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Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2015 [HB-2828]
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Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 07/01/2015
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2685]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for most military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD). TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the DOD, the reserve components, and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S7776-7779) on 11/05/2015
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 [HB-1968]
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Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, or the validity under the Constitution, of: (1) any type of marriage, (2) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state, or (3) this Act. Prohibits federal funds from being used for: (1) litigation in federal courts on such questions,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/15/2015
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [HB-1828]
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50 million that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mac Thornberry
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015 [HB-166]
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015 Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. Specifies the locations where
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/02/2015
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Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 [S.985]
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Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from being an affiliate of any broker or dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or any other person or entity engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities. Prohibits officers, directors and employees of securities firms from simultaneous service on the boards of depository institutions, except in specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/16/2013
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013 [S.725]
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2651) on 04/15/2013
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Court Efficiency Act of 2013 [S.699]
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Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional circuit judge for the second circuit court of appeals and one additional circuit judge for the eleventh circuit court of appeals. Reduces from 11 to 8 the number of circuit judges appointed to the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2566) on 04/10/2013
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.444]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M), including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund; (3) procurement, including for aircraft, missile, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1093) on 03/04/2013
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Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act [S.2554]
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Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act - 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 Endangered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
Star Print Ordered On Report 113-200. on 10/01/2014
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 [S.2413]
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 - Revises veterans' benefit programs to address: veterans' access to medical care, including through measures that address the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) scheduling and performance management systems, VA health facility staffing shortages, and veterans' access to covered care at non-VA facilities; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including caregiver support services, immunizations, chiropractic care, and treatment for traumatic brain injury; health care administration,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/02/2014
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Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [S.2410]
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Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and for national security activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). Authorizes military personnel strengths for FY2015. Authorizes FY2015 appropriations to DOD for: procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; research, development, test, and evaluation; operation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Levin. With Written Report No. 113-176. Additional Views Filed. on 06/02/2014
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Removing Repeated Executive Delays to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act [S.2314]
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Removing Repeated Executive Delays to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act - Designates and empowers the Secretary of State to receive all applications (except those received by the Secretary of Energy [DOE] under current law) for permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the U.S. borders, of facilities for the exportation or importation to or from a foreign country of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, other fuels, certain products, water or sewage, as well as persons or things. Prescribes requirements
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Sponsored by: Sen. John E. Walsh
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/08/2014
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A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. [S.2280]
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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 Endangered Species Act of 1973. Declares
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6029-6053, S6053-6073) on 11/18/2014
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Outer Continental Shelf Permit Processing Coordination Act [S.2071]
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Outer Continental Shelf Permit Processing Coordination Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish three regional joint outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease and permit processing coordination offices, one for the Alaska region of the OCS, one for the Atlantic region, and one for the Pacific region.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/27/2014
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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 [S.1945]
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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the requirement that a federal court retain jurisdiction for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Expands the types of violations triggering the authority of a court to retain such jurisdiction to include certain violations of the Act as well as violations of any federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. Excludes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights And Human Rights. Hearings Held. on 12/09/2014
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Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 [S.17]
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Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 - Considers that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for such Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/27/2013
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1429]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2014 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments) and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2014 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD), the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Department Of Defense. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-260. on 11/13/2013