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EEOC Reform Act [S.2693]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Ethics ]
EEOC Reform Act This bill prohibits the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from implementing the proposed revision of the private sector employer information report EEO-1 published on February 1, 2016, until: the EEOC collects annually from federal agencies the same employment data as a private sector employer with 100 or more employees would be required to collect under the revised report; the EEOC develops software for processing and creates a comprehensive plan for using such information, including examples of how the EEOC will use
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/16/2016
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Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2658]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Drones ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2017 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and specified FAA programs. The bill revises requirements for the airport improvement program and pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports. The Government Accountability Office shall review privacy issues and concerns associated with the operation of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the national airspace system. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the FAA shall initiate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-428. Additional Views Filed. on 12/20/2016
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A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide that any modification to the duty to register for purposes of the Military Selective Service Act may be made only through an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. [S.2600]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide that any modification to the duty to register for purposes of the Military Selective Service Act may be made only through an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Military Selective Service Act to declare that any modification or change to the persons subject to the duty to register may be made only through an Act of Congress. No court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/25/2016
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Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 [S.2570]
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[Inflation ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 This bill revises rulemaking requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) to: (1) require federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more (adjusted for inflation); (2) make consideration of the least burdensome alternative to a rule mandatory and require the selection of the least costly, most cost-effective,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/24/2016
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Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 [S.2446]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-349. on 03/02/2016
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American Jobs First Act of 2015 [S.2394]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
American Jobs First Act of 2015 This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) program, including by declaring that a petitioner employer: must offer an annual wage to the H-1B nonimmigrant that is the greater of the annual wage paid to the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident employee who did identical or similar work during the previous 2 years, or $110,000, if offered not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act (with an annual inflation adjustment); will
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/10/2015
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.2390]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill revises whistle-blower protections for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee or job applicant who discloses wrongdoing to an appropriate official. Specifically, it prohibits an FBI or Department of Justice (DOJ) employee from taking or failing to take a personnel action (e.g., demotion) with respect to an FBI employee or applicant because of a protected disclosure. A protected disclosure is a disclosure of information to an appropriate official
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
By Senator Grassley From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-261. on 05/25/2016
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Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 [S.2377]
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[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to designate a person to coordinate federal government and international partner efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The President may prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction for ISIS. The Director of National Intelligence shall review
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8548-8558) on 12/09/2015
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Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 [S.2359]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 This bill requires the District of Columbia Chief of Police to issue a five-year license to carry a concealed firearm on or about the person to any qualified individual who completes the application process. The District of Columbia Code is amended to authorize certain individuals to carry firearms in certain places and for certain purposes. The federal criminal code is amended to allow an individual who is not prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 314. on 12/07/2015
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IRS Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2345]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
IRS Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to allow the removal or transfer of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) senior executive employee based on performance or misconduct. The IRS must submit written notice to certain congressional committees of the removal or transfer of an employee and the reason for such removal or transfer. The bill provides for an expedited appeal of a removal or transfer to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/02/2015
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Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 [S.2333]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXPAYER RIGHTS This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Taxpayer Advocate, to publish a summary statement of primary taxpayer rights; and (2) in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with such rights. Taxpayer rights include the right to be informed, the right to quality service, the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, the right
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/30/2015
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Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2324]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare that the final engineering report of an on-site property inspection conducted by an engineer to assess claims for losses covered by a flood insurance policy: may not be transmitted to any other person, employer, agency, or entity before it is transmitted to the insured; may not include alterations by anyone other than the person responsible for the report;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/19/2015
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Philanthropic Facilitation Act [S.2313]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
Philanthropic Facilitation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of, and requirements relating to, "program-related investments" made by private foundations to for-profit entities to further certain charitable purposes; (2) allow a judicial determination (i.e., declaratory judgment) as to whether investments in any entity qualify as program-related investments; (3) require expanded reporting by for-profit entities that receive program-related investments of their gross income, expenses, disbursements, and other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2015
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. [S.2281]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/10/2015
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Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 [S.226]
[Budget and Spending ]
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 States that the purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require a federal agency promulgating a rule to include in its report to Congress and to the Comptroller General a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule. Requires a joint resolution of approval of major rules to be
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/21/2015
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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015 [S.2254]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the United States from issuing a patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site located unless a patent application meeting all applicable requirements was filed with the Department of the Interior by September 30, 1994. The holder of each unpatented mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site shall pay Interior a maintenance fee of $150 for each claim, millsite, or tunnel site, as well as a location fee of $50. Any claimholder failing to perform assessment work or fee a maintenance
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S7817-7818) on 11/05/2015
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. [S.2228]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow adminstrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/03/2015
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JOLT Act of 2015 Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 [S.2091]
[Immigration ]
[Tourism ]
[National Security ]
JOLT Act of 2015 Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days (in a single 365-day period) if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay. Revises the secure travel partnership program (the visa waiver program as renamed by this
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/29/2015
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Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act [S.2019]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a proceeding against parties to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in connection with the sale of a drug. Such an agreement, with specified exceptions, is presumed to have anticompetitive effects and is a violation of this Act if the filer of an abbreviated new drug (generic) application receives anything of value and agrees to limit or forego research, development,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Antitrust, Competition Policy And Consumer Rights. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2015
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 [S.2012]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mining ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency. Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015 DOE shall conduct research, development, engineering, demonstration, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Conference Held. on 09/08/2016