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Worksite Reporting Act [HB-128]
Worksite Reporting Act Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise certain regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 so as to require site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. [HB-1053]
Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. TITLE I--COMMERCIAL PRIVACY Commercial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 02/27/2015
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Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015 [HB-105]
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015 Exempts health care professionals, including individuals and entities, from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Declares that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and (2) does not apply to negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the Children's Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 02/02/2015
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DHS Reform Act of 2020 Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2020 [HB-8791]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain reforms to the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 11/20/2020
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 [S.878]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-373. on 12/17/2013
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Small Business Efficiency Act [S.479]
Small Business Efficiency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and collect and remit payroll taxes on behalf of an employer). Sets forth IRS certification requirements for PEOs, including financial review and reporting requirements. Requires a PEO to post a bond each year, up to $1 million, to guarantee payment of employment taxes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1234) on 03/06/2013
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Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013 [S.420]
Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to change tax return due dates for partnerships (from April 15 to March 15, with a six-month extension), S corporations (from March 15 to March 31), and C corporations (from March 15 to April 15). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, to modify by regulation the due dates for extensions of tax returns for partnerships, trusts and estates, employee benefit plans, tax-exempt organizations, and certain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/28/2013
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POWER Act [S.2929]
Providing Opportunities to Work for Energy Reliability Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review any decision by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NAERC) to approve a new balancing authority that would alter cost allocations under an existing system support resources agreement. Precludes such new balancing authority from taking effect until approved by FERC. Requires FERC to publish a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed NAERC decision, including its
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/17/2014
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2014 [S.2818]
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2014 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require physical therapists furnishing outpatient physical therapy services to use specified locum tenens arrangements for payment purposes in the same manner as such arrangements are used to apply to physicians furnishing substitute physicians services for other physicians. (Locum tenens [place holder], or substitute, physicians usually assume professional practices in the absence of a regular
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/16/2014
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Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 [S.2378]
Title I: Commercial Privacy - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking to require covered entities to carry out security measures to protect personally identifiable information, unique identifier information, and other information that may be used to identify a specific individual. Defines "covered entity" as a person (a person, partnership, or corporation over which the FTC has authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act, a common carrier subject to the Communications
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2014
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act [S.236]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with a non-participating (as well as with a participating) physician or practitioner for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply if the claim had been filed by a participating physician or practitioner in the payment area where the physician or practitioner covered by the contract resides. Requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2013
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Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 [S.2321]
Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law regarding the exclusive rights of sound recording copyright owners to remove a provision that prohibits license fees payable for the public performance of sound recordings, by means of a digital audio transmission, from being taken into account in any administrative, judicial, or other governmental proceeding to set or adjust the royalties payable to copyright owners of musical works for the public performance of their works. Requires Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs), when setting royalty
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/12/2014
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Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act [S.2278]
Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act or SCOPE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the requirement that qualified health plans contract only with health care providers, including hospitals with more than 50 beds, that implement a specified patient safety evaluation system and health care quality mechanisms required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/01/2014
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Investing in Student Success Act of 2014 [S.2230]
Investing in Student Success Act of 2014 - Declares that income share agreements that meet this Act's requirements are valid, binding, and enforceable contracts that are not subject to state usury laws or state laws regulating assignments of future income. Defines an "income share agreement" as an agreement between an individual and any other person under which the individual commits to pay a specified percentage of the individual's future income, for a specified period of time, in exchange for payments to or on behalf of such individual for postsecondary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/09/2014
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Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act [S.214]
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a proceeding against parties to any agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a drug. Establishes a presumption that any such agreement has anticompetitive effects and is unlawful if the filer of an abbreviated new drug (generic) application receives anything of value and agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Antitrust, Competition Policy And Consumer Rights. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2013
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Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 [S.1851]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the cost of qualified health insurance costs for low-income taxpayers and a tax deduction for such costs for other taxpayers. Amends the Public Health Service Act
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8978-8980) on 12/18/2013
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Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013 [S.1714]
Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013 - Directs the President to submit to Congress every 60 days a list of persons who: (1) are senior officials of the government of Syria, including President Bashar al-Assad; (2) have provided support to or received support from a senior official; (3) have acted for or on behalf of a senior official; or (4) are owned or controlled by a senior official. Directs the President to block and prohibit any transaction in property and property interests of any listed person if such property and interests are in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8053-8054) on 11/14/2013
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Fair Playing Field Act of 2013 [S.1706]
Fair Playing Field Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the classification of workers for employment tax purposes, to: (1) repeal the prohibition against issuance of regulations and guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury on workers' employment tax status (i.e., as an employee or as an independent contractor) enacted by the Revenue Act of 1978; (2) direct the Secretary to issue regulations and other guidance to clarify the proper employment status of workers for employment tax purposes; (3) prohibit a retroactive assessment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/14/2013
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Consumer Choice in Online Video Act [S.1680]
Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide plain language disclosures to assist consumers in making informed decisions about the purchase of Internet service, including: (1) network management practices that limit service speeds or prioritize content, (2) usage-based billing terms, and (3) information regarding different tiers of service. Directs ISPs offering usage-based billing
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Rockefeller
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7953-7954) on 11/12/2013
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [S.1340]
Cruise Passenger Protection Act - Amends federal shipping law to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for passenger vessel owners to provide passengers with a summary of key terms of passage contracts upfront and 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: (1) provide each passenger vessel with a summary meeting those standards, (2) include
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-488. on 07/23/2014