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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1896]
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2015
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Connect with Veterans Act of 2015 [S.1797]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Connect with Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to facilitate VA outreach to veterans, primary state agencies for the administration of veterans' benefits and services, political subdivisions of states, and Indian tribes. Requires the VA, to carry out such program, to: (1) establish a national veterans directory, and (2) share directory information with any such entities from which a participating individual has expressed interest in receiving information. Prohibits: (1) the VA from selling
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5163-5165) on 07/16/2015
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Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act [S.1779]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any pension, retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee welfare or benefit plan maintained by a federal employee's former private sector employer that makes payment of compensation contingent on accepting a position in the federal government shall not be considered exempt from certain conflict-of-interest restrictions. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended with respect to a financial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/15/2015
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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [S.1775]
[Veterans ]
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[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/15/2015
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Restore Honor to Service Members Act [S.1766]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act Requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Permits such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 07/15/2015
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RECOVER Act Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2015 [S.1746]
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RECOVER Act Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2015 Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide each individual whose personally identifiable information was compromised during data breaches of personnel records of federal employees in a network maintained by the Department of the Interior or in OPM systems containing federal employee background investigations with comprehensive identity protection coverage that is effective for the life of the individual and that includes not less than
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/09/2015
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 [S.1732]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center to support modernization efforts at federal agencies and interagency pilots for innovative approaches to the permitting and review of infrastructure projects. DOT shall establish a national multimodal freight network and develop a national freight strategic plan. States shall develop a freight investment plan. DOT shall develop a five-year
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/23/2016
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Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 [S.1594]
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Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 This bill revises requirements for the federal flight deck officer program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall designate additional training facilities for: firearms training and recurrent training for federal flight deck officers, and initial firearm training and certification of pilots seeking to be deputized as federal flight deck officers. DHS (formerly, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Department of Transportation) shall: require officers, but no less than once every six months,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/17/2015
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Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act [S.1496]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to retain in a VA employee's permanent record a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by such an employee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/03/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
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[International ]
[Trade ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Mccain. With Written Report No. 114-49. Additional Views Filed. on 05/19/2015
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Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015 [S.1130]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015 This bill revises whistle blower protections for members of the Armed Forces. Prohibited personnel actions shall include: a superior's failure to respond to retaliatory action or harassment taken against a subordinate; and action that could be understood as an attempt to dissuade a service member from making or preparing a communication, or participating in any other activity. A service member may opt out of a military branch investigation in favor of an investigation by the Department of Defense Office
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/29/2015
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 [HB-994]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015 [HB-943]
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[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare as secondary payer to repeal requirements for identification of secondary payer situations.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/27/2015
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Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act [HB-879]
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[Insurance ]
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans (known as Cadillac plans). The reporting requirement for such plans is also repealed for calendar years beginning after 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 [HB-636]
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[Small Business ]
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America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent after 2014 the $500,000 allowance for the expensing of depreciable business property (section 179 property) and the $2 million threshold after which the amount of such allowance is reduced. Both the allowance and the threshold amount are indexed for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2015. The allowance is also made permanent for computer software and qualified real property (i.e., qualified leasehold improvement property,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Signed By President. on 07/15/2016
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SERVICE Act Supporting, Employing, and Recognizing Veterans in Communities Everywhere Act [HB-6062]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
SERVICE Act Supporting, Employing, and Recognizing Veterans in Communities Everywhere Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/19/2016
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Urban Progress Act of 2016 [HB-5671]
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[Housing ]
Urban Progress Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 08/30/2016
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We the People Act of 2016 [HB-5494]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Supported 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; prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David E. Price
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
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Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act [HB-54]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions for the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate: (1) any chemical substance as a substance of concern and establish and adjust the threshold quantity for each such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects that could result from a chemical facility terrorist incident; and (2) a chemical facility as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Security Technologies. on 01/23/2015
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Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 [HB-5398]
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[National Security ]
[Taxes ]
[International ]
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An employer shall verify that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining the individual's social security
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/19/2016