Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [S.1652]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate
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S.1652: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2017
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [HB-3467]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate
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HB-3467: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 07/27/2017
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [HB-2810]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) Procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, space procurement, and other procurement; (2) Research, Development,
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HB-2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 12/12/2017
CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 [S.1305]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. Specifically, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees in that area, then it may exercise direct
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S.1305: CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Received In The House. on 10/12/2018
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [S.705]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities.
S.705: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Received In The House. on 10/19/2017
Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [S.712]
[Veterans ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits appeals process to permit a claimant to request: a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's decision by a higher-level adjudicator within the agency based on the original evidence; or a Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) review under which no BVA hearing is requested and no additional evidence may be submitted or under which a BVA hearing is requested and the appellant requests an opportunity to submit additional
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S.712: Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.595]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the categories of applicants for law enforcement positions with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for whom polygraph examinations may be waived. (Sec. 3) An applicant who receives such a waiver and who holds a Tier 4 background investigation shall be subject to a Tier 5 background investigation. The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for a law enforcement position who received a waiver if
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S.595: Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-133. on 07/24/2017
Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [S.606]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements and authorities for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to: (1) preventing identify theft and tax refund fraud, and (2) the electronic filing of tax returns. The IRS must: develop and implement guidelines for stolen identity refund fraud cases, provide specified notifications to suspected victims of identity theft, establish a local law enforcement liaison for tax-related identity theft and other tax fraud matters, use
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S.606: Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/09/2017
SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization [HB-1387]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. (Sec. 3) The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools. (Sec. 4) The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship
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HB-1387: SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Reported By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-62. on 03/27/2017
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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S.382: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. 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 04/25/2018
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 [HB-931]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire
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HB-931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Presented To President. on 07/07/2018
Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-876]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Aerospace ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact if all airport employee access points from non-secured to secured airport areas are comprised of the following: a secure door utilizing card and pin entry
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HB-876: Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/26/2017
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 [HB-843]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. Finally, the bill
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HB-843: See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act [HB-859]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to: expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources, generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client, generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator
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HB-859: Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act [S.265]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to: expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources, generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client, generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator
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S.265: Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 [HB-702]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to: (1) expand disclosure and enforcement requirements relating to findings of acts of discrimination and retaliation in the federal workplace, and (2) declare that accountability in the enforcement of federal employee rights is furthered when agencies take appropriate disciplinary action against employees who have been found to have committed discriminatory or retaliatory acts. (Sec. 3) With
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HB-702: Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/12/2017
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 [S.197]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the
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S.197: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/27/2018
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes [S.57]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of: five years after the end of the fiscal year
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S.57: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/05/2017
You have voted S.57: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302]
[Insurance ]
[Sports ]
[Healthcare ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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HB-302: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Signed By President. on 10/05/2018