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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744]
[Immigration ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Social Security ]
[Military ]
[International ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014
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Air Carrier Access Amendments Act [S.556]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Air Carrier Access Amendments Act - Requires domestic and foreign air carriers to ensure that all visually displayed entertainment programming available to flight passengers is accessible to individuals with disabilities, including by making available open captioning (openly displaying text on a shared video monitor), closed captioning (displaying text through an individual video monitor), and video description (audio-narrated descriptions through individual or shared monitors) for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2013
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Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act [S.555]
[Disabilities ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act or the CINEMA Act - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to declare it a discriminatory practice for any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates certain movie complexes to fail to ensure that the motion pictures are accessible to individuals with disabilities, including by making open captioning (openly displaying text on the movie screen), closed captioning (displaying text through an individual device), and video description (narrated descriptions) available
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2013
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 [S.405]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 - 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
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1014) on 02/28/2013
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SPORTS Act [S.2974]
[Sports ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Sustained Promotion of Responsibility in Team Sports Act or the SPORTS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to repeal the existing antitrust exemption for agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests and the combining of professional football leagues with respect to professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Removes specific mention of these four sports and applies the antitrust exemption to agreements for the telecasting of any professional sports contests. Delays the effective date of this repeal until one year
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/04/2014
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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act [S.2935]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or STOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2015-FY2018. 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 Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to increase effective
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/17/2014
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Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act [S.2799]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - Title I: Satellite Television - (Sec. 101) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2019, the exemption from retransmission consent requirements (which prohibit cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors [MVPDs] from retransmitting broadcasting station signals without the authority of the originating station) for satellite retransmissions of network station signals to subscribers located outside of a station's local market who reside in unserved
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-322. on 12/12/2014
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A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas. [S.2643]
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Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report containing an analysis of: (1) the extent to which consumers in each local market have access to broadcast programming from television broadcast stations located outside their local market; (2) whether there are alternatives to the use of designated market areas to define markets that would provide consumers with more local programming options; and (3) the potential impact that such alternatives could have on localism and on broadcast television locally, regionally,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4713-4714) on 07/22/2014
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Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 [S.2454]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the statutory license under which satellite carriers retransmit distant television broadcast stations to viewers who are unable to receive signals for such stations in their local market. (Currently, the statutory licensing authority for such satellite retransmissions is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014.) Expands the local service area
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 06/26/2014
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Free All Speech Act of 2014 [S.2416]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
Free All Speech Act of 2014 - Requires any law that restricts political speech of American citizens to apply with equal force to media corporations (such as the New York Times, the American Broadcasting Company [ABC], the National Broadcasting Company [NBC], and the CBS Television Network). Prohibits such a law from having any force or effect with respect to American citizens to the extent that its application to a media corporation is found unconstitutional.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/03/2014
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Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 [S.2375]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 and federal copyright law to allow cable operators or satellite carriers to offer certain Colorado-based television broadcast stations to eligible Colorado counties located in a New Mexico-based designated market area if the counties meet specified criteria according to U.S. television household estimates by Nielsen Media Research.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2014
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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 [S.2363]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl). Exempts components of firearms and ammunition
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Cloture On The Bill Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: Cr S4377-4378; Text: Cr S4377) on 07/10/2014
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 [S.2329]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hezbollah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hezbollah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/13/2014
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EXPIRE Act of 2014 [S.2260]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pensions ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a process of comprehensive tax reform should commence in the 114th Congress and should conclude before January 1, 2016; (2) Congress should endeavor to eliminate temporary provisions in the tax code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S2763-2768) on 05/07/2014
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Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act [S.2]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to congressional attention to gun violence, including concerning: support for efforts of the President; promotion of common sense proposals for preventing gun violence; assistance to law enforcement officers for combatting violent crime, protecting communities, and protecting themselves; safe and successful learning conditions for children attending school; tools for identifying individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others; keeping dangerous
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S44) on 01/22/2013
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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 [S.1996]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Title I: Regulatory Reforms - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 304. on 02/06/2014
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Tax Extenders Act of 2013 [S.1859]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Food ]
Tax Extenders Act of 2013 - Title I: Individual Tax Extenders - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2014: the tax credit for purchasing health care insurance; the tax deduction for expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; the exclusion from gross income of imputed income from the discharge of indebtedness for a principal residence; the equalization of the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided commuter transit and parking benefits; the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums; the tax deduction
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Sponsored by: Sen. Harry Reid
Read The First Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under Read The First Time. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S9054-9061) on 12/20/2013
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FANS Act [S.1721]
[Sports ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Trade ]
Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act or the FANS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to deny the antitrust exemption for joint agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that does not: (1) expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor when such
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/04/2014
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Consumer Choice in Online Video Act [S.1680]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide plain language disclosures to assist consumers in making informed decisions about the purchase of Internet service, including: (1) network management practices that limit service speeds or prioritize content, (2) usage-based billing terms, and (3) information regarding different tiers of service. Directs ISPs offering usage-based billing
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Rockefeller
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7953-7954) on 11/12/2013
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Military Equitable Reimbursement Act of 2013 [S.1669]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Film Production ]
Military Equitable Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Requires any amounts received by the Department of Defense (DOD) after enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 as reimbursement for expenses incurred by DOD as a result of providing assistance to a nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producer to be credited to the applicable appropriations account or fund from which such expenses were charged.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 11/07/2013