Sen. Michael Bennet

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US Congress 116th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance. [SR-150]
This resolution states that it is U.S. policy to (1) commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; (2) reject efforts to associate the U.S. government with efforts to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide or any genocide; and (3) encourage education and public understanding about the Armenian Genocide.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 12/12/2019

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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.2843]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/13/2019

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A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation and celebrating the long history of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation representing the farmers and ranchers of Colorado. [SR-424]
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation and recognizes its efforts to promote and advocate for the farm and ranch interests of Colorado.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 11/14/2019

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A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month" and supporting the goals and ideals of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. [SR-425]
A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month" and supporting the goals and ideals of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 11/14/2019

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Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act [S.610]
Prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/28/2019

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Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 [S.1838]
Directs various departments to assess whether political developments in Hong Kong justify changing Hong Kong's unique treatment under U.S. law. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system.) The Department of State shall report and certify annually to Congress as to whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from China to justify its unique treatment. The report shall address issues including (1) demands for universal suffrage; (2) law enforcement cooperation, including extradition requests; (3) sanctions enforcement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 116-76. (txt | Pdf) on 11/27/2019

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Student Apprenticeship Act of 2019 [S.2899]
Requires the Department of Education to award grants to certain partnerships to enable the development and implementation of a postsecondary apprenticeship program. An eligible partnership must consist of (1) at least one institution of higher education, (2) at least one individual employer, and (3) a workforce intermediary (an entity that demonstrates expertise in fostering partnerships in order to support postsecondary apprenticeship programs). Such partnership may also include other entities such as a state agency responsible for administering (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2019

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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 [S.505]
Modifies the detention authority of the United States. Specifically, it prohibits detention or imprisonment based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of an individual. A protected characteristic includes each of the following: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristic that the Department of Justice determines to be a protected characteristic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/14/2019

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Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 [S.2903]
Addresses climate change risk and its potential impact on the financial system. The Federal Reserve Board must develop financial risk analyses relating to climate change for specified large nonbank financial companies and bank holding companies. Specifically, these entities will be evaluated every two years on whether they have the capital necessary to absorb financial losses that would arise under several different climate change risk scenarios. The bill also establishes the Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to provide recommendations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/20/2019

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Data Care Act of 2019 [S.2961]
Imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data that can be reasonably linked to a specific user. Specifically, online service providers have a duty to (1) reasonably secure such data from unauthorized access, (2) refrain from using such data in a way that will result in reasonably foreseeable harm to the end user, and (3) not disclose such data to another party unless that party is also bound by the duties established in this bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/02/2019

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