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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 [S.1950]
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S707) on 02/04/2014
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A bill to provide for the conversion of temporary judgeships for the districts of Hawaii and Kansas to permanent judgeships. [S.1868]
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Converts to permanent judgeships an existing temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii and an existing temporary judgeship for the district of Kansas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/19/2013
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A bill to provide for the redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. [S.1847]
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Renames the Department of Defense (DOD) regional center for security studies, currently known as the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, as the "Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies."
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 01/24/2014
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 [S.1740]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary, in exercising the authority to enter into such leases, to record as the full cost of the contractual obligation at the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/20/2013
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Native Small Business Conformity Act of 2013 [S.1607]
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Native Small Business Conformity Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend eligibility for HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) status to a small business concern that is owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S7633) on 10/29/2013
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Ka'u Coast Preservation Act [S.1432]
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Ka'u Coast Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the land along the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6219) on 08/01/2013
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.1352]
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Act) to allow Indian housing block grant recipients to use income that is realized from program income without restriction. Applies tribal prevailing wage laws to the administration of all federal funding for projects funded in part under that Act. (Sec. 102) Deems compliance with the environmental review requirements of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
By Senator Tester From Committee On Indian Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-152. on 04/11/2014
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1244]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2014 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (6) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (7) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark L. Pryor
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Pryor. With Written Report No. 113-46. on 06/27/2013
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Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 [S.1237]
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Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Extends through December 31, 2019, a system for allocating and determining the number, terms, and conditions of permits issued to prospective employers for nonimmigrant workers performing work during the transition period (the period for administration of a transition program to regulate immigration to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI]) who would not otherwise be eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Revises the treatment of supplemental fees imposed for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/19/2014
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Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014 [S.1217]
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Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014 - Title I: Elimination of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - (Section 101) Directs the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation (FMIC ) established under title II of this Act to take all steps necessary to dissolve and eliminate the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Revokes the charters for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (government sponsored enterprises [GSEs]). Title II: Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation - (Sec. 201)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 12/09/2014
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 [S.1197]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2014 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle C [sic]: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy, beginning with the FY2014 program year, to enter
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
S.amdt.2307 Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S8548) on 12/09/2013
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Educational Accountability and State Flexibility Act of 2013 [S.1110]
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Educational Accountability and State Flexibility Act of 2013 - Revises and reauthorizes programs under title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA to eliminate the requirement that local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools make adequate yearly progress toward state academic content and achievement standards. Requires states to adopt challenging academic content and achievement standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4401-4402) on 06/13/2013
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Native Hawaiian Education Act [S.1107]
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Native Hawaiian Education Act - Amends the Native Hawaiian Education Act to revise the duties and composition of the Native Hawaiian Education Council. (The Native Hawaiian Education Council coordinates the educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians.) Requires the Council to be composed of 15 members who: (1) are from certain educational, governmental, Trust, and grant-making entities; and (2) demonstrate at least five years of experience as consumers or providers of Native Hawaiian education or cultural activities.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/06/2013
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Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 [S.1094]
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Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 - Revises and reauthorizes programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I: College and Career Readiness for All Students - Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - (Sec. 1111) Revises the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA. Maintains the requirement conditioning a state's receipt of funds under part A on its developing and implementing academic content and achievement standards and assessments that are applicable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Harkin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-113. Additional Views Filed. on 10/11/2013
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. [HCR-83]
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Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on June 8, 2014, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/09/2014
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act [HB-902]
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases in FY2013-FY2014 in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Reduces lease amounts authorized in previous fiscal years for VA outpatient clinics in: (1) Johnson County, Kansas; (2) San Diego, California; and (3) Tyler, Texas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2013
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To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include certain areas within the frontier and remote area levels designations. [HB-5592]
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Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in developing methodology for designating areas with limited access to goods and services generally only found in urban areas (e.g., advanced medical care) as frontier and remote (FAR) areas, to: (1) designate as a FAR area any area in Hawaii or Alaska that the state designates as rural for a federal program, and (2) include, in addition to otherwise defined levels of remoteness for FAR areas, a level for areas with unique characteristics that should qualify those areas to be designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/19/2014
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014 [HB-5309]
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Tsunami Warning and Education Act to expand the tsunami forecasting and warning program operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the National Weather Service (NWS). Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems into a single warning system capable of: (1) forecasting tsunami anywhere in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and providing adequate warnings; and (2) forecasting and providing adequate warnings in areas of the Atlantic Ocean,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/09/2014
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-5294]
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
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Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act [HB-4495]
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Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) report to the congressional defense committees on the U.S. Pacific Command's munitions strategy for the next ten years, (2) appoint a Director of Defense Unmanned Systems, and (3) enter into an agreement with an independent entity to assess anti-access and area-denial capabilities that pose a threat to the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and strategies to mitigate such threats. Requires the Director of DOD's Office of Net Assessment to assess
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Sponsored by: Rep. Colleen W. Hanabusa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 06/10/2014