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Driver Fatigue Prevention Act [S.2322]
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Driver Fatigue Prevention Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply its maximum hours requirements to over-the-road bus drivers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2015
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Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act [S.2293]
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Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to entitle divorced spouses to OASDI benefits after 5 (currently 10) years of marriage. Makes the monthly divorced spouse's benefits equal to one-half of the former spouse's primary insurance amount, reduced 10% for each year less than 10 the individual was married to the former spouse. Revises the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/17/2015
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act [S.2251]
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act [S.2206]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop policies on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment or assaults involving its employees, NOAA's commissioned officer corps, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. Those policies must include procedures for reporting incidents, including those occurring after-hours, at sea, or in remote locations. NOAA must: (1) ensure that at
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-384. on 11/28/2016
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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015
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Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act [S.2053]
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Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to enable eligible community colleges and other public postsecondary institutions of higher education that are located near marine or port facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or Great Lakes to expand upon existing programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training, including by admitting more students, training faculty, expanding facilities, creating new maritime career pathways
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/17/2015
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Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 [S.1972]
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Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to clarify, and to require air carriers (including foreign carriers) to clarify, that 1:1,000 epinephrine ampules included in emergency medical kits carried on aircraft are to be used for the treatment of anaphylaxis. The FAA shall require an air carrier to: carry on each aircraft at least two packs of epinephrine auto-injectors for use as the initial treatment for anaphylaxis, replace them upon expiration or use, and train air crewmembers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2015
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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [S.1775]
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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/15/2015
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Truck Safety Act [S.1739]
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Truck Safety Act This bill increases from $750,000 to $1.5 million (adjusted annually for inflation) the minimum level of financial responsibility required to satisfy liability covering public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration for the transportation of property by a commercial motor carrier in the United States or to a place outside the United States. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must increase, by regulation, the minimum level of financial responsibility for transporting property or passengers if the current amount
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5167-5168) on 07/09/2015
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 [S.1732]
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center to support modernization efforts at federal agencies and interagency pilots for innovative approaches to the permitting and review of infrastructure projects. DOT shall establish a national multimodal freight network and develop a national freight strategic plan. States shall develop a freight investment plan. DOT shall develop a five-year
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/23/2016
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. [S.1717]
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/29/2016 Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-367. on 10/27/2016
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act [S.1680]
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: establish a national multimodal freight network, a national multimodal freight advisory committee, and a freight investment grant program; and develop a national multimodal freight strategic plan. Each state receiving a freight investment grant shall also develop a freight investment plan and establish a state freight advisory committee. The bill establishes in DOT an Office of Freight Planning, Permitting, and Development. DOT shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/25/2015
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [S.1673]
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act Cruise Passenger Protection Act - Amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for passenger vessel owners to provide passengers with a summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Requires such standards to include recommendations that ensure that the summary is conspicuous and unambiguous. Requires vessel owners, no later than 180 days after the standards are developed, to: provide each passenger vessel with a summary meeting those standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2015
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Commercial Driver Act [S.1672]
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Commercial Driver Act This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a test program to allow states to enter into interstate compacts with contiguous states, approved by the governor of each state, to standardize the requirements for drivers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. A commercial driver's license issued by one state participating in a compact shall be recognized as valid in every state participating in the compact. Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit or change the authority
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2015
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TRUCK Safety Reform Act Trucking Rules Updated by Comprehensive and Key Safety Reform Act [S.1669]
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TRUCK Safety Reform Act Trucking Rules Updated by Comprehensive and Key Safety Reform Act This bill requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): (1) at least every five years, to conduct a comprehensive review of its rules, regulations, regulatory guidance, and enforcement policies; and (2) within 24 months after completion of each review, to amend its regulations and enforcement policies to ensure that they are consistent and uniform. If the FMCSA determines that guidance it has issued has not been incorporated into a regulation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2015
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Technical Clarification to Public Law 113-243 Act of 2015 [S.1646]
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Technical Clarification to Public Law 113-243 Act of 2015 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 with respect to rollovers to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) of payments to qualified airline employees in commercial airline carrier bankruptcy cases. A commercial airline employee shall be qualified for such a rollover if he or she had participated in a commercial airline's tax-exempt defined benefit pension plan that was terminated or otherwise restricted. The bill prescribes a special rule for airline payments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/23/2015
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PLUS Act Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2015 [S.1630]
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PLUS Act Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement is in effect. In cases where a labor organization has committed a violation, the National Labor Relations Board shall: revoke the organization's exclusive
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/18/2015
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Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act [S.1626]
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Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act This bill reauthorizes FY2016-FY2019 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for: a Northeast Corridor investment account, a state-supported account, a long-distance account, an other national network activities account, and national infrastructure and safety investments. Appropriations are also authorized for the same period for: National Transportation Safety Board rail investigations, and Amtrak's Office of the Inspector General. The bill revises requirements for the rail
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/16/2016
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1619]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) Analysis and Operations, and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for implementation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Hoeven
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hoeven. With Written Report No. 114-68. on 06/18/2015
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Safe Skies Act of 2015 [S.1612]
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Safe Skies Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT), not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, to modify a specified DOT final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements so that the requirements under that rule apply to all-cargo flightcrew members to the same extent they apply to air passenger flightcrew members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/18/2015