Student Aid And College Costs
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Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 [HB-3933]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and submit to Congress an annual report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain Veterans Health Administration nurses. Such report shall include details regarding: (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each VA medical facility, (2) VA resources provided for such efforts, and (3) recommendations for appropriate legislation. The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 is amended to restore
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Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act [HB-3874]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of VA medical facilities. The VA shall periodically update its Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics handbook to reflect current policies and clarify the responsibilities of VA leasing project personnel. The VA shall: (1) strengthen its medical facility inspection process; and (2) monitor women veterans' access to gender-specific care services under community
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. [S.1]
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. With respect to individuals, the bill: replaces the existing tax brackets (10%,
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National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017 [HB-4306]
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[Food ]
[Agriculture ]
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National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2023 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Currently, NOAA has discretion in awarding such fellowships. Those fellowships support the placement of graduate students in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources in positions with the executive and legislative
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Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 [S.2271]
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[Grants ]
[Education ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations,
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Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3755]
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[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise requirements for disputes regarding consumer credit information reported by a consumer reporting agency (CRA). The bill prescribes requirements for: record maintenance by furnishers of credit information, CRA action when notified of inaccurate or incomplete information from furnishers, and injunctive relief for consumers in the event of noncompliance. The bill limits the circumstances in which a CRA may furnish a consumer report for
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 [S.2680]
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 [HB-3767]
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[Children and Youth ]
Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship
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Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2018 [S.2351]
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[Education ]
[Military ]
Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses who are borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. Under current law, an otherwise qualified full-time teacher must complete five consecutive years of service to be eligible for the teacher loan forgiveness program. This bill permits a teacher who completes
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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 [S.2372]
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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement
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Respond NOW Act Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act [HB-4938]
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Respond NOW Act Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act
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USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2018 [HB-5118]
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USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2018 This bill establishes in the Treasury the USAccount Fund from which the Department of the Treasury must make an initial $500 automatic contribution and subsequent matching contributions of up to $500 annually to accounts known as USAccounts. USAccounts shall be established under this bill for individuals born after December 31, 2018, who have not yet attained age 18. The bill provides for contributions by the government and the private sector to such USAccounts and allows tax-exempt distributions
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America's College Promise Act of 2018 [S.2483]
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America's College Promise Act of 2018
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Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act [HB-4410]
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[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act
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First Amendment Defense Act [S.2525]
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[Human Rights ]
First Amendment Defense Act This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations outside marriage are improper. The bill defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, except publicly traded for-profit entities; federal employees
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Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act [HB-3940]
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Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act
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Child Care for Working Families Act [HB-3773]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Child Care for Working Families Act
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SIT-REP Act Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act [HB-4830]
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[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
SIT-REP Act Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require educational institutions, in order to be eligible for educational payments, to adopt policies that prohibit penalizing student veterans for late VA assistance payments. Such policies shall: (1) permit a veteran who provides the institution with a certificate of VA assistance eligibility to attend courses for a period without VA payment; and (2) ensure that the educational institution will
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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017 [S.1890]
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[Science ]
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017
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Military and Veterans Education Protection Act [S.2109]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Military and Veterans Education Protection Act