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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1695]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Blunt. With Written Report No. 114-74. on 06/25/2015
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act [S.1513]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2015
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 [S.1380]
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies, childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Grants are allotted to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. "High-quality prekindergarten
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/19/2015
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Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015 [S.1145]
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Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require the Department of Labor, in conducting health and safety related accident investigations in coal or other mines, to: (1) determine why an accident occurred and whether there were violations of law, mandatory health and safety standards, or other requirements; (2) in cases involving violations of federal criminal law, refer them to the Attorney General; and (3) make recommendations to avoid any recurrence. Requires an independent accident
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/30/2015
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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 [S.1078]
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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an eligible entity a cooperative agreement for each state for the development, implementation, and updating of a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy designed to encourage people in the United States (especially children, youth, and families) to be physically active outdoors. Requires an entity that receives funding to: (1) update the State Strategy at least once every five years, and (2) provide a 25% match through in-kind contributions or cash. Requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/23/2015
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Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month". [HR-867]
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Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month". Supports the designation of National Kinship Care Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 09/19/2016
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-953]
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop: (1) best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and (2) a strategy for disseminating such best practices. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to: states (with priority to states that provide civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5926]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-699, By Mr. Cole. on 07/22/2016
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5475]
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 [HB-5473]
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Services Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award regional and state partnership grants to address the substance use needs of families in the child welfare system. State part B plans shall require state child welfare agencies to have in effect a protocol for coordinating substance abuse prevention and treatment services with child welfare services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/16/2016
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 [HB-5456]
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 TITLE I--INVESTING IN PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES Subtitle A--Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E (Sec. 111) This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state plans under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF), at state option, to furnish foster care prevention and family services or programs for children who are candidates for foster care or who are pregnant or parenting foster youth, as well
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. on 06/23/2016
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5394]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to DOT for: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-606, By Mr. Diaz-balart. on 06/07/2016
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All Kids Matter Act [HB-5364]
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All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 [HB-5354]
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[Social Security ]
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 [HB-5189]
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/07/2016
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 [HB-4919]
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and rename the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program as the Missing Americans Alert Program and to reauthorize it through FY2021. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to state and local law enforcement or public safety agencies and nonprofit organizations to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H7412) on 12/08/2016
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S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act [HB-4837]
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S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 03/22/2016
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Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act [HB-4724]
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Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for: demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Brady
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-462. on 03/23/2016
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act [HB-4472]
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include the use of an electronic interstate case-processing system. (Sec. 4) The bill also authorizes grants for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2016
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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 [HB-4435]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2016