July 15, 2016, through Friday, September 2, 2016, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.
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A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House of Representatives. [SCR-34]
A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Wednesday, March 23, 2016, through Friday, April 8, 2016, it stand adjourned until 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016.
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A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. [SCR-31]
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, February 11, 2016, through Saturday, February 20, 2016, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, February 22, 2016. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, February 12, 2016, through Tuesday, February 16, 2016, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
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A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. [SCR-19]
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June 25, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
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RESTORE Resolution of 2015 Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration Resolution of 2015 [SCR-17]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
RESTORE Resolution of 2015 Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration Resolution of 2015 Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Reform to: review the process by which rules are promulgated by agencies, hold hearings on the effects of and how to reduce regulatory overreach in all sectors of the economy, and review the Code of Federal Regulations to identify rules and sets of rules that should be repealed. Requires the Joint Select Committee to recommend to Congress legislation to create processes: (1) under which an agency,
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.995]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Agriculture ]
[International ]
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Declares the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives: more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment
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Show Your Exemption Act [S.87]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Show Your Exemption Act Requires the House of Representatives and the Senate to make publicly available the determinations of each Member of the House of Representatives and each Senator regarding the designation of their employees (including leadership and committee staff) as congressional staff for purposes of requiring those employees to enroll in health insurance coverage offered through a health benefit exchange as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires the absence of designation of an employee as congressional
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Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 [S.614]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to states, any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a state, and the judicial and legislative branches of the United States. Authorizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance for establishing privacy and other requirements for incorporation into Do Not Pay Initiative access agreements with states and judicial and legislative branches.
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Food Recovery Act of 2016 [S.3108]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Food Recovery Act of 2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2955]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Unemployment ]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provides appropriations to the Senate for: Expense Allowances; Representational Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; Salaries, Officers, and Employees; the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate; the Office of Senate Legal Counsel; Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate; and Contingent Expenses of the Senate. (Sec. 1) Requires that amounts
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Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 [S.2738]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations must register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. The bill exempts from such requirements an individual whose combined
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Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 [S.2639]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
[Science ]
Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable (including in bulk), for which no fee may be charged. The CRS Reports on the website shall include CRS Authorization of Appropriations Products, Appropriations Products, and any other written CRS product containing CRS research or analysis available for general congressional
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Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 [S.2604]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges to assess, and make recommendations for policy and practice concerning, the issue of multiple security interests in the digital world, including public safety, privacy, national security, and communications and data protection, both now and throughout the next 10 years. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader (eight members), the minority
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Long-Term SCORE Act Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy Act [S.2260]
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Long-Term SCORE Act Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare long-term cost estimates for legislation reported by congressional committees. The bill requires the long-term estimates to cover at least each of the next four ten-year periods. CBO currently provides cost estimates over a 5- or 10-year period.
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Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 [S.2051]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 This bill directs the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to submit a report on the universal service obligation of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that takes into account the changing nature of communications and includes recommendations on better defining such obligation to help keep the USPS relevant in the digital age. TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE WORKFORCE Federal agencies must use criteria specific to USPS employees in calculating any liability of the USPS, including retiree health
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New Columbia Admission Act [S.1688]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Community Development ]
New Columbia Admission Act Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia
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Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from the State of Mississippi. [HR-99]
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from the State of Mississippi. Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from Mississippi. Declares that when the House adjourns on February 10, 2015, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Representative.
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Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HR-9]
Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Fixes the daily hour of meeting for the House of Representatives for the first session of the 114th Congress.
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Recognizing the security challenges of convening government officials in one specific place and directing the House of Representatives to take appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can meet in a virtual setting. [HR-83]
[Cybersecurity ]
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Recognizing the security challenges of convening government officials in one specific place and directing the House of Representatives to take appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can meet in a virtual setting. Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) encourages the use of a virtual setting to implement hearings, conduct debate, meet, and vote; and (2) directs the Committee on House Administration to identify the best practices for conducting the business of the House in such a setting, and to establish procedures and rules
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