Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 [S.597]
Decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: reduces federal funds for a state that has not legalized marijuana and has a disproportionate arrest rate or a disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses, directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana
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S.597: Marijuana Justice Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/28/2019
Washington, D.C. Admission Act [S.631]
Provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia. The commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the commonwealth. The bill applies current District laws to the commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings. The commonwealth (1) shall consist of
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S.631: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/28/2019
HUBS for Veterans Act of 2019 Helping Unleash Benefits and Services for Veterans Act of 2019 [S.666]
Establishes a grant program to assist the transition of military personnel to civilian life. It directs the Department of Labor to carry out a five-year program of grants to nonprofit organizations that assist the transition of the following persons from Armed Forces service to civilian life: members eligible for preseparation counseling, former members who are transitioning to civilian life, and spouses of such members or former members. Funds must be used for a broad range of supportive programs.
S.666: HUBS for Veterans Act of 2019 Helping Unleash Benefits and Services for Veterans Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/05/2019
You have voted SR-95: A resolution recognizing the 198th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States..
SR-94: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Justice should protect individuals with pre-existing medical conditions by defending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.), in which the plaintiffs seek to invalidate protections for individuals with pre-existing medical conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/05/2019
You have voted SR-94: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Justice should protect individuals with pre-existing medical conditions by defending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.), in which the plaintiffs seek to invalidate protections for individuals with pre-existing medical conditions..
Save the Internet Act of 2019 [S.682]
A bill to restore the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections.
S.682: Save the Internet Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/06/2019
American Family Act of 2019 [S.690]
Modifies the child tax credit to (1) make the credit fully refundable, (2) increase the amount of the credit and allow an additional credit for children who are under six years of age, (3) require the amount of the credit to be adjusted annually for inflation, and (4) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.
S.690: American Family Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/06/2019
FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act [S.472]
Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.
S.472: FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/13/2019
Native American Indian Education Act [S.759]
Requires the Department of Education to pay Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students. The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments are treated as reimbursements to IHEs from their states.
S.759: Native American Indian Education Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2019
CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019 [S.720]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to provide information related to student loans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The bill prohibits ED from entering into an agreement with a contractor or vendor that services student loans unless the contractor or vendor agrees to provide requested information to the CFPB. It also requires the CFPB to maintain adequate staffing levels to carry out its duties.
S.720: CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/07/2019