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COPS Improvements Act of 2015 [S.2401] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Criminal Justice ]
COPS Improvements Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to codify the establishment of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It revises and reauthorizes through FY2020 the Community Oriented and Policing Services program. The bill expands the purpose areas of the existing program with respect to community policing and crime prevention grants. Additionally, it establishes three new programs. The bill: (1) directs DOJ to administer a troops-to-cops program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/15/2015

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Tribal Early Childhood, Education, and Related Services Integration Act of 2015 [S.2304] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Student Loans ] [Human Services ]
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 (continued...)

  

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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A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. [S.2274] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Human Services ] [Native American Affairs ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ]
A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who are residing on or near Indian areas. Rental assistance shall be: (1) made available to recipients eligible for housing assistance block (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 11/10/2015

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Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 [S.2265] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Grants ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ]
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall provide mental health care to a veteran who: has a mental health issue resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other health condition incurred or aggravated on active duty; and lives in a rural or highly rural area. Such care may be provided by contracting with or providing payments to mental health care providers that are not VA-affiliated. Care shall be provided if: a VA-affiliated mental health care provider is not available (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/10/2015

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Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.2208] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Unemployment ] [Social Security ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/27/2015

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Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015 [S.2205] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ]
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015 This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to tribal governments acting in partnership with state or local governments for tribal healing to wellness courts. (A tribal healing to wellness court is a drug court that is a component of a tribal justice system and includes substance abuse treatment and may include cultural activities.) Courts receiving grants must monitor individuals under their jurisdiction and must periodically test each individual for drug use. DOJ may require these (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 04/27/2016

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REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act [S.2190] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to: (1) establish several new grant programs for students training to become educators in rural schools, and (2) enhance federal student loan forgiveness for rural educators. The Department of Education (ED) shall award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who are studying to become educators in rural schools. To be eligible, a recipient must maintain acceptable academic standing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/21/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130] [National Security ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129] [Infrastructure ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Food ] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Construction ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015

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A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [S.2114] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ]
A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This bill amends title I (Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to add a definition of “Indian.” This definition includes individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the Indian Health Service and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/01/2015

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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 [S.209] [Energy ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/18/2015

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Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act [S.2060] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Children and Youth ] [Science ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ]
Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) programs (as renamed under this Act, previously the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect programs). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must: (1) carry out research on FASD; (2) facilitate surveillance, public health research, and prevention of FASD; and (3) continue the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. HHS must provide financial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/17/2015

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Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 [S.2023] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Public Health ]
Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the affordability of prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the bill: requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to negotiate lower prices on behalf of beneficiaries for drugs covered under Medicare Part D; accelerates closure of the Medicare Part D coverage gap known as the "donut hole," under which beneficiaries who have reached a certain level of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/10/2015

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KIDs Act of 2015 Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of 2015 [S.1984] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Native American Affairs ]
KIDs Act of 2015 Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any Indian tribe or a tribal organization from: (1) cultivating, manufacturing, or distributing marijuana on Indian lands; (2) knowingly or intentionally allowing the cultivation, manufacture, or distribution of marijuana on Indian lands; or (3) failing to prosecute, or to notify the appropriate federal official regarding, an individual or entity who is discovered to be cultivating, manufacturing, or distributing marijuana on Indian lands or failing to destroy the relevant (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Lankford Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 08/05/2015

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Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 [S.1964] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6386-6387) on 08/05/2015

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I Teach Act of 2015 Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2015 [S.1954] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Poverty ] [Native American Affairs ]
I Teach Act of 2015 Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a refundable tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public kindergartens or elementary or secondary schools or elementary or secondary schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education in rural areas or areas with high poverty, and (2) teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Increases such credit to $2,000 for a teacher meeting both requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2015

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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Veterans ] [Film Production ] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015

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Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1937] [Food ] [Native American Affairs ] [Education ] [Agriculture ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 08/04/2015

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NEST Act Native Educator Support and Training Act [S.1928] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
NEST Act Native Educator Support and Training Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall 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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