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Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.192] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ] [Crime ]
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), with respect to the Administration on Aging, to require the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to collect and analyze best practices related to responding to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in long-term care facilities, and publish a report on them. The Administration shall have a duty and function to: provide information and technical assistance to states, area agencies on aging, and service providers, in collaboration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 114-144. (txt | Pdf) on 04/19/2016

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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [S.1889] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Crime ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6182) on 07/29/2015

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Native American Children's Safety Act [S.184] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Native American Children's Safety Act Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement or a foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the tribe's standards established pursuant to this Act. Defines a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Signed By President. on 06/03/2016

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Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act [S.1771] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ] [Small Business ]
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "applicable large employer" for purposes of the employer health care mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): (1) any Indian tribal government or subdivision, (2) any tribal organization, or (3) any corporation or partnership if more than 50% of the equity interest of such an entity is owned by an Indian tribal government or tribal organization. An applicable large employer is defined by PPACA as an (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/15/2015

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Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 [S.1745] [Education ] [Food ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants for before-school, after-school, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students. Entities eligible for grants include Indian tribes, local educational agencies with more than 10% Indian or Alaska Native students, schools within Indian reservations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal nonprofit organizations. Grants may be used for activities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/09/2015

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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 the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Native American Affairs ] [Mining ] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Science ] [Arts and Culture ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015

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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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Border Health Security Act of 2015 [S.1537] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [International ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [National Security ] [Disaster Relief ]
Border Health Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to require the commission to cooperate with the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council and to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues. Members of the commission may provide advice or recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or Congress without authorization or a request. HHS must award grants: (1) to address the priorities and recommendations of the commission (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2015

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Second Chance Reauthorization Act [S.1513] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2015

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A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration. [S.1497] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ]
A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration. This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt Indian health facilities and services, programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 06/03/2015

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Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act [S.1457] [Gaming ] [Native American Affairs ] [Law Enforcement ]
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act This bill amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to repeal the prohibition against gaming activities by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas law. The United States and the Tribe must execute and file in each applicable court a motion for dismissal of any pending claim arising out of or relating to any interest in the aboriginal lands of the Tribe. Any claim by or on behalf of the Tribe, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 05/22/2015

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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015 [S.1443] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015 Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to make revisions to the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs from federal funds. Revises the types of programs that may be integrated pursuant to an approved integration plan. Sets forth requirements regarding the granting or denial of an Indian tribe's request to waive any applicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Received In The House. on 07/18/2016

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Native American Indian Education Act [S.1390] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Native American Indian Education Act Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to pay institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if the schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Limits that payment each fiscal year to the institution's total out-of-state (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/20/2015

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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 [S.133] [Water ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ]
Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement) and any amendments that are executed to make them consistent with this Act. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S102) on 01/08/2015

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Student Success Act [S.1177] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Student Success Act This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers. The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander By Senator Alexander From Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-231. Additional Views Filed. on 03/17/2016

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1169] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: authorize appropriations for such Act for FY2016-FY2020; include as one of the purposes of such Act the support of a trauma-informed continuum of programs to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system; require states to implement plans to ensure fairness and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the detention of juveniles; enhance requirements for separating (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-181. on 12/15/2015

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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1163] [Native American Affairs ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2020 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from: 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 05/11/2016

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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 [S.1160] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Native American Affairs ] [Recreation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ]
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps). Establishes the Corps in the Department of Commerce (as well as in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, as under current law). Requires: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/30/2015

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Freedom from Government Competition Act [S.1116] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
Freedom from Government Competition Act Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/28/2015

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