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Jobs Now Act of 2015 [HB-3554] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Unemployment ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Jobs Now Act of 2015 Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service. Prescribes program requirements, including that: each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015 [HB-2249] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ]
Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015 Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to permit coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States Government and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Permits Medicaid coverage also to lawful residents, in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2015

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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [S.2986] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/04/2014

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Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 [S.1237] [Immigration ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Extends through December 31, 2019, a system for allocating and determining the number, terms, and conditions of permits issued to prospective employers for nonimmigrant workers performing work during the transition period (the period for administration of a transition program to regulate immigration to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI]) who would not otherwise be eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Revises the treatment of supplemental fees imposed for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/19/2014

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Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2013 [HB-912] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Immigration ] [Human Services ]
Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2013 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to permit coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States Government and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Permits Medicaid coverage also to lawful residents, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [HB-5803] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ]
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Received In The Senate. on 12/12/2014

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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-5294] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Poverty ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3547] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Food ] [International ] [National Security ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Water ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Healthcare ] [Cybersecurity ] [Climate Change ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Animals ] [Arts and Culture ] [Aerospace ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Tourism ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Film Production ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Unemployment ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ] [Property Tax ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Retirement ] [Crime ]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - (Sec. 5) Makes appropriations for FY2014. (Sec. 6) Declares that each amount designated in this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 7) Declares that if, for FY2014, new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson Became Public Law No: 113-76. on 01/17/2014

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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2397] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2014 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 - Appropriates funds for FY2014 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD), the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.W. Young Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/30/2013

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Jobs Now Act of 2013 [HB-2257] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Unemployment ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Jobs Now Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service. Prescribes program requirements, including that: (1) each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 07/08/2013

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2216] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Human Services ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2014 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 102. on 06/27/2013

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Territorial Omnibus Act of 2013 [HB-2200] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Housing ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Water ] [Elections ] [Community Development ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Immigration ]
Territorial Omnibus Act of 2013 - Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to add 2013 and 2015 as years in which there shall be no increase in the minimum wage applicable to the CNMI. Revises the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 07/08/2013

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Military ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Cybersecurity ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014

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Compact-Impact Aid Act of 2013 [HB-1222] [Immigration ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Human Services ]
Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2013 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for: (1) grants to any local government of the United States that demonstrates financial strain due to demands on public services by significant immigration from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and (2) aid in defraying costs incurred as a result of increased demands placed on health, educational, social, or public (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 03/26/2013

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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 [S.4819] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6331-6332) on 10/20/2020

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The Heroes Act [S.4800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011 [S.71] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Science ]
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics and other HHS agencies, to develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) populations living in the continental United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel Akaka Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 01/25/2011

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Offshoring Notification Act [S.3425] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Offshoring Notification Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to extend its coverage not only to each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia but also to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, and each U.S. territory or possession. Revises the requirement that an employer give 60-day written notice to employees, state dislocated worker units, and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff. Requires such notice to include information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2012

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Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011 [S.342] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Veterans ] [Energy ]
Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to periodically conduct: (1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island, and (2) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island. Makes specified funds available to conduct such radiochemical groundwater analysis. Amends the Energy Employees (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S688-689, S690) on 02/14/2011

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