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Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015 [HB-1417]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the Medicare inpatient hospital services payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals to: (1) reduce the applicable Puerto Rico percentage from 25% to zero, and (2) increase the applicable federal percentage from 75% to 100%.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015
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American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act [HB-1330]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area. Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric L. Richmond
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/23/2015
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Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act [HB-1308]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States; (2) establish a multimodal national freight network to accomplish the goals of the national freight policy, including increasing the productivity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/05/2015
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Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 [HB-1225]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-12]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2015 Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require states to make available websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same-day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 [S.4917]
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[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the CARES Act to support States and local educational agencies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic so that all students, especially historically underserved students, are provided with a safe, healthy, equitable, and excellent education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2020
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Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 [S.636]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013
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Bring Jobs Home Act [S.337]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2013
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 [S.324]
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[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2013
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [S.2986]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/04/2014
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Digital Coast Act of 2014 [S.2890]
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[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Digital Coast Act of 2014 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) Directs the program to: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/18/2014
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Keeping Jobs in America Act [S.2681]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Keeping Jobs in America Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to award grants to states that are recruiting high-value jobs (e.g., manufacturing, software publishing, and computer system design jobs that pay a higher than average wage). Allows the use of grants to issue forgivable loans to entities that employ not fewer than 50 full-time employees in high-value jobs and that are deciding whether to locate in rural and distressed areas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark L. Pryor
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/29/2014
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Bring Jobs Home Act [S.2569]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Cloture On The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 249. (consideration: Cr S5082-5083; Text: Cr S5082) on 07/30/2014
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Bring Jobs Home Act [S.2562]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 451. on 07/07/2014
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A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. [S.256]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Defense ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no CNMI minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Became Public Law No: 113-34. on 09/18/2013
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 [S.2450]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Real Estate ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 - Title I: Improvement of Scheduling System for Health Care Appointments - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for an independent assessment of: the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling appointments for veterans; the staffing level and productivity of each VA medical facility; the organization, processes, and tools used by the VA to support clinical documentation and the subsequent coding of inpatient services; the VA's purchasing,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Senate Incorporated This Measure In H.r. 3230 As An Amendment. on 06/11/2014
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Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 [S.2422]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) implement an upgraded and centralized electronic system for scheduling individuals' appointments for VA health care, and (2) contract for an independent assessment of the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling such appointments. Sets forth measures concerning the training and hiring of VA health personnel that: protect primary care physicians from liability for failing to perform their period of obligated service under the Health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 408. on 06/04/2014
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 [S.2413]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 - Revises veterans' benefit programs to address: veterans' access to medical care, including through measures that address the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) scheduling and performance management systems, VA health facility staffing shortages, and veterans' access to covered care at non-VA facilities; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including caregiver support services, immunizations, chiropractic care, and treatment for traumatic brain injury; health care administration,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/02/2014
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Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act [S.2020]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act - Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a ratification vote on the admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the United States on an equal footing with the several states in all respects. Requires, if a majority of votes cast in the ratification vote are for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state: (1) the President to submit to Congress legislation to admit Puerto Rico as a state; and (2) Congress to act, through legislation, to admit Puerto Rico as a state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/12/2014