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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers. [HB-2141]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define a teacher who works in a Head Start program for at least 700 hours during a school year as an eligible educator for purposes of the tax deduction for educational supplies (books, computer equipment, and other equipment and supplementary materials used in the classroom).
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/23/2013
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Responding to Urgent needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act [HB-2064]
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Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors. Authorizes the Administrator for Community Living to designate, within the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a person with specialized training, background, or experience with issues of Holocaust survivors to implement services for them. Requires a state nutrition project to: (1) ensure that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 07/08/2013
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 [HB-1960]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2014 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table set forth in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits more than 75% of FY2014 funds authorized for the Stryker vehicle program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. on 07/08/2013
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Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act [HB-1617]
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Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Reserves 2% of the grant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
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Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-152]
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Division A: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy. Title I: Department of Agriculture - Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Commodity Assistance Program, for the emergency food assistance program. Title II: Department of the Army (as modified by section 1041) - Makes supplemental appropriations to the Corps
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Became Public Law No: 113-2. on 01/29/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-11]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements relating to: (1) nondisclosure of personally identifying information or other client information, (2) information sharing between grantees and subgrantees, (3) civil rights and nondiscrimination, (4) audits, and (5) nonprofit organizations. Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013
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Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 [HB-8704]
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To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Introduced In House on 10/30/2020
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Family Friendly Schools Act [HB-8714]
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Establishes a pilot program to implement policies at elementary schools that align the school day with the work day. It also establishes a grant program as a supplement to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program to support programs and activities during summer recess. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award five-year grants to local educational agencies for establishing policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day. ED must report to Congress at the three-year mark and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Filemon Vela
Introduced In House on 10/30/2020
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Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act [HB-14]
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Provides funding for various public health programs and activities and revises multiple provisions, including within the tax code, to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and otherwise address health outcomes. The bill specifically makes changes to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains; prevent diversion of controlled substances; increase access to telehealth services under Medicare; and expand various public health programs to address health disparities, maternal and infant health, and behavioral health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 11/02/2020
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HEALTH for MOM Act of 2020 Harnessing Effective and Appropriate Long Term Health for Moms On Medicaid Act of 2020 [S.4863]
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to provide coordinated care through a pregnancy medical home for high-risk pregnant women, and for other purposes
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/26/2020
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Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 [S.4844]
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A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2020
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. [SR-753]
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7112) on 11/30/2020
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
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A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
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A resolution designating November 8, 2012, as "National Parents as Teachers Day". [SR-570]
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Designates November 8, 2012, as National Parents as Teachers Day. Recognizes the role parent education plays in the development of a child. Commends Parents as Teachers for its work with families across this country. (Parents as Teachers programs provide parenting education and child health and development screenings.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6469-6472; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6472; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6467) on 09/19/2012
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children should have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family and that it is the policy of the United States that family reunification, kinship care, or domestic and intercountry adoption promotes permanency and stability to a greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, continually disrupted foster care. [SR-378]
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Affirms that all children in the world, including those with special needs, deserve a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent relationship with a caring adult. Acknowledges that the United States can and should do more by working with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based communities to implement cost effective strategies that connect children living outside of family care with a permanent, supportive family, or connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S803; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S803; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S704) on 02/15/2012
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Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012 [S.3562]
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Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012 - Revises the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals, HIV-positive individuals, individuals with Alzheimer's disease, veterans, and Holocaust survivors, among others, within the status of greatest social need caused by noneconomic factors. Changes the status of greatest economic need from at or below the poverty line to 200% of the poverty line. Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to recommend to the Assistant
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6460) on 09/19/2012
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3295]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 112-176. on 06/14/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [S.3254]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 829, Papers Are Returned To The Senate. on 12/12/2012
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Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012 [S.2037]
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Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012 - Revises the Older Americans Act of 1965 with respect to functions and duties of the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), particularly with respect to those with the greatest social need caused by specified noneconomic factors. Reauthorizes the Act through FY2017. Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to recommend to the Assistant Secretary for Aging resources (including including hardware and software) needed by state Long-Term Care
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S133-134) on 01/26/2012
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 [S.1904]
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/17/2011