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Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 [HB-4266]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients. The standard must require health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015 [HB-4174]
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[Education ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Grants ]
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Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Defense and the Director of the National Science Foundation to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award competitive, three-year grants to enable up to five states and five metropolitan areas to carry out proposals to promote reforms in workforce education and skill training for manufacturing. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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SAVE Act of 2015 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2015 [HB-4067]
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[Pensions ]
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SAVE Act of 2015 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to employer-established simple individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and pension plans, to: repeal restrictions on rollovers from simple IRAs to qualified retirement plans; allow employers to elect to terminate simple IRAs at any time during the year; repeal the increased 25% penalty on premature distributions from simple IRAs within the first two plan years; allow additional nonelective employer contributions to simple
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
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Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3922]
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[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Investments ]
Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 to transfer from the Department of Labor to the Department of the Treasury regulatory authority for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), retirement annuities, Simplified Employee Pensions, and Simple IRAs. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a best interest standard for fiduciaries who provide advice to investors in IRAs and plans not subject to ERISA. The best interest standard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Johnson
Introduced In House on 11/04/2015
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3625]
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[Mining ]
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to revise requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. A mine operator must give a copy of the examining physician's report to miners required to have a medical examination of their respiratory condition. The Department of Labor must pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying black lung benefit claim. This bill revises: (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-3427]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information concerning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [HB-3295]
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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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WIRED Act Widening Internet Readiness for Employment Development Act [HB-3280]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[Education ]
WIRED Act Widening Internet Readiness for Employment Development Act Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to revise one-stop delivery system requirements. Requires the Department of Labor to establish certain standards and best practices for the provision of employment and training services for adults and dislocated workers on Internet websites maintained by one-stop delivery systems. Requires the one-stop delivery system, at a minimum, to make those services accessible through an Internet website that: is unique to the particular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-3020]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-195, By Mr. Cole. on 07/10/2015
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Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2868]
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Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Prescribes rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2015 [HB-2824]
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[Environmental ]
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2015 Prohibits an employer from discharging, discriminating, or engaging in retaliatory actions against specified employees who report to a government official any violation or unsafe condition under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a complaint regarding such retaliation. Requires employers to: post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies under this Act in a conspicuous
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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CARE Act of 2015 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2015 [HB-2764]
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CARE Act of 2015 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is: 16 or 17 in any occupation found by the Department of Labor to be particularly hazardous for their employment or detrimental to their health or well-being; 14 or 15, unless the employment is confined to periods which do not interfere with the employee's schooling, health, or well-being; or under 14. Revises the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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American Health Care Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2653]
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American Health Care Reform Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2016. Provisions amended by repealed provisions are restored. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be paid for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2015
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BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act [HB-2588]
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[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/16/2015
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Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act [HB-2512]
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Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act Requires regulations pertaining to the compensation of a federal employee who receives back pay for a period in which such employee was furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations to ensure that such back pay be treated in the same way as federal wages attributable to such employee and that the period to which such back pay relates be treated in the same way as a period of federal service attributable to such employee (thereby disqualifying such employee for receipt of state unemployment compensation).
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2015
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Voluntary Protection Program Act [HB-2500]
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[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Voluntary Protection Program Act Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Lifetime Income Disclosure Act [HB-2317]
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Lifetime Income Disclosure Act Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime income disclosure at least once during any 12-month period. Requires such lifetime income disclosure to set forth the lifetime income stream equivalent of the participant's or beneficiary's total benefits accrued. Defines a lifetime
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015 [HB-2281]
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[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015 This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) shall provide grants to states, for FY2016-FY2024, for any: (1) elementary and secondary education purpose permitted by state law, and (2) postsecondary education purpose permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 05/12/2015
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Protecting America's Workers Act [HB-2090]
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Protecting America's Workers Act Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Increases protections for whistle blowers under OSHA. Prescribes requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
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[Environmental ]
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[National Security ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Drones ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Film Production ]
[Finance ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Rights ]
[Inflation ]
[Insurance ]
[Investments ]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Mental Health ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Property Tax ]
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[Real Estate ]
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[Religion ]
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[Social Security ]
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[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
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[Voting Rights ]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015