Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 [S.2271]
[Libraries ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations,
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S.2271: Museum and Library Services Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S8262-8293) on 12/21/2017
S.2675: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2018
You have voted S.2675: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation..
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/07/2018
Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act [HB-5477]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services. The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national
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HB-5477: Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-731. on 06/12/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-4877]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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HB-4877: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 [S.1935]
[Taxes ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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S.1935: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/05/2017
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018 [HB-4899]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to: (1) increase the availability of treatment for abuse of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP); (2) provide vouchers to individuals in underserved populations for services related to such treatment; and (3) establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of specified services to individuals
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HB-4899: Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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HJR-128: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-4967]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 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
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HB-4967: Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/05/2018
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2409]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 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
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S.2409: Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 02/08/2018
SR-400: A resolution designating the week beginning February 11, 2018, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S852-853; Text: Cr S851) on 02/09/2018
STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 [S.2495]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program.
S.2495: STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 03/14/2018
Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-4451]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill extends through FY2022 the Department of Labor's: (1) homeless veterans reintegration programs, and (2) homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program. Currently, the homeless veterans reintegration programs provide job training, counseling, and placement services to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. The bill expands eligibility for the programs to include: (1) veterans participating
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HB-4451: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [S.1870]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Indian tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.
S.1870: SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-220. on 04/09/2018
Savanna's Act [HB-4485]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Savanna's Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered Indians to include a new data field for users to input the victim's tribal enrollment information or affiliation. In addition, DOJ must: make standardized law enforcement and justice protocols that serve as guidelines for law enforcement agencies with respect to missing and murdered Indians, develop protocols to investigate those cases that are guided by the standardized protocols,
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HB-4485: Savanna's Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2018
SAFE Lending Act of 2018 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2018 [S.2417]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
SAFE Lending Act of 2018 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2018 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. The bill revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information.
S.2417: SAFE Lending Act of 2018 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/13/2018