Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 [S.65]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 This bill requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests. Among the contents of such disclosure, the President and Vice President shall: (1) include a detailed description of each financial interest of the President and Vice President, the spouse of the President and Vice President, or a minor child of the President and Vice President; and (2) include the tax returns filed by or on behalf of the President and Vice
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S.65: Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/09/2017
Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act [S.82]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: (1) extend such limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; (2) eliminate the exemption from such limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; and (3) make such limitation applicable to all publicly-held corporations that
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S.82: Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S206-207) on 01/10/2017
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [SJR-5]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
SJR-5: A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/17/2017
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [S.194]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance
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S.194: CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/23/2017
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 [S.200]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the President from using the Armed Forces to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a congressional declaration of war expressly authorizing such strike. "First-use nuclear strike" means a nuclear weapons attack against an enemy that is conducted without the President determining that the enemy has first launched a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally.
S.200: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/24/2017
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. [SJR-8]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations
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SJR-8: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017
You have voted SJR-8: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections..
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act [S.210]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill states that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for U.S. international development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Such organizations also shall not be subject to requirements relating
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S.210: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. 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
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 [S.229]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect individual application information submitted to DHS after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for any purpose other than implementing such program. Such information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies:
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S.229: Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017