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Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act [S.2539]
Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act This bill amends title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to make appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 to the Department of Health and Human Services for allotments to states to: expand access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers from low-income families who do not receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development (CCD) Fund, and increase the quality of such care for infants and toddlers who do receive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/10/2016
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Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act [S.2495]
Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any determination by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to an individual, including one that OASDI and SSI benefits to which that individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, from being considered to be a determination that the individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective to make
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2016
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Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016 [S.2441]
Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the Immigration and Nationality Act to make Cuban nationals who enter the United States on or after the enactment of this Act ineligible for refugee/parolee assistance. The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall report to Congress on methods for enforcing the loss of eligibility under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2016
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Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2438]
Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements with respect to the quality of care provided under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Current law requires a state that contracts with a Medicaid managed organization to develop and implement a quality assessment and improvement strategy. The bill extends this requirement to state contracts with providers of comparable primary care case management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2016
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SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 [S.2420]
SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state job training or workfare program. The bill also exempts from work requirements veterans who are participating in certain programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state to further employment or rehabilitation goals. The bill permits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 12/17/2015
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Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015 [S.2399]
Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015
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Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 [S.2333]
Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXPAYER RIGHTS This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Taxpayer Advocate, to publish a summary statement of primary taxpayer rights; and (2) in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with such rights. Taxpayer rights include the right to be informed, the right to quality service, the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, the right
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/30/2015
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SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act [S.2329]
SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify each alien admitted as a refugee or asylee that he or she must register with and be interviewed and fingerprinted by DHS. DHS shall screen, perform a security review, and monitor all individuals seeking asylum or refugee status to ensure that they do not present a national security or terrorism risk. The Department of State may not approve a refugee application and DHS may not approve an asylum application for any national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 301. on 11/30/2015
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Foster EITC Act of 2015 [S.2327]
Foster EITC Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the earned income tax credit by: (1) making permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more children, (2) increasing the credit for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (3) reducing the qualifying age for such credit for certain childless individuals (from age 25 to age 21) and for youth formerly in foster care (from age 25 to age 18), (4) imposing new reporting requirements for youth in foster care who have attained age 16, and (5)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2015
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act [S.2251]
SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 [S.2224]
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The Working Group as its primary goal shall develop a national plan to reduce: within 10 years the number of children living in poverty in the United States to half the number cited in the report of the U.S. Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013; within the same 10 years the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/29/2015
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Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.2208]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/27/2015
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Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015 [S.2203]
Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and to prevent the termination of two star plans. [S.2104]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and to prevent the termination of two star plans. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) temporarily prohibit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid from terminating a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan contract solely because the MA plan fails to achieve a certain minimum quality rating, provided that the MA plan achieves a quality rating
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/30/2015
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Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act [S.204]
Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act Reinstates the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to the collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset. (This former statute of limitations was repealed effective May 22, 2008.) Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), with respect to overpayments under OASDI or SSAct title XVI (Supplementary Security Income) (SSI), to prevent the recovery of any such overpayments made to or on behalf of individuals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/21/2015
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TRAFFIC Relief Act Tax Relief And #FixTheTrustFund For Infrastructure Certainty Act of 2015 [S.1994]
TRAFFIC Relief Act Tax Relief And #FixTheTrustFund For Infrastructure Certainty Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase in: (1) an increase of the excise tax rate on gasoline beginning in 2016 until such rate is 34.3 cents per gallon in calendar years beginning after 2018, and (2) a similar increase to 40.3 cents per gallon for diesel fuel and kerosene. The rates are to be adjusted for inflation for calendar years after 2019. The bill phases in increases in allocations of fuel excise tax amounts to the Mass Transit Account
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2015
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Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015 [S.1961]
Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) terminate limitations on general Medicaid funding, as well as the specific federal medical assistance percentage, for U.S. territories; (2) extend to additional U.S. territories the authority to waive or modify certain Medicaid requirements; and (3) establish a formula for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to the territories. Federal financial participation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2015
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All Kids Matter Act [S.1932]
All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/04/2015
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Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act [S.1929]
Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to authorize the Social Security Administration (SSA) to disqualify or suspend immediately from appearing as a claimant representative before it any individual who has been convicted of a felony in a federal or state court, or, in the case of an attorney, upon the individual's disbarment from any court or bar to which he or she was previously admitted to practice. Amends SSAct
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6297-6299) on 08/04/2015