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To require a report by the Comptroller General of the United States on a national all-hazards disaster insurance program. [HB-114]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To require a report by the Comptroller General of the United States on a national all-hazards disaster insurance program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 01/04/2021
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Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act [HB-58]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
To establish a separate account in the Treasury to hold deposits to be used to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/01/2021
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Venezuela TPS Act of 2021 [HB-161]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2021
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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Reef Assassin Act [HB-59]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/16/2021
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Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020 [HB-8954]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To reform the process by which temporary nonagricultural workers' visas are allocated, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 12/14/2020
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Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 [S.2275]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to improve the collection and distribution of broadband availability data.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/25/2019
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Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2019 ExCEL Act of 2019 [HB-4079]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
Replaces existing federal student loan programs with the Income Dependent Education Assistance (IDEA) Loan Program and the IDEA Loan Repayment Program. Loans under these programs are not eligible for the federal public service loan forgiveness program. The repayment program offers a single repayment plan that caps annual debt repayments based on the borrower's income. The Department of Education (ED) must provide an online tool to enable borrowers to make payments and access specified details regarding loans. The bill provides ED with access to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Introduced In House on 07/25/2019
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2205]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
Revises requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim; give a claimant the opportunity to substantiate a claim for benefits through a pulmonary evaluation; authorize a CT (computerized tomography) scan in diagnosing complicated pneumoconiosis; educate certain individuals who work on black lung benefits about medical evidence relevant to claims; use data from continuous personal dust monitors
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/23/2019
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Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 [HB-8881]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 12/07/2020
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States. [SR-472]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States. Expresses the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to U.S. families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3102-3103) on 05/24/2016
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A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [SCR-4]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Telecommunications ]
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1078-1079) on 02/24/2015
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/06/2015
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. [SCR-1]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to families and businesses in the United States and is not in the interest of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S66-67) on 01/07/2015
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American Royalties Too Act of 2015 [S.977]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
American Royalties Too Act of 2015 Expands copyright owners' exclusive rights, in the case of a work of visual art, to include the right to collect or authorize the collection of a royalty if the work is sold by a person other than the author for at least $5,000 in an auction. Defines "auction" as a public sale of visual art to the highest bidder run by an entity that sold at least $1 million of works of visual art during the previous year. Revises the term "work of visual art" to make requirements for photographs consistent with requirements for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/16/2015
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act [S.957]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from assessing a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015. (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of providing financial planning and counseling to owners of small business concerns who are members of a reserve component prior to deployment; (2) the level of outreach to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-240. on 04/21/2016
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Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act [S.953]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/15/2015
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.949]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from two
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2015
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Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 [S.935]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to license or certify and regulate tax return preparers. The program must: (1) require that the tax return preparer demonstrate good character, good reputation, necessary qualifications to enable the preparer to provide valuable service as a tax return preparer, and competency; (2) require preparers to make certain disclosures relating to fees charged for tax preparation and the average amount of time expected
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2015
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Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 [S.854]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch: (1) the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; and (2) the Nuclear Waste Oversight Board. Transfers to the NWA Administrator specified functions of the Secretary of Energy. Prescribes guidelines for nuclear waste facilities and for the identification
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/24/2015
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Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 [S.824]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to raise the cap on outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for FY2015-FY2022 and afterwards, subject to specified formulae. The Bank, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee, and authority for dual use exports (of nonlethal defense articles or services primarily for civilian use) are reauthorized through FY2022. The Bank shall increase from 20% to 25% of its lending authority the amount made available
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/19/2015