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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2844] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ] [Construction ] [Law Enforcement ] [Air Quality ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). Provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including: Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; National Infrastructure Investments (also known as TIGER grants); the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Financial Management Capital; Cyber Security (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Collins. With Written Report No. 114-243. on 04/21/2016

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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act [S.2842] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ]
Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to establish a program through which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall contract with eligible entities for the purpose of providing educational benefits to Indian students. An eligible entity is an entity that educates or serves Indian students and is either an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, an Indian corporation, a school district, a state, or a consortium of any of these entities. An eligible entity shall use the funds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/11/2016

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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2837] [Finance ] [Science ] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Animals ] [Aerospace ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Shelby. With Written Report No. 114-239. on 04/21/2016

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2804] [Energy ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Climate Change ] [National Security ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorized civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Provides appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries, including flood damage reduction projects in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Alexander. With Written Report No. 114-236. on 04/14/2016

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SAFE Lending Act of 2016 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016 [S.2760] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Native American Affairs ] [Small Business ] [Data Privacy ]
SAFE Lending Act of 2016 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to declare that a remotely created check may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by the consumer to the insured depository institution at which the consumer maintains the account from which the check is drawn. A remotely created check is a paper or electronic check that: is not created by the financial institution that holds the customer account from which the check is to be paid; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1811-1812) on 04/07/2016

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Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act [S.2739] [Native American Affairs ] [Energy ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members. The Bonneville Power (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-377. on 11/16/2016

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Native American Education Opportunity Act [S.2711] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ]
Native American Education Opportunity Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 09/07/2016

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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [S.2706] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Veterans ] [Senior Citizens ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Tourism ]
Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1594) on 03/17/2016

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Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 [S.2680] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Mental Health Reform Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/26/2016

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In the Red Act of 2016 [S.2677] [Budget and Spending ]
In the Red Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2016

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Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act [S.2633] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts or agreements with eligible providers to furnish hospital care and medical services to electing, eligible veterans, which include veterans who are unable to schedule an appointment with a VA health care provider within a specified time frame or who do not reside within 40 miles of a VA medical facility. Such provisions may be referred to as the Veterans Choice Program. VA reimbursement of veterans for emergency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/15/2016

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RAISE Act of 2016 Reforming American Indian Standards of Education Act of 2016 [S.2580] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
RAISE Act of 2016 Reforming American Indian Standards of Education Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Indian Education Agency to replace the Bureau of Indian Education. (Sec. 4) Functions, authorities, and personnel of the Department of the Interior related to Indian education are transferred to the agency. (Sec. 5) The President's budget must include a separate request for funds for construction of schools by the agency. In making such funds available, the agency must prioritize schools with the most serious deficiencies in capacity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-380. on 11/17/2016

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Dine College Act of 2016 [S.2564] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ]
Dine College Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a survey and study of all capital projects and facility needs of Dine College, a tribal community college in the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Interior must report the results and include views or recommendations submitted by the college or the Navajo Nation and Interior's recommendations. Prior to the survey and study, Dine College must identify for Interior renovations and repairs necessary to meet health and safety standards and other requirements. (Sec. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-373. on 11/15/2016

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Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act [S.2539] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Healthcare ]
Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act This bill amends title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to make appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 to the Department of Health and Human Services for allotments to states to: expand access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers from low-income families who do not receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development (CCD) Fund, and increase the quality of such care for infants and toddlers who do receive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/10/2016

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Health Savings Act of 2016 [S.2499] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
Health Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of health savings accounts (HSAs), to: rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make increased catch-up contributions to the same HSA; make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA; allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2016

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CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act [S.2484] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Native American Affairs ] [Telecommunications ]
CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand and modify the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services under Medicare. The bill establishes a telehealth and remote patient monitoring services "bridge" demonstration waiver program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive certain limitations as a condition of Medicare (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2016

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SAFETY Act Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth Act [S.2468] [Education ] [Housing ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Construction ] [Children and Youth ]
SAFETY Act Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program to award grants to Indian tribes for the construction of replacement tribal schools. The program provides additional funding and opportunities for tribes to construct schools. Tribes on the Interior priority list for construction of tribal schools receive the highest priority for a grant under this program. This bill amends the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester 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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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [S.246] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Social Security ] [Education ]
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of: the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 114-244. (txt | Pdf) on 10/14/2016

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A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. [S.2421] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Environmental ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ]
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-362. on 09/27/2016

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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act [S.2417] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ]
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program. The IHS and the VA, in consultation with impacted Indian tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-376. on 11/16/2016

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