Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 [S.94]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property blocking sanctions against: (1) a person that engages in significant activities for the government of the Russian Federation that undermine U.S. or allied cyber security, or (2) a foreign person responsible for serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia. The President shall impose specified financial and property sanctions against a person that: (1) engages in a significant transaction on behalf of Russian
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S.94: Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2017
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act [S.109]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that: (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.
S.109: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2017
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act [S.141]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to: coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating impacts of space weather events; and coordinate the activities of the Space Weather Interagency Working Group, which shall be established by the National Science and Technology Council to continue coordination of executive branch efforts
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S.141: Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 895. on 01/03/2019
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act [S.190]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023. Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption
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S.190: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell
Became Public Law No: 115-78. (txt | Pdf) on 11/02/2017
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [SCR-6]
[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: (1) relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or (2) on any business for the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station broadcast over the air.
SCR-6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S455-456) on 01/24/2017
A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity. [SR-23]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Science ]
A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity. Establishes the Senate Select Committee on Cybersecurity to oversee and make continuing studies of, and recommendations regarding, cybersecurity threats to the United States. The committee: (1) may report by bill or otherwise on matters within its jurisdiction; and (2) shall be referred all proposed legislation and other matters concerning domestic and foreign cybersecurity risks (including state-sponsored threats), federal agency cybersecurity activities, the organization or reorganization
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SR-23: A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S453-454) on 01/24/2017
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [S.205]
[Taxes ]
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.
S.205: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2017
A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Eugene A. "Gene" Cernan. [SR-27]
[Aerospace ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Eugene A. "Gene" Cernan. Honors the life of Gene Cernan who was a Navy aviator, fighter pilot, electrical engineer, and the last astronaut to walk on the Moon.
SR-27: A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Eugene A. "Gene" Cernan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 02/02/2017
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 [S.198]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious
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S.198: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/24/2017
SR-26: A resolution designating the week of January 22 through January 28, 2017, as "National School Choice Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S456; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S455) on 01/24/2017