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A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. [S.1967]
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to convey to the Danville Area Community College of Danville, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain real property, including improvements, known as Building Number 48, which is part of the VA Illiana Health Care System. As consideration for such conveyance the VA shall require the College to convey to the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946]
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015
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Rebuilding America's Schools Act [S.1753]
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Rebuilding America's Schools Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified zone academy bonds issued to finance public school facilities, to: (1) extend the national limitation amount for such bonds through calendar year 2014 and then increase such amount and make it permanent after calendar year 2014, (2) expand the enumerated purposes of such bonds to include the construction of public school facilities in a qualified zone academy, (3) lower the private business contribution requirement for such bonds from 10% to 5%
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5010) on 07/13/2015
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Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 [S.1745]
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Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants for before-school, after-school, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students. Entities eligible for grants include Indian tribes, local educational agencies with more than 10% Indian or Alaska Native students, schools within Indian reservations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal nonprofit organizations. Grants may be used for activities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/09/2015
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School Building Fairness Act of 2015 [S.1505]
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School Building Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Department of Education to allocate funds to states for competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for school repair, renovation, and construction, reserving 1% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian schools. In awarding such grants to LEAs, the state must consider: (1) the percentage of poor children each LEA serves; (2) the condition of their public schools or need for additional
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/04/2015
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United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015 [S.143]
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United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1) accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Received In The House. on 07/13/2015
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1250]
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states or tribal organizations that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units. A "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" is an alarm that complies with: (1) the Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms of the American National Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2034) or a successor standard,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-179. on 12/14/2015
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Student Success Act [S.1177]
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Student Success Act This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers. The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
By Senator Alexander From Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-231. Additional Views Filed. on 03/17/2016
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INSPIRES Act Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act [S.1050]
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INSPIRES Act Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Department of Education (ED) to support local educational agencies (LEAs), community colleges, and other appropriate entities in modernizing, renovating, or repairing facilities used to provide science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or career and technical education to public elementary, secondary school, or community college students. Requires ED to furnish such support
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2015
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21st Century Charter School Act [S.102]
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21st Century Charter School Act Amends the Charter School program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Makes public and private nonprofit entities eligible for program grants. (Currently, state educational entities are eligible for such grants.) Allows grantees to award subgrants to charter school developers or nonprofit charter support organizations and award them multiple grants to support multiple campuses of a public charter school. Sets forth additional factors that are to work in favor of grant applicants, including that
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/07/2015
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants. [S.1002]
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure improvement grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2015
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Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act [S.1]
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Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (Sec. 2) Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities specified in an application filed by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State on May 4, 2012. Deems the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement regarding the pipeline issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014 to fully satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and any law that requires federal agency consultation or review, including the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Veto Message Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S1274-1285, S1274) on 03/04/2015
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Supporting the establishment of a national Children's Bill of Rights. [HR-476]
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Supporting the establishment of a national Children's Bill of Rights. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that every child is entitled to physical well-being, social and emotional well-being, and educational and life skills.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 10/09/2015
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2015 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". [HR-414]
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2015 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Introduced In House on 09/10/2015
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Native Hawaiian Education Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-895]
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Native Hawaiian Education Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Native Hawaiian Education Act to revise the duties and composition of the Native Hawaiian Education Council. (The Native Hawaiian Education Council coordinates the educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians.) Requires the Council to be composed of 15 members who: (1) are from certain educational, governmental, Trust, and grant-making entities; and (2) demonstrate at least five years of experience as consumers or providers of Native Hawaiian education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Safe Students Act [HB-86]
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Safe Students Act Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/02/2015
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To provide for a land exchange involving a parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. [HB-806]
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To provide for a land exchange involving a parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on Azuar Drive in Vallejo, California, to permit the Touro University California to use the parcel for educational and administrative purposes in exchange for the Army acquiring a parking facility for the Mare Island Army Reserve Center. Directs the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 [HB-8]
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 TITLE I--MODERNIZING AND PROTECTING INFRASTRUCTURE Subtitle A--Energy Delivery, Reliability, and Security (Sec. 1101) This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to revise procedures for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of applications for federal authorization of the exportation or importation of natural gas, including a deadline for a final decision on a federal authorization within 90 days after FERC issues its final environmental document. The bill repeals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/07/2015
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Impact Aid Fairness and Equity Act of 2015 [HB-770]
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Impact Aid Fairness and Equity Act of 2015 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to make permanent amendments that Act made to the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts) that: require the valuation of the federal property located within the boundaries of an LEA by calculating the valuation, for property tax purposes, of all property within the LEA's boundaries and then multiplying that value by the proportion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015 [HB-756]
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Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding available programs and financing mechanisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The Office must: (1) consult with appropriate agencies to develop a list of programs and financing mechanisms
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate. on 12/07/2016