Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 [S.659]
[Animals ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 This bill revises a variety of existing programs related to hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and wildlife. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund are reauthorized through FY2020. The Toxic Substances Control Act is amended to exempt components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment
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S.659: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-210. Minority Views Filed. on 02/24/2016
SONG Act Saving Our Next Generation Act [S.473]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
SONG Act Saving Our Next Generation Act Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal programs most critical to improving child well-being should be fully funded. Establishes the President's Commission on Children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study evidence-based best practices and innovations for fostering safe and stable families, including implementing mentoring programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to implement best practices and innovations
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S.473: SONG Act Saving Our Next Generation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2015
Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act [S.397]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a domestic corporation to deduct current and accumulated dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year which begins during the one-year period beginning on such enactment date, (2) reduce tax rates on foreign earnings of domestic corporations that reinvest such earnings in the United States and that expand their payrolls over
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S.397: Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S836) on 02/05/2015
S.3382: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/22/2016
You have voted S.3382: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes..
RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act [S.3353]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or
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S.3353: RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/20/2016
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act [S.3116]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include,
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S.3116: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/29/2016
Small Business Lending Oversight Act of 2016 [S.2992]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Small Business Lending Oversight Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) to impose specified administrative penalties, including monetary penalties, on any loan-financing lender that knowingly and repeatedly: fails properly to determine and document that a small business loan is eligible for financing, including failure to document that a loan is eligible because the applicant is unable to obtain credit elsewhere (from non-federal,
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S.2992: Small Business Lending Oversight Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-421. on 12/20/2016
S.2829: Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-402. on 12/09/2016
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2719]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Student Loans ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to require servicers of federally issued or guaranteed student loans to use the Defense Manpower Data Center to monitor the duty status of service member borrowers. A servicer shall notify: (1) the Department of Education, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the service member prior to selling or transferring such loan to another servicer; and (2) a service member regarding any denied SCRA benefit or protection, including an
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S.2719: SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1598-1599) on 03/17/2016
Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2016 [S.2666]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose limitations on the tax deduction for interest paid by corporations which are designated as applicable entities (i.e., members of an expanded affiliated group which includes a surrogate foreign corporation which is not treated as a domestic corporation). Such an entity may not claim a tax deduction for interest that exceeds 25% of its adjusted taxable income and may not carry forward interest which is paid or accrued during the first year
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S.2666: Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/10/2016
FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2644]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill reauthorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for FY2017-FY2018. The bill designates amounts for: (1) the FCC's office of inspector general, and (2) the FCC to move to a new facility or reconfigure its existing facility. (Sec. 5) The bill allows a person chosen to fill a commissioner's vacancy on the FCC to continue to serve after the expiration of the fixed term of the commissioner that the person succeeds until a successor has taken office. But the person filling the vacancy may not
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S.2644: FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-355. on 09/20/2016
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2016 [S.2478]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Investments ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.
S.2478: SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2016
Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act [S.2463]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of public service employment, respectively, on a William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan made after this bill's enactment. (Currently, the balance of a borrower's Direct Loan is canceled if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed
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S.2463: Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/21/2016
Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2016 [S.2457]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans paid to either an employee or a lender.
S.2457: Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/20/2016
Dynamic Repayment Act of 2016 [S.2456]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
Dynamic Repayment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace several existing federal student loan programs with a single repayment plan that caps annual debt repayments based on income and forgives remaining balances after 20 or 30 years of payments. The bill terminates the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to make federal Direct Stafford Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Direct PLUS loans, subject to exceptions for existing student borrowers, PLUS loans made to parents of undergraduates, and
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S.2456: Dynamic Repayment Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/20/2016
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934. [S.2319]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require any deposits that the Federal Communications Commission may require for the qualification of bidders in a system of competitive bidding for spectrum licenses to be deposited directly in the Treasury instead of in an interest bearing account at a financial institution. The bill removes a provision that requires the interest accrued to such a financial institution account to be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. The
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S.2319: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 07/14/2016 Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 08/30/2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act [S.2206]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop policies on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment or assaults involving its employees, NOAA's commissioned officer corps, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. Those policies must include procedures for reporting incidents, including those occurring after-hours, at sea, or in remote locations. NOAA must: (1) ensure that at
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S.2206: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-384. on 11/28/2016
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
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S.2132: An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 [S.2099]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a temporary three-year program to facilitate federal student loan refinancing into the private market, at no cost to the federal government, to ensure payment of lower interest rates on student loans. Private lenders under such refinancing program shall be eligible to receive a federal government guarantee of 95% of loans. Treasury shall, in consultation with the Department of Education, begin a national awareness campaign to alert student loan borrowers
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S.2099: Student Loan Relief Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/29/2015