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A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property. [S.2117] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Infrastructure ]
A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property. This bill prohibits states, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing natural gas pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market value than the ratio used to assess other commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction, (2) levying or collecting a tax on such an assessment, (3) levying or collecting an ad valorem property tax on natural gas pipeline property at a rate that exceeds the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S7103-7104) on 10/01/2015

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Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act [S.2086] [International ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act This bill prohibits the President, until Iran has paid each judgment against it, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying them; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. These sanctions are the ones contained in: sections (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/28/2015

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Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015 [S.2063] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ]
Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015 This bill entitles persons to compensation for allowable damages (i.e., property, business, or financial losses) under the Federal Tort Claims Act if they were injured by the spill into Cement Creek from the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. The spill occurred on August 5, 2015. The bill establishes an Office of Gold King Mine Spill Claims within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to process and pay compensation claims. The EPA must work with affected states and Indian tribes to develop, fund, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/22/2015

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Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act [S.2040] [International ] [Crime ] [National Security ]
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal judicial code to narrow the scope of foreign sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts). Specifically, it authorizes federal court jurisdiction over a civil claim against a foreign state for physical injury to a person or property or death that occurs inside the United States as a result of: (1) an act of international terrorism, and (2) a tort committed anywhere by an official, agent, or employee of a foreign state acting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 114-222. (txt | Pdf) on 09/28/2016

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Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act [S.1983] [Water ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, entered into by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, the Rancho California Water District (RCWD), and the United States, except to the extent that it is modified by or conflicts with this Act. Confirms a Tribal Water Right that must be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Band and its allottees. (Allottees are individuals who hold a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 02/03/2016

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Protecting American Lives Act [S.1842] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting American Lives Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to declare that a person or agency shall not prohibit or restrict a federal, state, or local government entity from undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities (current law refers to information activities) regarding an individual's immigration status: notifying the federal government regarding the presence of inadmissible and deportable aliens who are encountered by law enforcement personnel of a state or political (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/22/2015

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Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act [S.1698] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Poverty ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act (Sec. 2) This bill excludes payments made under a state eugenics compensation program from classification as income or resources for purposes of determining the eligibility of a recipient of such compensation for, or the amount of, any federal public benefit. The bill defines "state eugenics compensation program" as a state program for compensating individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Became Public Law No: 114-241. (txt | Pdf) on 10/07/2016

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1695] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Immigration ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Blunt. With Written Report No. 114-74. on 06/25/2015

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Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1635] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Military ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Science ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of State (Department) to report to Congress regarding: costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, cost breakdowns by each space and type of space, total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, and total usage rates for each space and type of space. (Sec. 102) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker Became Public Law No: 114-323. on 12/16/2016

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BALTIMORE Act Building and Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Opportunities and Racial Equality Act of 2015 [S.1610] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Voting Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ]
BALTIMORE Act Building and Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Opportunities and Racial Equality Act of 2015 End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 This bill prohibits racial profiling by federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agents or agencies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or an individual may bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief. Proof of disparate impact constitutes prima facie (i.e., sufficient) evidence of racial profiling. This bills sets forth provisions to eliminate racial profiling, including creating administrative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4302) on 06/18/2015

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Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act [S.160] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Disaster Relief ]
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act Directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated. Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 05/21/2015

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One Subject at a Time Act [S.1572] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
One Subject at a Time Act Requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. Prohibits an appropriations bill from containing any general legislation or change of existing law requirement, if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. Declares void: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/15/2015

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Read the Bills Act [S.1571] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ]
Read the Bills Act This bill requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Any measure introduced in either chamber, intended to amend or modify the effect of, or which would have such an effect, any current provision of law, including its expiration date, must set forth: (1) the current version of the entire section of the current law that the measure proposes to amend, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/15/2015

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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1558] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [International ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for most military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD). TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the DOD, the Reserve Components, and the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thad Cochran Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Cochran. With Written Report No. 114-63. on 06/11/2015

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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1526] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used when a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $750,000 or greater. But for contracts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/29/2016 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-366. on 10/27/2016

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [S.1512] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Disabilities ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (3) require such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/04/2015

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Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1388] [Trade ] [International ] [Human Rights ]
Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not pursue efforts to ease restrictions on travel to or trade with Cuba, or otherwise normalize relations with Cuba further, until: (1) the President submits to Congress the plan for resolving confiscated property claims, (2) all property taken by the Cuban government from U.S. nationals on or after January 1, 1959, has been returned or full compensation for that property has been provided to them, and (3) the government of Cuba (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2015

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Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act [S.1353] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act Amends the federal judicial code with respect to the jurisdiction of federal courts over civil actions pending in, or on appeal from, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) when the plaintiff also has pending in another federal court a civil action that includes a claim against the United States (or an agency or officer of the United States) arising from the same set of operative facts. Requires the court presiding over the action that was filed later to stay the later action (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/14/2015

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U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act [S.1297] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [National Security ]
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (Sec. 3) It is the sense of Congress that it is in the public interest to update the methodology used to calculate the maximum probable loss from commercial space launch liability claims with a validated risk profile approach in order to compute consistently valid and reasonable maximum probable loss values. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall: (1) evaluate and, if necessary, develop a plan to update, the methodology used to calculate the maximum probable loss from commercial space launch (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Received In The House. on 09/08/2015

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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2015 [S.1125] [Water ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ]
Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2015 Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Blackfeet-Montana water rights Compact to the extent it does not conflict with this Act. Requires the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana and the Fort Belknap Indian Community to enter into an agreement for the exercise of the respective water rights on the respective reservations of the Tribe and the Community in the Milk River. Requires the Department of the Interior to contract with the Tribe for the delivery of 5,000 acre-feet per (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 02/03/2016

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