Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019 [S.59]
Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land described as lots 3, 4, 8, and 9. A lot may be included in the boundary's adjustment only after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has obtained written consent for its inclusion from the owner of the lot. USDA shall include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area.
S.59: Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/08/2019
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 [S.62]
Allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
S.62: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/09/2019
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act [S.73]
Prohibits tax deductions for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. "Direct-to-consumer advertising" is any dissemination, by or on behalf of a sponsor of a prescription drug product, of an advertisement that is (1) in regard to the drug product, and (2) primarily targeted to the general public.
S.73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/10/2019
Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act of 2019 [S.91]
Addresses funding for care of dependents of homeless veterans. Grant recipients under the Department of Veterans Affairs comprehensive service program for homeless veterans receive per diem payments for services furnished to homeless veterans. The bill provides that furnishing care for a dependent in the care of a homeless veteran (who is receiving services from a grant recipient) may count as a service for which grant recipients can receive per diem payments.
S.91: Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/10/2019
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [S.94]
Allows a state to use federal funds to cover a higher percentage of the costs for the construction and expansion of public target ranges. Specifically, a state may use specified federal grant funds to pay up to 90% of such costs (rather than 75%, as under current law). Additionally, amounts provided for these purposes shall remain available for five fiscal years (rather than two, as under current law).
S.94: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Senate Vitiated Previous Passage. on 04/30/2019
Disability Integration Act of 2019 [S.117]
Prohibits government entities and insurance providers from denying community-based services to individuals with disabilities that require long-term service or support that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. Specifically, these entities may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by such actions as imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, or waiting lists or failing to provide a specific community-based service. Additionally, community-based
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S.117: Disability Integration Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/15/2019
Department of Veterans Affairs Contract, Leadership, and Ensuring Accountability and Reform Act of 2019 VA CLEAR Act of 2019 [S.154]
Addresses oversight of financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and also requires implementation of systems for maintaining specified records. Among other elements, the bill requires the VA to include specified elements in contracts it enters for services (e.g., measurable metrics to ascertain the performance of the provider of the service), submit a justification and plan for contracts for services that would incur an obligation of more than $2 billion, contract with a third party to review and audit the VA's financial processes
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S.154: Department of Veterans Affairs Contract, Leadership, and Ensuring Accountability and Reform Act of 2019 VA CLEAR Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/16/2019
Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019 [S.162]
Appropriates funding to provide compensation to certain employees of contractors who lost pay or leave due to the lapse in appropriations that began on December 22, 2018. Each agency subject to such lapse shall adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or stop work as a result of the lapse. The agency shall compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not
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S.162: Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 [S.175]
Establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest
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S.175: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S294) on 01/17/2019