Strong Families Act [S.2354]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Strong Families Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for up to 25% of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of such credit to $3,000 per employee for any taxable year, and (3) terminate such credit after 2017. The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study on the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave.
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S.2354: Strong Families Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2015
Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 [S.2334]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in VA medical facilities; permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency; implement a compatible system for tracking implants from human donor or animal
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S.2334: Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/30/2015
PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act [S.2328]
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[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act This bill addresses Puerto Rico's debt by establishing an oversight board, a process for restructuring debt, and expedited procedures for approving critical infrastructure projects. (Sec. 2) The effective date of this bill is the date of enactment. Title III (Adjustments of Debts) only applies to cases commenced under it on or after the date of enactment. Titles III and VI (Creditor Collective Action) apply to all debts, claims, and liens, regardless of the creation date. (Sec.
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S.2328: PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Became Public Law No: 114-187. (txt | Pdf) on 06/30/2016
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2324]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare that the final engineering report of an on-site property inspection conducted by an engineer to assess claims for losses covered by a flood insurance policy: may not be transmitted to any other person, employer, agency, or entity before it is transmitted to the insured; may not include alterations by anyone other than the person responsible for the report;
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S.2324: Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/19/2015
DME Access and Stabilization Act of 2015 [S.2312]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
DME Access and Stabilization Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions relating to payment for durable medical equipment (DME) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (DME includes certain medically necessary equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, and hospital beds.) With respect to DME furnished in areas that are not competitive acquisition areas, current regulations require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to phase in, over a two-year period, Medicare payment
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S.2312: DME Access and Stabilization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2015
ATTAIN Act of 2015 Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 [S.2287]
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[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
ATTAIN Act of 2015 Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Office of Technology Transitions, directed by a Technology Transfer Coordinator, to improve Department of Energy (DOE) coordination and use of technology transfer resources, including increased coordination and use of small business innovation research. DOE shall establish a Lab-Corps, modeled after the I-Corps of the National Science Foundation, to support investments in
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S.2287: ATTAIN Act of 2015 Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/17/2015
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.2282]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise and extend through FY2020 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the National Cord Blood Inventory program. (These programs help match patients in need of a transplant with unrelated bone marrow and cord blood donors.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must review the state of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues to develop
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S.2282: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S7968-7969) on 11/16/2015
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 [S.2265]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall provide mental health care to a veteran who: has a mental health issue resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other health condition incurred or aggravated on active duty; and lives in a rural or highly rural area. Such care may be provided by contracting with or providing payments to mental health care providers that are not VA-affiliated. Care shall be provided if: a VA-affiliated mental health care provider is not available
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S.2265: Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/10/2015
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2015 [S.224]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) implementation of the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP) is paramount in improving the lives of women around the world and increasing global stability and prosperity, (2) Congress is committed to advancing NAP principles, and (3) the President should ensure NAP's implementation and coordinate with the international community to reaffirm global commitments to implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. States
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S.224: Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/21/2015
Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.2183]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reduce, for each of FY2015-FY2019, the authorized aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance the Export-Import Bank may have outstanding at any time. The Bank shall build to and hold in reserve, to protect against future losses, at least 5% of its aggregate amount of disbursed and outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance. The Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (EIBRA) is amended to require the Government Accountability
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S.2183: Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. on 10/20/2015
21st Century Buy American Act [S.2167]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
21st Century Buy American Act This bill amends the Buy American Act to define the term "substantially all" to mean that articles, materials, or supplies shall be treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost of the domestic components of such articles, materials, or supplies exceeds 60% of the total cost of all such components. The bill prohibits the use of the overseas exception to Buy American requirements unless one of the following criteria is met: (1)
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S.2167: 21st Century Buy American Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/08/2015
Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act [S.2163]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to issue best practices relating to broadband infrastructure and installation for state broadband coordination offices, with an emphasis on rural areas. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require states to install broadband conduits, which support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service, in certain highway construction projects. DOT must ensure that: (1) standards are established that
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S.2163: Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S7221) on 10/07/2015
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.2144]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015 Directs the President to investigate information of sanctionable activities involving North Korea and to designate and apply sanctions with respect to any person that knowingly: imported, exported, or reexported to or from North Korea any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States due to their use for weapons of mass destruction and materially contributing to the use, development, production, or acquisition by any persons of a nuclear, radiological, chemical,
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S.2144: North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/06/2015
S.2143: A bill to provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Became Public Law No: 114-163. (txt | Pdf) on 05/20/2016
You have voted S.2143: A bill to provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes..
Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 [S.2139]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Inflation ]
Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that, when used appropriately, with respect to federal agency procurement, an auction between a group of offerors who compete against each other by submitting offers for a contract or task or delivery order with the ability to submit revised offers with lower prices throughout the course of the auction (reverse auction) may improve the federal government's procurement of commercially available commodities by increasing competition, reducing prices,
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S.2139: Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-416. on 12/20/2016
Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 [S.2138]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements with respect to the Small Business Administration (SBA) review and acceptance of subcontracting plans. If a contractor or subcontractor fails to comply in good faith with assurances for the submission of periodic reports and cooperate in any studies or surveys required by the federal agency or the SBA to determine the extent of compliance with the contracting plan, such failure shall be a material breach of the contract
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S.2138: Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-415. on 12/20/2016
Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 [S.2136]
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[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY2017 the requirement that the Small Business Administration (SBA) allow each federal agency required to conduct a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to use up to 3% of allocated SBIR funds for the administration of its SBIR or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program as well as other specified administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs. The SBA shall establish the Regional
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S.2136: Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-414. on 12/20/2016
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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S.2132: An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2131]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to: the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce
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S.2131: An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. on 10/06/2015
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development,
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S.2130: An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015