No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 [S.582]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 This bill prohibits federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, from being expended for abortion or health coverage that includes coverage of abortion. Abortions are eligible for federal funding only in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Currently, federal funding of abortion and health coverage that includes abortion is prohibited, with the same exceptions.
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S.582: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/26/2015
Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015 [S.565]
Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Defines "remanufactured vehicle component" as a vehicle component (including an engine, transmission, alternator, starter, turbocharger, steering, or suspension component) that has been returned to same-as-new, or better, condition and performance by a standardized industrial process that incorporates technical specifications (including engineering, quality, and testing standards) to yield fully warranted products. (Sec. 4) Directs the head of each federal agency to: (1) encourage the use
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S.565: Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Signed By President. on 10/07/2015
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 [S.535]
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS Better Buildings Act of 2015 (Sec. 102) This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, (2) develop policies and practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies, and (3) make available the model provisions and best practices to state
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S.535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Signed By President. on 04/30/2015
DRIVE LESS Act Domestic Reduction In Vehicle Expenditure and Lowering Emissions from State Sources Act of 2015 [S.427]
DRIVE LESS Act Domestic Reduction In Vehicle Expenditure and Lowering Emissions from State Sources Act of 2015 Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine: (1) the total number of civilian vehicles purchased and leased by each executive agency in FY2010, (2) the total dollar amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and to lease civilian vehicles in FY2010, and (3) the amount that would be 20% less than such total dollar amount. Prohibits each executive agency from obligating more than the reduced dollar
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S.427: DRIVE LESS Act Domestic Reduction In Vehicle Expenditure and Lowering Emissions from State Sources Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/10/2015
S.354: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, as the "Sister Ann Keefe Post Office".
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/03/2015
You have voted S.354: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, as the "Sister Ann Keefe Post Office"..
S.3345: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5845; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5845) on 09/15/2016
You have voted S.3345: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building"..
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2016 [S.3177]
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following: an elementary or secondary school; facilities of a state college or university used for educational purposes; a public library; a court; hospital, health care, laboratory,
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S.3177: Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/13/2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-298. on 07/12/2016
American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [S.3084]
American Innovation and Competitiveness Act This bill calls on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants, emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through such process. The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the
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S.3084: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Presented To President. on 12/28/2016
S.3071: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the "Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/16/2016
You have voted S.3071: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the "Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building"..
Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act of 2016 [S.3054]
Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of significant civil rights sites, including: the former home of Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi; the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi; the site of Bryant's Store in Money, Mississippi; the former office of Dr. Gilbert in Biloxi, Mississippi; and the Old Neshoba County Jail in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Interior must submit its recommendations to Congress after evaluating the suitability and
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S.3054: Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Thad Cochran
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/14/2016
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.3017]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency (NSA); the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; the Federal
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S.3017: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-277. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 06/15/2016
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3001]
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
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S.3001: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017
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
DHS Accountability Act of 2016 [S.2976]
DHS Accountability Act of 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management: (1) the first assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, thereby requiring the Under Secretary to perform as the acting Deputy Secretary if the Deputy Secretary dies, resigns, or is unable to perform; and (2) the acting DHS Secretary if by reason of absence, disability, or vacancy in office, neither the DHS Secretary
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S.2976: DHS Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Carper
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-287. on 06/28/2016
S.2965: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street in Findlay, Ohio, as the "Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/23/2016
You have voted S.2965: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street in Findlay, Ohio, as the "Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building"..
A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. [S.2958]
A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program under which it may enter into up to five partnership arrangements with a state or local authority, a tax exempt non-profit corporation, a limited liability corporation, a private entity, a donor, or other non-federal entity to conduct: super construction projects (a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical
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S.2958: A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/29/2016
You have voted S.2958: A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs..
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2955]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provides appropriations to the Senate for: Expense Allowances; Representational Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; Salaries, Officers, and Employees; the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate; the Office of Senate Legal Counsel; Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate; and Contingent Expenses of the Senate. (Sec. 1) Requires that amounts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Capito. With Written Report No. 114-258. on 05/19/2016