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American Business for American Companies Act of 2015 [S.975] [Trade ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ]
American Business for American Companies Act of 2015 Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the procurement of property or services (including a defense contract) to: (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. Directs each agency to include in each such contract awarded with a value in excess of $10 million, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/16/2015

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A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [S.965] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Prohibits the use of any funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2223) on 04/15/2015

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Data Security Act of 2015 [S.961] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Science ] [Crime ]
Data Security Act of 2015 Requires individuals, corporations, or other non-government entities that access, maintain, communicate, or handle sensitive account information or nonpublic personal information to implement an information security program and to notify consumers, federal law enforcement, appropriate administrative agencies, payment card networks, and consumer reporting agencies of certain data breaches of unencrypted sensitive information likely to cause identity theft or fraudulent transactions on consumer financial accounts. Directs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/15/2015

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.951] [Taxes ]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Ayotte Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015

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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.949] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from two (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.943] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015

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Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act [S.941] [Taxes ] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to expand existing grounds for termination of the employment of an Internal Revenue Service employee to include performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015

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Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 [S.935] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ]
Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to license or certify and regulate tax return preparers. The program must: (1) require that the tax return preparer demonstrate good character, good reputation, necessary qualifications to enable the preparer to provide valuable service as a tax return preparer, and competency; (2) require preparers to make certain disclosures relating to fees charged for tax preparation and the average amount of time expected (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2015

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Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015 [S.881] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015 This bill amends the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to specify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the National Credit Union Administration Board as the federal agency representatives on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council which are required, along with the Council, to review all Council-prescribed regulations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Crapo Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Securities, Insurance, And Investment. Hearings Held. on 04/14/2016

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Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 [S.792] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Finance ]
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: it is U.S. policy that Iran not be allowed to develop or acquire nuclear weapon capabilities; Iran does not have an inherent right to enrichment and reprocessing capabilities under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; the goal of international negotiations with Iran should be to conclude a long-term comprehensive solution that will reverse the development of Iran's illicit nuclear infrastructure; and the United States should continue to impose (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Shelby. Without Written Report. on 03/18/2015

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Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act [S.774] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Small Business ]
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an examination of the institution, or (2) the provision of additional information by the institution relating to the examination. Sets a deadline for the exit interview if a financial institution is not subject to a resident examiner program. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/18/2015

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Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act [S.620] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ]
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements. Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2015

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We the People Act of 2016 [S.6] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; and prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/16/2016

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Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015 [S.568] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Pensions ] [Insurance ] [Unemployment ]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015 Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the TAA program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/25/2015

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Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015 [S.327] [Defense ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015 This bill establishes consequences if the Department of Defense (DOD) fails to obtain an audit with an unqualified opinion of its financial statements. The bill provides additional authorities and flexibility if DOD obtains an audit. If DOD obtains the audit, the bill provides that the financial statements are no longer covered by specified reporting requirements. The bill also authorizes DOD to transfer and reprogram specified funds. If DOD fails to obtains an audit for FY2016, the bill establishes additional qualifications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/02/2015

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SEAL Act Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2015 [S.324] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
SEAL Act Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer pension plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to modify regulations governing hardship distributions from qualified employer pension plans to allow participants to make additional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2015

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Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act [S.3157] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-299. Additional Views Filed. on 07/12/2016

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Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016 [S.3156] [Taxes ]
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-298. on 07/12/2016

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TAILOR Act of 2016 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2016 [S.3153] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Investments ]
TAILOR Act of 2016 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2016 This bill requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for any rule, regulation, or guidance, to: (1) consider the risk profile and business models of individual financial institutions and those of similar type that are subject to the regulatory action; and (2) tailor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/11/2016

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3117] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Elections ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Defense ] [Economic Development ] [Crime ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including: Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs; Representation Expenses; Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Graham Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Graham. With Written Report No. 114-290. on 06/29/2016

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