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Transportation Empowerment Act [S.1541]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
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Transportation Empowerment Act This bill prescribes a limitation on funding of transportation programs and projects for FY2016-FY2020. Appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) are authorized for FY2016-FY2020, subject to a certain limitation, for specified core programs under the federal-aid highway program, including: emergency relief for highways and roads, the federal lands transportation program, and Federal Highway Administration administrative expenses. A state may transfer and use excess federal-aid
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2015
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 [S.1536]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 This bill modifies the rule making requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possession, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or rules of particular
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2016
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Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 [S.1528]
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[National Security ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase combat vehicle fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption. DOD shall: establish an online, centralized repository for all DOD operational energy-related research and development efforts; conduct a program to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and reliable energy sources for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/09/2015
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Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 [S.1527]
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Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 This bill grants competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which the employee is qualified to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013. The Secretary of State shall certify to Congress that the Department of State has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2015
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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1526]
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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used when a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $750,000 or greater. But for contracts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/29/2016 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-366. on 10/27/2016
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 [S.1517]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2018 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified veteran (defined as an unemployed veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving food stamp assistance and who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability), (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/04/2015
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act [S.1513]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2015
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STORIS Act Ships to be Recycled in the States Act [S.1511]
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STORIS Act Ships to be Recycled in the States Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the Department of the Navy, to report to Congress on the program for disposal of government-owned merchant vessels as well as on any other disposal of obsolete government-owned vessels. The Government Accountability Office shall audit all excess federal government vessel sales contracts, including resulting receivables and expenditures, entered into by the Maritime Administration during a specified period. The bill repeals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/04/2015
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Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act [S.1507]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens who enter the United States without an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2015
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Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [S.1503]
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Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases; (2) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is considered in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/04/2015
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Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 [S.1500]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
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Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state from requiring a permit under the Clean Water Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of: a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under FIFRA, or a residue resulting from the application of the pesticide. Point source pollution is
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-160. Minority Views Filed. on 10/29/2015
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Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 [S.1491]
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[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the presumption of a mortgagor's ability to pay a qualified residential mortgage loan and the insured depository institutions or insured credit unions meeting specified criteria that may be its creditors. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended to exempt from its requirement of annual written privacy notices certain financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended to: (1) increase from $500 million to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Protection. Hearings Held. on 10/28/2015
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Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1484]
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[Housing ]
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Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--REGULATORY RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMER ACCESS TO CREDIT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from the requirement to provide consumers with an annual written disclosure of their privacy policy certain financial institutions that provide nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform services for or functions on behalf of the financial institution. (Sec. 102) The Federal Home Loan Bank Act is amended to set requirements for a credit union
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2015
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Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015 [S.1478]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a comprehensive plan for the U.S. Cyber Command to support civil authorities in responding to cyber attacks by foreign powers against the United States or a U.S. person. Requires the plan to include: (1) a plan for internal DOD collective training activities to be integrated with exercises conducted with other federal agencies and state and local governments; (2) any historical frameworks used in the formulation of the plan; (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/02/2015
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RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015 [S.1470]
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[Construction ]
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RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015 TITLE I--IMPROVEMENTS OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND LOANS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to exempt from specified nondisclosure requirements any agency action taken to prevent, investigate, or recover duplicative federal major disaster assistance and emergency benefits made to an entity. An agency investigation relating to fraudulent acquisition of assistance shall not be subject to an individual's
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 09/15/2016
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FISA Reform Act of 2015 [S.1469]
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[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
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[Telecommunications ]
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FISA Reform Act of 2015 TITLE I--FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Prohibits the FBI from applying for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2015
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Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act TREAT Act [S.1455]
[Healthcare ]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act TREAT Act Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the number of patients that a qualifying practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment is initially allowed to treat from 30 to 100 patients per year. Allows a qualifying physician, after one year, to request approval to treat an unlimited number of patients under specified conditions, including that he or she: (1) agrees to fully participate in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program of the state in which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/27/2016
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Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 [S.1447]
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[Manufacturing ]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group that includes representatives from specified federal agencies to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. Requires the Interagency Working Group to establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2015
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Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act [S.1441]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
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Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Revises the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess DOD property, including small arms and ammunition, to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities to: repeal provisions authorizing the transfer of property the Secretary determines is suitable for use in counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities; repeal provisions directing the Secretary to carry out such transfers in consultation with the Director of National Drug Control Policy; condition such a transfer on the recipient
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/21/2015
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Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 [S.1433]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must: include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination, and not make an exception that specifically allows a driver, especially one under age 18, to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic. DOT may use up to 50% of amounts available for grants to states that:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2015