Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.272]
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[Immigration ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. on 01/28/2015
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Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 [S.2582]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a federal agency (excluding the Federal Election Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the U.S. Postal Service) from proposing or finalizing any midnight rule unless the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget finds that such a rule will not result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/25/2016
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Former Vice President Protection Improvement Act of 2015 [S.250]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Former Vice President Protection Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly and willfully threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon former Vice Presidents or members of their immediate families.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/26/2015
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Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act [S.2434]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. The bill nullifies any such executive action
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 343. on 01/11/2016
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National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.228]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill requires the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determine that the state in which the monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving its designation. The Department of the Interior may not implement restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/21/2015
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Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 [S.2162]
[Libraries ]
Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill limits the term of the Librarian of Congress to 10 years. The individual appointed to the position may be reappointed in accordance with this requirement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Signed By President. on 11/05/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Energy ]
[Insurance ]
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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Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015 [S.2119]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress every two years a joint 10-year strategy to counter Iranian activities in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The President is authorized to: take appropriate measures to enhance Israel's qualitative military edge, deter Iranian conventional and nuclear threats, and counter non-peaceful Iranian nuclear activities; provide any additional foreign
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/01/2015
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A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes. [S.2004]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes. This bill declares that any proclamation of a national monument or reservation of a parcel of land as part of a national monument shall expire three years after the proclamation or reservation unless specifically approved by: (1) a federal law enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation; and (2) a state law, for each state where the land involved is located,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/06/2015
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1910]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, Department-Wide Systems
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Boozman. With Written Report No. 114-97. on 07/30/2015
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A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil. [S.188]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure that any crude oil and bitumen transported into the United States by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum fuel products originating from that crude oil or bitumen, will be entered into domestic commerce in the United States for use as fuel or the manufacture of another product. Authorizes the President to waive such requirement in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/16/2015
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No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act [S.1810]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act This bill requires Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch political appointees to purchase health insurance through a health insurance exchange. These officials may receive a federal subsidy or contribution to the costs of coverage only if the subsidy or contribution is otherwise available to individuals at a similar income level.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/21/2015
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Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act [S.1662]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-316. on 09/06/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Mining ]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015
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Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [S.1640]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/22/2015
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Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 [S.1607]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) publish and provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule (i.e., a rule that is likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more and is likely to adversely affect sectors of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/09/2016
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No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act [S.16]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to extend the requirement for participation in the American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created by PPACA) to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress (currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff). Prohibits any government contribution to or subsidy for the health insurance
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/06/2015
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Write the Laws Act [S.1575]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Write the Laws Act Prohibits an Act of Congress from containing any delegation of legislative powers, whether to: (1) any component within the legislative branch, (2) the President or any other member of the executive branch, (3) the judicial branch, (4) any agency, (5) any quasi-public agency, (6) any state or state instrumentality, or (7) any other organization or individual. Excludes from the meaning of delegation of legislative powers the issuance of presidential proclamations, the issuance of rules or regulations governing the internal operation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/15/2015
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PORTS Act Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 [S.1519]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
PORTS Act Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to extend to labor slowdowns occurring at U.S. ports the President's authority to appoint a board of inquiry into the issues involved. State and territorial governors shall have authority to request the President to appoint a board of inquiry if a slowdown, or a threatened or an actual strike or lock-out, occurring at one or more U.S. ports will, if continued, imperil national or state health or safety. If the President
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 06/17/2015
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James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act [S.1483]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee. In conducting this study Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-136. on 09/09/2015