Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 [S.1730]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 or the CURB Act - Requires each federal agency to: (1) report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the costs and benefits of each significant regulatory action and of identified alternatives; (2) develop or have written procedures for the approval of significant guidance documents; (3) maintain on its website a list of such documents in effect; (4) establish and advertise on its website a means for the public to electronically submit
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S.1730: Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8192-8193) on 11/19/2013
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 [S.1681]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ);
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S.1681: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 113-126. on 07/07/2014
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act [S.165]
[Native American Affairs ]
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act - Reaffirms the federal government's fiduciary responsibilities to Indians. States that: (1) the most exacting common law fiduciary standards governing private trustees also govern the federal government when it manages Indian Trust Assets, and (2) those standards are not limited to the express terms of statutes and regulations. Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an eight-year Indian trust asset management demonstration project that allows
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S.165: Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 01/28/2013
A bill to redesignate certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [S.1636]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
Redesignates: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Western Aeronautical Test Range in California as the "NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range."
S.1636: A bill to redesignate certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7731-7732) on 10/31/2013
FISA Improvements Act of 2013 [S.1631]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Defense ]
FISA Improvements Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to place restrictions on the bulk collection of wire or electronic communications that a FISA court may authorize in response to an application by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or
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S.1631: FISA Improvements Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
By Senator Feinstein From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-119. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 11/12/2013
Children in Families First Act of 2013 [S.1530]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[International ]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
Children in Families First Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of State the Bureau of Vulnerable Children and Family Security which shall: (1) support the implementation in foreign countries of child welfare laws and policies; and (2) establish within the Bureau a Senior Coordinator for Permanence who shall lead the implementation of policies to ensure permanent family care for children living without families, including refugee and stateless children. States that the Bureau shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary and have lead responsibility
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S.1530: Children in Families First Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/19/2013
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act [S.1519]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act - Codifies and expands the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 governing the administration of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Identifies approval of the distribution of appropriated funds according to programs and purposes proposed by the Executive Director for Operations, in addition to functions concerned with policy formulation, rule making, and orders and adjudications, as functions that remain vested in the Commission. Revises provisions of such Reorganization
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S.1519: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/18/2013
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013 [S.1510]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013 - Provides that Department of Defense (DOD) financial statements shall cease to be covered by specified DOD financial reporting requirements upon the issuance of an unqualified audit opinion (UAO) on such statements. Provides that if DOD obtains a UAO on its statement of budgetary resources for any fiscal year after FY2014, the limitation on the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary of Defense may transfer pursuant to general transfer authority in the national interest in the succeeding fiscal year shall
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S.1510: Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6523) on 09/17/2013
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act [S.1497]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to extend the requirement for participation in the American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created by PPACA) to the President, Vice-President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress (currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff). Prohibits any government contribution to or subsidy for the health insurance
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S.1497: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/12/2013
National Nurse Act of 2013 [S.1475]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
National Nurse Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Includes among the duties of such position providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, conducting outreach and education, and providing guidance
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S.1475: National Nurse Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/01/2013
Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 [S.1397]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 - Establishes the Federal Permitting Improvement Council to be chaired by a Federal Chief Permitting Officer (Federal CPO) who is an officer of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires the Federal CPO to: (1) establish an inventory of covered projects for which the review or authorization of the head of any federal agency is pending, (2) develop nonbinding performance schedules for reviews and authorizations of each category of covered projects, and (3) maintain an online database, to be known
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S.1397: Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee On The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of Federal Programs And The Federal Workforce. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-371. on 03/11/2014
Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty Embassy Security, Threat Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act of 2013 [S.1386]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty Embassy Security, Threat Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Funding Authorization and Transfer Authority - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for the capital security cost sharing program. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the capital security cost sharing program should prioritize the construction of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities in high threat, high risk areas in addition to addressing immediate threat mitigation; and
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S.1386: Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty Embassy Security, Threat Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Menendez With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 12/09/2013
You have voted S.1386: Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty Embassy Security, Threat Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act of 2013.
Government Employee Accountability Act [S.1378]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Government Employee Accountability Act - Sets forth guidelines for placing career employees of the Senior Executive Service (SES) on investigative leave. Defines "investigative leave" as a temporary absence without duty for disciplinary reasons, for not more than 90 days. Authorizes a federal agency to: (1) place an SES employee on investigative leave, without loss of pay and without charge to annual or sick leave, only for alleged misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds; (2) place such employee on leave without pay
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S.1378: Government Employee Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/25/2013
FHA Solvency Act of 2013 [S.1376]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FHA Solvency Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act with respect to mortgage insurance. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) (HUD) (who currently is merely authorized) to establish and collect annual premium payments in an amount between 0.55% and 2.0% (currently, not exceeding 1.5%) of the remaining insured principal balance. Directs the Secretary to review annually the amount of the annual and up-front premiums collected and the expected losses to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund. (Sec. 3)
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S.1376: FHA Solvency Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Crapo
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Sd, With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-129. on 12/19/2013
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1371]
[Finance ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol
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S.1371: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-417. on 09/11/2013
Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act [S.1366]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) require the President to fill a vacancy at the head of an Office of Inspector General at any agency or department defined as an establishment by such Act within 210 days after the declaration of such vacancy by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and (2) require the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, after considering recommendations from the Committee
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S.1366: Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/25/2013
United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013 [S.1313]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013 - Requires the President's annual congressional budget justification to include a detailed itemized request in support of the U.S. contribution to the regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.). Directs the President to use U.S. influence at the U.N. on a variety of issues, including: (1) shifting the funding mechanism for the regular budget of the U.N. from an assessed to a voluntary basis, (2) terrorism, (3) anti-Semitism, (4) maintaining U.S. influence in the U.N. Security
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S.1313: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/17/2013
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 [S.1310]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 or CFPB-IG Act of 2013 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Requires the CFPB Inspector General to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
S.1310: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/16/2013
S.1249: A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/27/2013
You have voted S.1249: A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes..
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013 [S.1240]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013 - Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch: (1) the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; and (2) the Nuclear Waste Oversight Board. Transfers to the NWA Administrator specified functions of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary). Prescribes guidelines for nuclear waste facilities and for the
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S.1240: Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-123. on 07/30/2013