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In the Red Act of 2016 [S.2677]
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In the Red Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2016
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Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 [S.2673]
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Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/14/2016
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CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 [S.2648]
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CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe a special rule for the deduction from a creator's gross income of the fair market value of a qualified artistic charitable contribution by the creator to a tax-exempt charitable organization of any literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly composition, or similar property, or the copyright thereon (or both). The Small Business Act is amended to require the Small Business Administration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/08/2016
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [S.2593]
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires a business that employs 50 or more call center employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more call center employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, to notify the Department of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Violators are subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day. Labor must make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2016
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FUND Water Act Firm, Unwavering National Dedication to Water Act [S.2583]
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FUND Water Act Firm, Unwavering National Dedication to Water Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the drinking water state revolving fund program. The bill also amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2021 the state revolving fund program for water pollution control.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/25/2016
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Drinking Water Safety and Infrastructure Act [S.2579]
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Drinking Water Safety and Infrastructure Act This bill provides additional assistance for a public health emergency related to a contaminated public drinking water supply system. Assistance may be provided through grants under the drinking water state revolving fund and loans under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program. Upon the request of a state or local health official, the National Center for Environmental Health's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry must conduct voluntary surveillance activities to evaluate any
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/24/2016
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No Windfalls for Bailed Out Executives Act [S.2546]
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No Windfalls for Bailed Out Executives Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny deferred compensation to, or to require repayment of deferred compensation received by, key employees, members of the board of directors or other officers of a corporation, or any other employee having annual compensation of more than $1 million during any 36-month period in which their employer receives extraordinary assistance from the federal government. The bill defines "extraordinary governmental assistance" as grants, loans, loan guarantees, or other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2016
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act [S.2533]
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, within California and other states served by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and also within Alaska and Hawaii, to provide: (1) cost-shared financial assistance and other long-term agreements to nonfederal participants to advance the planning, design, and construction of nonfederal permanent water storage and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2016
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A bill to authorize appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. [S.2532]
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A bill to authorize appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the drinking water state revolving fund program. The bill also amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2020 the state revolving fund program for water pollution control.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/10/2016
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Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act [S.2496]
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Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), if demand for commitments for authorized general business loans exceeds the limit on the total amount of commitments the SBA may make for such loans, to make such commitments up to 110% of that limit. The SBA may not exercise this authority until specified congressional committees have approved.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher A. Coons
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/03/2016
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Dynamic Repayment Act of 2016 [S.2456]
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Dynamic Repayment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace several existing federal student loan programs with a single repayment plan that caps annual debt repayments based on income and forgives remaining balances after 20 or 30 years of payments. The bill terminates the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to make federal Direct Stafford Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Direct PLUS loans, subject to exceptions for existing student borrowers, PLUS loans made to parents of undergraduates, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/20/2016
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Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015 [S.2436]
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Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015 This bill grants a temporary stay (until April 1, 2016, with specified exceptions) of any litigation, liens, or other collection actions to recover debts owed by the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and allows relief from such stay only in limited circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/18/2015
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Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015 [S.2399]
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Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015
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Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act [S.2398]
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Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act This bill prescribes eligibility requirements and procedures for the award of temporary adjustment assistance to a group of workers of adversely affected coal-related or coal-dependent or similar energy industries who are totally or partially separated, or threatened with total or partial separation, because of the low cost of competing alternative forms of energy. Such assistance shall include temporary additional unemployment compensation, health insurance premium subsidy tax credits, training and support
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015
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Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 [S.2381]
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Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXES The bill provides for a reduction in employment and self-employment tax rates for qualified residents of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands during a payroll tax holiday period beginning after December 31, 2015, and ending before January 1, 2021. TITLE II--PUBLIC PENSIONS The bill requires reports on: (1) the financial condition of Puerto Rico public pension plans, and (2) state and local government employee pension benefit plans. The bill amends
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/09/2015
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Tribal Early Childhood, Education, and Related Services Integration Act of 2015 [S.2304]
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Tribal Early Childhood, Education, and Related Services Integration Act of 2015 This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program to support tribal early childhood education demonstration projects. Funding for projects is through existing programs that have a purpose consistent with the purpose of the demonstration program. HHS may waive certain provisions of law, policy, or procedure related to the programs providing funding for projects. Demonstration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 04/27/2016
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Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2015 [S.2255]
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Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to redefine: (1) "debt" to include any obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay a loan, an overpayment, a fine, penalty, a fee, or other money to a federal agency and that is at least 180 days past due; and (2) "debt collector" to include any person who regularly collects debts owed or allegedly owed to a federal agency. A federal agency that is a creditor may sell or transfer a debt to a debt collector beginning 180 days after the obligation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/05/2015
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Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.2183]
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Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reduce, for each of FY2015-FY2019, the authorized aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance the Export-Import Bank may have outstanding at any time. The Bank shall build to and hold in reserve, to protect against future losses, at least 5% of its aggregate amount of disbursed and outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance. The Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (EIBRA) is amended to require the Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. on 10/20/2015
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21st Century Buy American Act [S.2167]
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21st Century Buy American Act This bill amends the Buy American Act to define the term "substantially all" to mean that articles, materials, or supplies shall be treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost of the domestic components of such articles, materials, or supplies exceeds 60% of the total cost of all such components. The bill prohibits the use of the overseas exception to Buy American requirements unless one of the following criteria is met: (1)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/08/2015
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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2015 [S.2149]
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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2015 This bill amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to use a standardized financial aid offer form that meets specified requirements. The Department of Education (ED) must develop a standard format for financial aid offer forms based on recommendations from representatives of students, students' families, institutions of higher education, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/07/2015