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Defend America Act of 2015 [S.2435]
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Defend America Act of 2015 This bill prohibits, until the President certifies that specified provisions of this Act have been carried out, the refugee admission of any alien (covered alien) who is: applying for admission to the United States as a refugee, and is a national or resident of Iraq or Syria, has no known nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or in Syria, or has been present in Iraq or in Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011; not a citizen of Iraq who is or was employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/18/2015
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Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 [S.1912]
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Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states and local governments from: eliminating the only polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site located on an Indian reservation to a location one mile or further from the existing one; moving or consolidating a polling place on an Indian reservation to a location across a natural boundary if that makes travel difficult for a voter, regardless of distance; eliminating in-person voting on an Indian
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/30/2015
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Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act [S.1419]
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Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to award grants to Indian tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal education agencies, specified schools, Regional Corporations, private or tribal nonprofit organizations, and consortia of any such entities to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, programs that support the use by schools, from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, of Native American languages as their primary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-215. on 02/29/2016
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [S.129]
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill shifts from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to parole an alien temporarily into the United States, on a case-by-case basis, and in the Secretary's sole discretion, for an urgent humanitarian reasons or for another reason strictly in the public interest. A humanitarian parole is limited to: a medical emergency or organ or tissue donation in certain circumstances; or a situation in which a close family member in the United States is dying and the alien could
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/08/2015
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Student Success Act [S.1177]
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Student Success Act This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers. The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
By Senator Alexander From Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-231. Additional Views Filed. on 03/17/2016
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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1163]
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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2020 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from: 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 05/11/2016
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Recognizing and celebrating April as "National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month". [HR-690]
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Recognizing and celebrating April as "National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month". Recognizes April as National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/18/2016
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Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education. [HR-116]
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Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education. Supports the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 02/13/2015
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English Language Unity Act of 2015 [HB-997]
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English Language Unity Act of 2015 Establishes English as the official language of the United States. Requires naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English. Declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws. Allows a person injured by a violation of this Act to obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. Declares that English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015
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CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-919]
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CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 Revises and extends through FY2019 at generally increased levels the program under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), and adjusts CHIP allotment requirements accordingly, including the rebasing and growth factor update rules for computing state allotments. Makes appropriations for certain allotments. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to shortfall states from the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund in each of FY2016-FY2019.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Innovation Act [HB-9]
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Innovation Act (Sec. 3) Directs a party alleging patent infringement in a civil action to include in the court pleadings, unless the information is not accessible after a reasonable inquiry, specified details concerning: all claims necessary to produce the identification of each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities") alleged to infringe any claim of each patent allegedly infringed; the name, model number, or description of each accused instrumentality; where each element of each claim is found within,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 [HB-885]
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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 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: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015
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United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act [HB-878]
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United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish formally, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) (formerly the U.S. Customs Service), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Establishes in the CBP: a Deputy Commissioner; the U.S. Border Patrol; an Office of Air and Marine Operations; an Office of Field Operations, including a National Targeting Center; an Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Filemon Vela
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/27/2015
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SAVE Act Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency Act of 2015 [HB-614]
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SAVE Act Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency Act of 2015 TITLE I--SAVE I Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency I Act or the SAVE I Act Requires, every two years: (1) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publish a national strategy for managing excess and underutilized federal real property; and (2) the Administrator of the General Services Administration to implement a plan to improve the Federal Real Property Profile that ensures the data collected is complete, accurate, and consistent. Requires the Administrator for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 02/13/2015
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Preserving and Reforming SSDI (PAR-SSDI) Act of 2016 [HB-5919]
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Preserving and Reforming SSDI (PAR-SSDI) Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: direct the Social Security Administration (SSA), in determining whether an individual is under a disability, to make such a determination without regard to the individual's ability to communicate in English; prohibit the SSA, in determining whether an individual is under a disability for a month, from considering the individual's vocational background in computing the quarters
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 07/22/2016
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Refugee Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5851]
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[International ]
Refugee Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 08/17/2016
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5475]
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[Public Health ]
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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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To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to use funds to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects. [HB-5441]
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To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to use funds to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects. This bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Salmon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016 [HB-5282]
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Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise requirements for reinvestigations of disputed information by a consumer reporting agency (CRA), establishing a new right to appeal, free of charge, completed disputes adverse to the consumer. The bill prescribes requirements for: dispute procedures for furnishers of information and CRAs, as well as meaningful disclosures to consumers about investigations and reinvestigations; and CRA action when notified of inaccurate or incomplete
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/19/2016
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Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 [HB-5203]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require that: (1) visa and admissions petitions and applications filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a consular officer must contain all required signatures; (2) each immigrant visa application must be signed in the presence of a consular officer and verified by oath; (3) supporting documents that contain information in a foreign language may not be accepted without a certified English translation; and (4) any requested additional
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/25/2016