Sen. Michael Bennet

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Bills Introduced 210

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US Congress 116th Congress

HOTEL Act Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging Act of 2019 [S.2485]
Prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives, including by providing travel reimbursement or a per diem allowance for the cost of lodging, with exceptions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/17/2019

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Protect American Values Act [S.2482]
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/17/2019

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Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act [S.2505]
Reinstates a variety of rules regarding climate change that were repealed, suspended, delayed, withdrawn, or replaced and prohibits the implementation of certain policies and proposed rules. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 13783 titled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. In addition, the bill nullifies the following rules: the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations rule (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/18/2019

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Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act [S.2499]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/18/2019

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Compassionate Retirement Act of 2019 Kathryn Manginelli Act of 2019 [S.2495]
Permits early distributions, without penalty, from tax-preferred pension plans to individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness (i.e., an illness or physical condition that can be reasonably expected to result in death seven years after diagnosis).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/18/2019

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A resolution supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution. [SR-316]
This concurrent resolution supports existing regulations with the goals of (1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage, and (2) protecting national security and human health and welfare. The concurrent resolution also supports policies that will help meet these goals, such as policies that achieve maximum feasible reductions in oil use.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/18/2019

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A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. [SR-319]
This resolution designates the week beginning on September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 09/19/2019

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A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to identify and convey to the State of Colorado land for use as a storage site for residual radioactive material, and for other purposes. [S.2526]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to identify a portion of federal land within the Durango disposal site that is suitable for conveyance to Colorado to be used as a storage site for residual radioactive materials as part of remediation activities carried out by the state related to properties in the vicinity of the Durango processing site. DOE must ensure that the identified land is (1) approximately 0.25 acres, (2) located in the southwestern corner of the Durango disposal site, and (3) south of and bounded by County Road 212. After DOE offers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/19/2019

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KOMBUCHA Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act [S.926]
Exempts the production of kombucha for consumption or sale from excise taxes imposed on alcoholic beverages. Kombucha is a beverage that (1) is fermented solely by a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast; (2) contains not more than 1.25% of alcohol by volume; (3) is sold or offered for sale as kombucha; and (4) is derived from sugar, malt or malt substitute, tea, or coffee, and not more than 20% other wholesome ingredients.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019

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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 [S.2074]
A bill to amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V, such as buprenorphine, for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/10/2019

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