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US Congress 117th Congress

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 [S.189] [Veterans ] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Inflation ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Became Public Law No: 117-45. (txt | Pdf) on 10/08/2021

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Relaunching America’s Workforce Act [S.200] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems the support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/03/2021

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MAPSA Act Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act [HB-761] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ]
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester Introduced In House on 02/03/2021

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A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. [SCR-5] [Budget and Spending ]
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders S.amdt.678 Amendment Sa 678 Agreed To In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 32. on 02/05/2021

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Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act [HB-738] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 02/02/2021

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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. [HCR-11] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 85. on 02/03/2021

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Relaunching America’s Workforce Act [HB-602] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/28/2021

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Keeping the Lights On Act of 2021 [HB-615] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
To provide a payroll credit for certain fixed expenses of employers subject to closure by reason of COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Panetta Introduced In House on 01/28/2021

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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021 [HB-483] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make reforms to the benefits for Public Service Officers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/05/2021

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Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act [HB-185] [Veterans ] [Defense ] [Military ] [Healthcare ] [National Security ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required Department of Defense physical examination for separating members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/08/2021

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Veterans Collaboration Act [HB-183] [Veterans ] [Nonprofit ] [Education ] [Human Services ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to promote and encourage collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/08/2021

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Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act [S.4986] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to prevent an unintended drop in Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 and the application of the National Average Wage Index, and improve Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits on an emergency basis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/09/2020

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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020 [HB-8906] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs). The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Signed By President. on 01/05/2021

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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2205] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Mining ] [Public Health ]
Revises requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim; give a claimant the opportunity to substantiate a claim for benefits through a pulmonary evaluation; authorize a CT (computerized tomography) scan in diagnosing complicated pneumoconiosis; educate certain individuals who work on black lung benefits about medical evidence relevant to claims; use data from continuous personal dust monitors (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/23/2019

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Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate relating to easing the burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses. [SR-252] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate relating to easing the burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses. This bill amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the taxation of small (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-424. on 12/20/2016

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A resolution commemorating 80 years since the creation of Social Security. [SR-246] [Social Security ] [Retirement ] [Senior Citizens ]
A resolution commemorating 80 years since the creation of Social Security. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: Social Security earned benefits that are crucial to the economic security of our nation and must be preserved to ensure future generations of Americans are protected; with the strong support of the federal government, Social Security must continue to deliver guaranteed retirement and life insurance benefits for workers and their families, as well as serve as an indispensable safety net for the most vulnerable segments of American society; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6404-6405; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6404) on 08/05/2015

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Defense ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [National Security ] [Poverty ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ] [Small Business ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/06/2015

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Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.962] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) expand the definition of "public service officer," for purposes of provisions concerning public safety officer death benefits, to include a law enforcement officer serving a private institution of higher education in an official capacity, or a rail police officer employed by a rail carrier, who is sworn, licensed, or certified under the laws of a state for the purposes of law enforcement (applicable to a personal injury sustained in the line (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2222-2223) on 04/15/2015

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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act [S.928] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers, the WTC Program annual report, WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence. Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2015

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Ruth Moore Act of 2015 [S.865] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Ruth Moore Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to: (1) accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professional together with satisfactory lay or other evidence of such trauma and an opinion by the mental health professional that such condition is related to such trauma if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/25/2015

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