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Rebuild America Act of 2015 [S.268]
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Rebuild America Act of 2015 Reduces the non-federal share of the cost of any activity funded by this Act by 50% of what it was before enactment of this Act. Appropriates funds for FY2015-FY2022 to the Highway Trust Fund to improve roads, bridges, and other U.S. transportation infrastructure. Appropriates funds for FY2015-FY2019: (1) for intercity high-speed rail service, (2) to provide credit assistance for surface transportation projects of national and regional significance, (3) to implement airport improvement and noise compatibility projects
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/27/2015
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Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016 [S.2676]
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Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016 This bill permits the government of Puerto Rico to restructure its debt by using a process that requires it to establish a Fiscal Stability and Reform Board, a Chief Financial Officer, and a fiscal plan. The Department of the Treasury may provide technical assistance to territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands) it determines are eligible for assistance relating to fiscal and financial practices. The bill amends the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/14/2016
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A bill to reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers. [S.2672]
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A bill to reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers. This bill amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to extend through August 7, 2021, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides covered health services in highly rural areas to covered veterans through qualifying non-VA health care providers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/14/2016
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Veterans Health Administration Spending Transparency and Oversight Act of 2016 [S.2660]
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Veterans Health Administration Spending Transparency and Oversight Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make an ongoing evaluation, including under contract with a federally funded research and development center, of the costs of VA hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care as compared to the costs of the same care or services furnished in the private sector.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/10/2016
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Veterans Choice Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2646]
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Veterans Choice Improvement Act of 2016 This bill codifies, revises, and makes permanent the Veterans Choice Program (VCP) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VCP is enlarged to include additional health care providers that meet specified VA criteria. Veterans eligibility provisions are revised, including by: eliminating the August 1, 2014, deadline for enrollment in the VA patient enrollment system; requiring that a veteran does not live within 40 miles driving distance of a VA medical facility with a full-time primary care physician
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/15/2016
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Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act [S.2633]
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Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts or agreements with eligible providers to furnish hospital care and medical services to electing, eligible veterans, which include veterans who are unable to schedule an appointment with a VA health care provider within a specified time frame or who do not reside within 40 miles of a VA medical facility. Such provisions may be referred to as the Veterans Choice Program. VA reimbursement of veterans for emergency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/15/2016
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A bill to modify certain cost-sharing and revenue provisions relating to the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado. [S.2616]
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[Energy ]
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A bill to modify certain cost-sharing and revenue provisions relating to the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado. (Sec. 1) This bill revises cost-sharing under the contract for construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, to require that payment be made in an amount equal to 35% of the funds appropriated for (currently, 35% of the cost of) the Conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract, and of revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-352. on 09/15/2016
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Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 [S.2612]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow the United States to prosecute certain U.S. employees who engage in conduct in Canada that would constitute a federal criminal offense if the conduct had occurred in the United States. This bill applies to employees, contractors, and grantees of a U.S. department or agency other than the Department of Defense who are stationed in Canada pursuant to a border security initiative.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1138) on 03/01/2016
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American Jobs Matter Act of 2015 [S.26]
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[Trade ]
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American Jobs Matter Act of 2015 Requires an executive agency to include the effects on employment within the United States (a jobs impact statement) in the evaluation factors that must be considered in each solicitation for competitive proposals for contracts in excess of $1 million for the procurement of: (1) manufactured goods, (2) goods or services listed in a required report of industrial base capabilities, or (3) any item procured as part of a major defense acquisition program. Allows an offeror's jobs impact statement to include a guarantee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 01/06/2015
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [S.2593]
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[Small Business ]
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires a business that employs 50 or more call center employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more call center employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, to notify the Department of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Violators are subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day. Labor must make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2016
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act [S.2533]
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, within California and other states served by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and also within Alaska and Hawaii, to provide: (1) cost-shared financial assistance and other long-term agreements to nonfederal participants to advance the planning, design, and construction of nonfederal permanent water storage and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2016
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Fort Knox Energy Security Act [S.2523]
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Fort Knox Energy Security Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Army, effective as of August 2, 2007, to provide by contract or otherwise for the production, treatment, management, and use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky. Such natural gas may only be used to support activities and operations at Fort Knox and may not be sold for use elsewhere. The Army may take ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment and facilities and associated infrastructure from a contractor in accordance with the terms of a contract
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/09/2016
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Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016 [S.2516]
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Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016 This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency to report to Congress regarding Department of Defense (DOD) legacy items with a contract value equal to $5 million or more. DOD shall use Army arsenals for the production of these legacy items. DOD shall: (1) report to Congress listing all sole source contracts for the procurement of manufactured items the lack of which would constitute a critical national security issue, and (2) establish Army arsenals as a second source for production of any such manufactured
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/09/2016
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act [S.2489]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2016
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Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.2486]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill permits the use of appropriations authorized for electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare in order to develop and field electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. The Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 is amended to include electronic warfare programs in the rapid acquisition authority program. Electronic warfare is military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/03/2016
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A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. [S.2470]
[Defense ]
[Aerospace ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. This bill amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal, and deem never to have been enacted, the requirement that the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements be open for award to all certified providers of such systems offering the best value to the government, regardless of the rocket engine's country of origin (including the Russian Federation), for
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 01/28/2016
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Educational Freedom Accounts Act [S.2455]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Educational Freedom Accounts Act This bill requires the District of Columbia to provide education savings accounts for children who are eligible to receive a free public education in the District, but whose parents choose not to enroll them in a public school or home schooling. To receive an account, a child must be either entering kindergarten or prekindergarten or have been enrolled in a public school in the District during the previous year. The Chief Financial Officer of the District must award a contract to a tax-exempt entity based in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/20/2016
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Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act [S.2425]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill temporarily exempts from certain Medicare payment adjustments wheelchair accessories and seat and back cushions furnished in connection with Group 3 complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs. (Group 3 power wheelchairs are those that meet the highest performance requirements with regard to speed, range, and climbing capability.) The Government Accountability Office must study wheelchair accessories and seat and back cushions furnished in connection with Group 3 complex rehabilitative power
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Signed By President. on 12/28/2015
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Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015 [S.2409]
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Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify payment rules and other provisions related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The bill includes off-campus outpatient department (OPD) services in Medicare's prospective payment system (in which predetermined amounts form the basis of payment) with respect to departments that are under development. The existing Medicare payment adjustment for cancer hospitals shall apply to off-campus
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/16/2015
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AFIRM Act Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 [S.2368]
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AFIRM Act Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the annual transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund, of specified additional funding for Medicare hearings and appeals. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall study whether the availability of such funds led to any improvements in the Medicare appeals program. (Sec. 3) The bill amends title XVIII
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-177. on 12/08/2015