Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021 [S.458]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim.
S.458: Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
HB-1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2021 End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2021 Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2021 Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/09/2021
You have voted HB-1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2021 End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2021 Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2021 Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021.
LEOSA Reform Act [HB-1210]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
HB-1210: LEOSA Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/28/2021
Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 [S.352]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce health care costs and expand health care coverage to more Americans.
S.352: Health Care Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/22/2021
HB-677: Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2021 Breonna Taylor Notification Act of 2021 George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2021 Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021 JUSTICE Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/22/2021
You have voted HB-677: Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2021 Breonna Taylor Notification Act of 2021 George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2021 Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021 JUSTICE Act.
Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-353]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To modify the Standard Form 86 questionnaire used for national security eligibility determinations to include questions regarding an individual's membership in, or association with, organizations spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Government and participation in the activities occurring at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
HB-353: Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy
Introduced In House on 01/19/2021
Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act [HB-217]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
HB-217: Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2021
Legal Workforce Act [HB-78]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
HB-78: Legal Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/01/2021
Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act [S.933]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to require that no investigative hearing take place until at least 14 days after the filing of an election petition regarding collective bargaining representation when the NLRB has reasonable cause to believe that the petition raises a question of representation affecting commerce. Requires such hearings to be non-adversarial, and the hearing officer, in collaboration with the parties, to identify any relevant and material
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S.933: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2015
Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015 [S.856]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require each state and local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the ESEA to have policies and procedures in effect that require a criminal background check for each school employee in the LEA's public elementary and secondary schools. Requires the background check to be conducted and administered by the state or the LEA. Authorizes states or LEAs to use ESEA funds to establish, implement, or improve policies and procedures
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S.856: Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/24/2015
Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 [S.806]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises regulations that require motor carriers to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of commercial motor vehicle operators for controlled substances or alcohol. Motor carriers may use hair testing as an acceptable alternative to urinalysis for detecting use of controlled substances by individuals, but only for preemployment testing and random testing. The Department of Transportation shall develop requirements for laboratories and testing procedures
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S.806: Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 03/17/2016 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-232. on 03/28/2016
REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 [S.675]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent criminal or juvenile offenses. Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment. Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities. Amends the Personal Responsibility
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S.675: REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/09/2015
We the People Act of 2016 [S.6]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; and prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor
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S.6: We the People Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/16/2016
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act [S.474]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act Requires states that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to: require criminal background checks for each school employee that include searches of the criminal registry or repository of the state in which the employee resides, the child abuse and neglect registries and databases of that state, the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Sex Offender Registry; prohibit the
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S.474: Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1345-1347) on 02/12/2015
Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.434]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 TITLE I--SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM, AND ENHANCEMENT (Sec. 102) This bill: (1) deems a federal agency employee to be unfit for federal employment if the agency determines that the employee has engaged in misconduct affecting the integrity of a background investigation, including falsification of any information relating to such an investigation (covered misconduct); (2) prohibits an individual who has engaged in covered misconduct from being appointed to or continuing
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S.434: Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/18/2016
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 [S.331]
[Healthcare ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000. Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as any
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S.331: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/02/2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-299. Additional Views Filed. on 07/12/2016