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Improving Transition Programs for All Veterans Act [HB-5229]
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[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Improving Transition Programs for All Veterans Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and report on programs to assist veterans in their transition to civilian life. Such study shall determine the effectiveness of current programs, especially concerning the challenges faced by women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American veterans, veterans who are residents of a U.S. territory, veterans who are part of the indigenous population of a U.S. territory, and other groups of minority veterans with regard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/24/2016
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Success in Transition for All Veterans Act [HB-5176]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Science ]
[Disabilities ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Success in Transition for All Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to carry out a research program to evaluate whether the transition assistance program addresses the differentiated needs, challenges, and post-military service aspirations of women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American veterans, veterans who are residents of a U.S. territory, veterans who are part of the indigenous population of a U.S. territory, and other groups of minority veterans. (The transition assistance program is a Labor program that assists
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/07/2016
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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016 [HB-4803]
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[Grants ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [HB-4790]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Tourism ]
Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2015 [HB-467]
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2015 Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide federal science agencies with guidance on establishing specified policies to accommodate the needs of caregiver researchers who receive their research awards. Requires each federal science agency to annually collect and submit to the National Science Foundation (NSF) institution-level data on demographics, primary field, award type, review rating (as practicable), budget request, funding outcome, and awarded budget for all applications for merit-reviewed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 02/19/2015
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 [HB-4625]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-4583]
[Energy ]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in those fields, including by: (1) encouraging the nation's education system to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the nation's energy and manufacturing industries and, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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100 Years of Women in Congress Act [HB-4570]
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[Agriculture ]
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100 Years of Women in Congress Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with priority given to eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the Department of Agriculture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/19/2016
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Educator Preparation Reform Act [HB-4471]
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Educator Preparation Reform Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add as purposes of teacher quality partnership grants: (1) recruiting profession ready individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and (2) meeting the staffing needs of high-need local education agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education. An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-4306]
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[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Act of 2015 This bill makes the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans permanent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 01/12/2016
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Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015 [HB-4174]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
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Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Defense and the Director of the National Science Foundation to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award competitive, three-year grants to enable up to five states and five metropolitan areas to carry out proposals to promote reforms in workforce education and skill training for manufacturing. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 [HB-3872]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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FAIR Act Foreign Affairs Inclusion Reporting Act [HB-3836]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
FAIR Act Foreign Affairs Inclusion Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress within 180 days and quadrennially thereafter on State Department efforts to promote equal opportunity for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly Foreign Service employees. Beginning in FY2016, the State Department shall: (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, and (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 10/27/2015
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To provide for direct hire authority for positions in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes. [HB-3823]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide for direct hire authority for positions in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, until December 31, 2017, to appoint qualified candidates to positions that would likely allow increased activities relating to pipeline safety without regard to federal examination, selection, and placement provisions. The Administration shall submit to Congress a report annually through 2017 on its efforts to hire women, minorities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 10/30/2015
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MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act [HB-3788]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations necessary to establish performance measures relating to multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility for states and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. Such performance measures must include ones to assess specified transportation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/22/2015
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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016 [HB-329]
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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016 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. Directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the programs of specified departments, and develop an inventory of all programs of those departments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate. on 12/08/2016
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Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act [HB-3080]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Small Business ]
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act (Sec. 2) 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) any tribal employer. The bill defines "tribal employer" as: (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.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-656. on 07/05/2016
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Commodity End-User Relief Act [HB-2289]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Commodity End-User Relief Act TITLE I--CUSTOMER PROTECTIONS (Sec. 101) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to direct registered futures associations (RFAs) to require their futures commission merchant (FCM) members to: maintain written policies and procedures governing maintenance of members’ specified residual interests in customer segregated funds accounts, including cleared swaps customer collateral accounts; establish rules governing the withdrawal, transfer, or disbursement of a member's residual interest in customer segregated funds, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 06/10/2015
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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 [HB-2167]
[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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/23/2016
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 [HB-2124]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for each of FY2017-FY2021 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Directs the Secretary to determine the total
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/18/2015