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Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited Act [S.965]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
Authorizes each military department to carry out a program to award scholarships to Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps members to assist them in obtaining private pilot's licenses through approved institutions of higher education. The bill also requires a report on the results of an assessment of the Air Force aviation training program known as the "JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program," conducted in 2018 and 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/01/2019
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Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-1994]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Pensions ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
TITLE I--EXPANDING AND PRESERVING RETIREMENT SAVINGS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for multiple employer pension plans and pooled employer plans. It provides that failure of one employer in a multiple employer retirement plan to meet plan requirements will not cause all plans to fail and that assets in the failed plan will be transferred to another plan. It also establishes pooled employer plans that do not require a common characteristic. (Sec. 102) The bill increases the cap for automatic contributions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate. on 06/03/2019
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Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2019 [HB-1995]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Labor to implement a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain national, regional, state, or local entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Introduced In House on 03/29/2019
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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [S.933]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
Addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. Specifically, the bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans bays, estuaries, and coasts; creates the Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee to promote the exploration and improved understanding of the oceans; revises the Ocean Policy Committee to the Committee on Ocean Policy; establishes a technology innovation task force to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/22/2020
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College Equity Act of 2019 [S.943]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Student Loans ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/28/2019
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Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2019 [S.951]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Labor to implement a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain national, regional, state, or local entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/28/2019
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For the People Act of 2019 [S.949]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access, and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019
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Protecting American Technologies Act of 2019 [S.937]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
Requires an institution of higher education or a research facility to obtain a deemed export license before allowing a foreign national affiliated with the institution or facility access to certain technology controlled for export to the foreign national's country.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/04/2019
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CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act [S.939]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions'
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 06/15/2020
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Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 [S.932]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Libraries ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Allows 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; a facility of a state college or university used for educational purposes; a public library; a court; a hospital or health care facility; a laboratory or research facility used by a governmental unit; a public safety
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [S.947]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [S.947]
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[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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Net Price Calculator Improvement Act [S.889]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the school after deducting such aid. It authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 [S.888]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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HALOS Act Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019 [HB-1909]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Investments ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Specifically, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors—including "angel investor groups" unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers—where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, if the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Radewagen
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019
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BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act [HB-1913]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms where the educational institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran or eligible person if (1) the period between those terms does not exceed eight weeks, and (2) the terms preceding and immediately following such a break period
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gil Cisneros
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/29/2019
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National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020 [S.910]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the National Sea Grant College Program, through which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) supports university-based programs that focus on studying, conserving, and effectively using U.S. coastal resources. Among other things, the bill requires NOAA to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Currently, NOAA has discretion in awarding such fellowships. The fellowships support the placement of graduate students in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 116-221. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2020
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Nuclear Energy Leadership Act [S.903]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-114. on 09/24/2019
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Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2019 [S.887]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
A bill to revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2019 [HB-1930]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2019-FY2027, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus the funding provided for education programs that
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019