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A concurrent resolution honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the United States baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950. [SCR-52]
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A concurrent resolution honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the United States baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950. Honors the life and career of Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the long-time announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6243-6244; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6243-6244) on 09/28/2016
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 [S.783]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1631; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1631-1632) on 03/18/2015
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Cameras in the Courtroom Act [S.780]
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Cameras in the Courtroom Act Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1631) on 03/18/2015
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STOP Act Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act [S.728]
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[Children and Youth ]
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STOP Act Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2016-FY2019. Revises reporting requirements for state programs on underage drinking. Specifies additional requirements for the development of the national media campaign to prevent underage drinking. Directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to increase effective practices, including the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2015
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Sportsmen's Act of 2015 [S.556]
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Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Federal public land management officials must facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on certain federal public land. Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service must be open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the land. The bill provides special rules to expand access to federal land
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 114-183. on 12/16/2015
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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 [S.405]
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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is reauthorized through FY2025. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act are reauthorized through FY2020. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 15. on 02/09/2015
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.3017]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency (NSA); the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; the Federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-277. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 06/15/2016
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Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2893]
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Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2026 the national sound recording preservation program of the Library of Congress and the National Recording Preservation Foundation in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $1 million or (as under current law) the amount of private contributions whether in currency, services, or property made to the Foundation by private persons and state and local governments.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 07/29/2016
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FANS Act Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act [S.2414]
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FANS Act Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act This bill amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to provide that the antitrust laws shall apply to joint agreements among professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey league covering the telecasting of sports contests to the extent that any such league does not: (1) expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees and any video licensee from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor during, or related to a negotiation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/17/2015
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946]
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[Veterans ]
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015
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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1617]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Data Privacy ]
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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the President to report to Congress annually identifying: (1) satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that have knowingly entered into a contractual relationship with al-Manar TV and its affiliates; and (2) the identity of those providers that have or have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Directs the President to prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/18/2015
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow independent, non-government television cameras to broadcast House floor proceedings. [HR-804]
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow independent, non-government television cameras to broadcast House floor proceedings. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain television and radio broadcasting stations, networks, services, and systems (including cable systems) and their correspondents to record and broadcast live coverage of the House whenever a House Member is present on the floor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/05/2016
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Honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950. [HCR-167]
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Honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950. Honors the life and career of Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the long-time announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 09/28/2016
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Ready-to-Compete Act [HB-966]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Ready-to-Compete Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready-to-Learn
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Cameras in the Courtroom Act [HB-94]
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Cameras in the Courtroom Act Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/02/2015
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 [HB-917]
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/16/2015
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-6480]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Military ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Introduced In House on 12/08/2016
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Intimate Privacy Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5896]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Intimate Privacy Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 08/10/2016
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Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act [HB-5579]
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[Trade ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Introduced In House on 06/24/2016
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5393]
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[Crime ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
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[Artificial Intelligence ]
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[Ethics ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-605, By Mr. Culberson. on 06/07/2016