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A resolution designating the week of May 9 through May 15, 2021, as "National Police Week". [SR-215] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
A resolution designating the week of May 9 through May 15, 2021, as "National Police Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/13/2021

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Expressing support for recognizing "National Police Week". [HR-386] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Expressing support for recognizing "National Police Week".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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Help Wanted Act [HB-3148] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to require States to impose certain requirements on individuals seeking pandemic unemployment assistance, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Introduced In House on 05/12/2021

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States. [SR-211] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/12/2021

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COMP Act Coordination Of Medicare Payments and Worker’s Compensation Act [HB-3124] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/12/2021

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COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021 [HB-3125] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Defense ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Safety ]
To enhance authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the COVID–19 emergency, to provide additional oversight of such authorities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2021

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Back the Blue Act of 2021 [HB-3080] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act [HB-3075] [Trade ] [Human Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
To address seafood slavery and combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-674, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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Longshore and Harbor Workers’ COVID–19 Compensation Act of 2022 [HB-3114] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Health ]
To provide benefits authorized under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to maritime workers who contract COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And Labor. H. Rept. 117-526. on 09/29/2022

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Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act [HB-3110] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 155. on 10/26/2021

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THRIVE Act Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy Act [HB-2919] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish a Federal agenda to transform, heal, and renew the United States by investing in a vibrant economy, to provide funds to certain Federal investment programs that meet related labor, equity, and environmental standards, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/03/2021

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Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act [HB-3025] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Infrastructure ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to adopt certain priorities with respect to critical infrastructure employees during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/10/2021

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Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act [HB-3020] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Economic Development ]
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a coronavirus fund to provide hazard payments to high-risk health care workers and essential workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 05/07/2021

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COPS Counseling Act Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act [S.1502] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-60. (txt | Pdf) on 11/18/2021

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Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 [S.1511] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-61. (txt | Pdf) on 11/18/2021

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THRIVE Act Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy Act [S.1525] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a Federal agenda to transform, heal, and renew the United States by investing in a vibrant economy, to provide funds to certain Federal investment programs that meet related labor, equity, and environmental standards, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/29/2021

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [S.1486] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 09/30/2021

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Protecting America’s Workers Act [HB-2876] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/28/2021

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Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [HB-2839] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ]
To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021

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Make PPE in America Act [S.1306] [Manufacturing ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to provide for domestic sourcing of personal protective equipment, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 117-269. on 12/19/2022

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