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SERVIS Act Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act [S.3485] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Public Health ]
A bill to ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/12/2022

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National Service Animals Memorial Act [HB-6353] [Animals ] [Veterans ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ]
To authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/20/2022

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Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2021 [S.3417] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021

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Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [HB-6231] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Neguse Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 01/06/2022

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Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 [S.3293] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to expand access of veterans to mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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TRANSLATE Act TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act [S.3296] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 12/12/2022

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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022 [HB-6102] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Mining ] [Public Health ]
To ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "black lung disease"), and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 12/23/2022

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Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022 [HB-6087] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ]
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/08/2022

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Wounded Warrior Access Act [HB-5916] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain records, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Radewagen Received In The Senate. on 09/15/2022

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NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021 [HB-5746] [Aerospace ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer Ruling Of The Chair That The Point Of Order Raised By Senator Schumer With Respect To The House Message To Accompany H.r. 5746, Not Sustained. on 01/19/2022

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3062] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/25/2021

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Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [S.3047] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021

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Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act Tim’s Act [HB-5631] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Energy ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
To reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 11/03/2021

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A bill to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security and any officer or employee of the Social Security Administration from requiring that any individual be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act. [S.2998] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security and any officer or employee of the Social Security Administration from requiring that any individual be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Scott Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/19/2021

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TRANSLATE Act TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act [HB-5574] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/19/2021

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Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2021 [S.2810] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Mining ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/23/2021

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Preventing Loss of Aircrews and Necessary Equipment Act PLANE Act National Security Climate Resilience Act Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2792] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Reed. With Written Report No. 117-39. on 09/22/2021

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Help America Run Act Government By the People Act of 2021 Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Spotlight Act Honest Ads Act DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 [S.2747] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Finance ] [Funding ]
A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 420. on 10/20/2021

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A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities. [SR-348] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ]
A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 08/09/2021

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A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031. [SCR-14] [Budget and Spending ]
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 601, S. Con. Res. 14 Is Considered Passed House. on 08/24/2021

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