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Plum Island Conservation Act [S.1675]
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Plum Island Conservation Act This bill amends the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to repeal provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. The bill requires DHS, in conjunction with other specified agencies, to submit a report to Congress, including: (1) recommendations for transferring jurisdiction over Plum Island from DHS to another
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/24/2015
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act [S.1674]
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study to include: (1) a study on environmental impacts on the Long Island Sound watershed; (2) planning initiatives for the Long Island Sound; (3) developing and implementing strategies to increase public education and awareness about the ecological health and water quality conditions of the Long Island Sound;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-212. on 02/24/2016
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [S.1673]
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act Cruise Passenger Protection Act - Amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for passenger vessel owners to provide passengers with a summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Requires such standards to include recommendations that ensure that the summary is conspicuous and unambiguous. Requires vessel owners, no later than 180 days after the standards are developed, to: provide each passenger vessel with a summary meeting those standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2015
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Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1670]
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Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2016-FY2017 appropriations to: the Department of Health and Human Services for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of both physical and psychological effects), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/24/2015
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Clay Hunt SAV Act Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act [S.167]
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Clay Hunt SAV Act Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for an independent third party evaluation, to be conducted by September 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, of the VA's mental health care and suicide prevention programs. Directs the Secretary to survey the VA's websites and information resources to publish a website that serves as a centralized source to provide veterans with information regarding the VA's mental health care services. Requires the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/13/2015
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Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015 [S.1663]
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Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition on telemarketing fraud to include "telemarketing or email marketing" fraud. It expands the definition of telemarketing or email marketing to include measures to induce investment for financial profit, participation in a business opportunity, or commitment to a loan. The legislation applies enhanced criminal penalties to telemarketing or email marketing fraud that targets or victimizes persons over age 55. It also expands the fraud offenses
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2015
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Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 [S.166]
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Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecution of such individual
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment. Without Written Report. on 03/02/2015
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Overdose Prevention Act [S.1654]
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Overdose Prevention Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to enter into cooperative agreements to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by: (1) purchasing and distributing naloxone (a medication that rapidly reverses overdose from heroin or other drugs with effects similar to opium) or a similar drug; and (2) educating or training the public, first responders, or health professionals on drug overdose prevention or response. SAMHSA must establish a coordinating
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4548-4549) on 06/23/2015
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A bill to designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. [S.1652]
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A bill to designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. This bill directs the President to designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator, who shall coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. persons held hostage outside the United States by hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/23/2015
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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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Ensuring the Safety and Security of Iranian Dissidents in Iraq Act of 2015 [S.1643]
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Ensuring the Safety and Security of Iranian Dissidents in Iraq Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State to submit an assessment to Congress of whether or not the government of Iraq is taking sufficient actions to ensure the safety and security of dissidents housed at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment Favorably. on 06/25/2015
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Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act [S.1641]
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Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to jointly update the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, including guidelines regarding: prescribing opioids for outpatient treatment of chronic, non-cancer pain; contraindications for opioid therapy; treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric disorders, or a history of substance abuse or addiction; case management for patients transitioning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4539) on 06/22/2015
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Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [S.1640]
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Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/22/2015
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Education Stability for Foster Youth Act [S.1639]
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Education Stability for Foster Youth Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require a state plan for academic content and achievement standards to describe how the state will ensure the educational stability of children in foster care. Specifically, a state plan must include assurances that: (1) a foster child will remain or be enrolled in the child’s school of origin absent a determination that such enrollment is not in the child’s best interest; (2) if such a determination is made, the child will be immediately
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/18/2015
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Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1638]
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Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes: a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Carper
Signed By President. on 04/29/2016
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Just Google It Act [S.1636]
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Just Google It Act Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General, and the Commissioner of Social Security to consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine if any NTIS function is critical to the U.S. economy; and (2) the Comptroller General to determine which of such critical functions are
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/18/2015
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Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1635]
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Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of State (Department) to report to Congress regarding: costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, cost breakdowns by each space and type of space, total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, and total usage rates for each space and type of space. (Sec. 102)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker
Signed By President. on 12/16/2016
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A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. [S.1632]
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A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. (Sec. 1) This bill requires: the Department of State and the Department of Defense to develop jointly and submit to Congress a five-year strategy to help Nigeria, members of the Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram, and relevant partners to counter Boko Haram, and to assist Nigeria and its neighbors to address legitimate grievances of vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram; and the Director of National Intelligence to assess the willingness
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Signed By President. on 12/14/2016