First Step Act [S.3649]
First Step Act This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to require the Department of Justice to establish and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to implement a risk and needs assessment system; to modify the computation of good time credit; to allow federal correctional officers to securely store and carry concealed firearms on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of a prison; to limit the use of restraints on federal prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery; to reduce mandatory minimum prison terms for
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S.3649: First Step Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. on 11/26/2018
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.352]
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War II.
S.352: Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/13/2017
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 [S.2274]
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires federal employees furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2017, to be compensated for the period of the lapse on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave.
S.2274: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/22/2018
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Presidential Tax Transparency Act [S.20]
Requires the President and certain candidates for President to disclose federal income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years in reports filed with either the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) or the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in the case of a candidate. The OGE or the FEC must make the disclosed tax returns publicly available after making appropriate redactions. If the income tax returns are not disclosed as required by this bill, the OGE or the FEC must request the returns from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill
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S.20: Presidential Tax Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/03/2019