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Southeastern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal and Economic Preservation and Development Act [S.3048] [Mining ] [Economic Development ] [Water ] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ]
Southeastern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal and Economic Preservation and Development Act This bill establishes the Southeastern Oregon Withdrawal Area, comprising 2.065 million acres of specified federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, which shall be withdrawn from certain public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall make grants for projects in Oregon to develop modern and efficient water systems. USDA shall establish an Agricultural Center for Excellence in the county. The Farm Security and Rural Investment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3796) on 06/10/2016

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3001] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to: (1) submit to Congress a report on visa overstay data by country as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Hoeven Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hoeven. With Written Report No. 114-264. on 05/26/2016

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Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2944] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise administrative requirements for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Specifically, it authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish PSOB program rules, regulations, and procedures based on standards developed by another federal agency. In determining eligibility for death or disability benefits, the BJA must give substantial weight to evidence and facts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/22/2016

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Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.2902] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Agriculture ]
Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT Subtitle A--Water Supply Improvements (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) submit a report including, for any state in which a county designated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a drought disaster area during water year 2015 is located, a list of projects operated for flood control in accordance with rules prescribed under the Flood Control Act of 1944; and (2) carry out at least (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-353. on 09/15/2016

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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act [S.2799] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and types of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2016

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Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [S.2679] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Science ] [Environmental ]
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a publication track record (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/24/2016

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Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2658] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Drones ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Science ]
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2017 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and specified FAA programs. The bill revises requirements for the airport improvement program and pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports. The Government Accountability Office shall review privacy issues and concerns associated with the operation of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the national airspace system. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the FAA shall initiate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-428. Additional Views Filed. on 12/20/2016

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Lithium Battery Safety Act of 2016 [S.2528] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Aerospace ] [Consumer Protection ]
Lithium Battery Safety Act of 2016 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to repeal the prohibition against new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for the transportation by aircraft of lithium metal cells or batteries or lithium ion cells or batteries that are more stringent than the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, as amended. DOT shall: initiate a comprehensive review of existing and any other applicable regulations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/10/2016

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Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 [S.2377] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to designate a person to coordinate federal government and international partner efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The President may prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction for ISIS. The Director of National Intelligence shall review (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8548-8558) on 12/09/2015

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Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 [S.235] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Public Safety ] [Climate Change ]
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2025 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S422) on 01/22/2015

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Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015 [S.2286] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Animals ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to implement authorized wildfire prevention projects in at-risk forests and on threatened and endangered species habitat in a manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities. Requires projects carried out on threatened and endangered species habitat to: (1) provide enhanced protection from wildfire, including catastrophic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/17/2015

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PIPES Act of 2016 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 [S.2276] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
PIPES Act of 2016 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes through FY2019 the gas and hazardous liquid pipeline and related programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT), including emergency response grants, one-call notification programs, state damage prevention programs, community pipeline safety information grants, and the pipeline integrity program. (Sec. 3) DOT shall make periodic updates on a public website about the status of a final rule for required pipeline safety (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Became Public Law No: 114-183. (txt | Pdf) on 06/22/2016

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act [S.2206] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Science ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop policies on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment or assaults involving its employees, NOAA's commissioned officer corps, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. Those policies must include procedures for reporting incidents, including those occurring after-hours, at sea, or in remote locations. NOAA must: (1) ensure that at (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-384. on 11/28/2016

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SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 [S.2157] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Drones ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Air Quality ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Aerospace ]
SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly operate a drone in a restricted area. A "restricted area" is an area that is: within a two-mile radius of a hub airport or an ongoing firefighting operation, or subject to a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The prohibition does not apply to government operations in response to a fire or emergency. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/07/2015

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Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 [S.2156] [Drones ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ]
Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly launch a drone for recreational purposes that recklessly interferes with disaster response or firefighting efforts. The legislation does not affect the use of drones launched for agricultural purposes. Violators are subject to a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 03/10/2016

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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130] [National Security ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015

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Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act [S.2068] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ]
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property, as defined by this Act; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property that is installed in a building or structure where the floor of any occupiable story is greater than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and that has a certain classification by the National (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6896-6897) on 09/22/2015

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Thin Blue Line Act [S.2034] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Thin Blue Line Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/15/2015

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PREPARE Act of 2015 Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 [S.1997] [Disaster Relief ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
PREPARE Act of 2015 Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal governments for wildfire mitigation. Permits a grant to be used: (1) to reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) to invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and other equipment to conduct (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 08/05/2015

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