Sen. Martin Heinrich
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A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States. [S.608]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States. This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13780, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/13/2017
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Healthy Families Act [S.636]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
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FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 [S.642]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/15/2017
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the "USS Los Alamos". [SCR-10]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the "USS Los Alamos". Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of the Navy should name the next U.S. Navy nuclear powered submarine the USS Los Alamos.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1896) on 03/21/2017
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Sportsmen's Act [S.733]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Animals ]
[Sports ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Sportsmen's Act TITLE I--NATIONAL POLICY (Sec. 101) This bill states U.S. policy that federal departments and agencies must: facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting, noncommercial fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities on federal land; conserve and enhance aquatic systems and the management of game species and the habitat of those species on federal land; and consider hunting, noncommercial fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities as part of all federal plans for land, resource, and travel management. TITLE II--SPORTSMEN'S
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-116. on 06/22/2017
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A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week". [SR-173]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week". Designates the week of May 15-May 21, 2017, as National Police Week. Expresses support for law enforcement officers across the United States for their efforts to build safer and more secure communities. Recognizes: (1) the need to ensure that law enforcement officers have the equipment, training, and resources necessary to protect their health and safety; and (2) the members of the law enforcement community for their selfless acts of bravery. Honors and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/18/2017
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Vote By Mail Act of 2017 [S.1231]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Vote By Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/25/2017
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Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 [S.1287]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Tourism ]
[Human Rights ]
Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise restrict travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; and (2) any law, regulation, or policy in effect on the date of enactment of this bill that prohibits or otherwise restricts such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect. Nothing in this bill may be construed to limit the President's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3222-3223) on 05/25/2017
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A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [SR-184]
[Arts and Culture ]
A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 06/08/2017
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Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [S.540]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year. The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and information reporting requirements for employees not subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017