Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 [S.784]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the
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S.784: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
ABLE to Work Act of 2017 [S.818]
ABLE to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to ABLE accounts (tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with a disability), to allow: (1) an ABLE account beneficiary to make additional contributions to an ABLE account equal to the lesser of such beneficiary's compensation or an amount equal to the federal poverty line for a one-person household, and (2) a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to an ABLE account.
S.818: ABLE to Work Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2017
A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infrantry Division. [SR-115]
A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infrantry Division. Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division on June 8, 2017. Commends such division for continuing to exemplify its motto, "No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!" Honors the memory of the more than 13,000 soldiers of such division who lost their lives in battle.
SR-115: A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infrantry Division.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Senate Committee On Armed Services Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 06/08/2017
Duty First Act [S.921]
Duty First Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 20,000 $5 gold coins, 100,000 $1 silver coins, and 200,000 half-dollar clad coins, emblematic of the 100-year anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Society of the 1st Infantry Division for renovation of the existing 1st Infantry Division Memorial located in the District of Columbia.
S.921: Duty First Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/24/2017
MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 [S.990]
MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each of specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers to establish an information technology system modernization and working capital fund to: improve, retire, or replace existing information technology systems to enhance cybersecurity and to improve efficiency and effectiveness; transition legacy information technology to cloud computing and other innovative platforms and technologies; assist and support efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective
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S.990: MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/28/2017
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.992]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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S.992: Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/01/2017
CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 [S.1002]
CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from specified reporting and attestation requirements a community bank with assets of $1 billion or less. The bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt from certain escrow requirements and residential mortgage loan standards a residential mortgage loan held by a depository institution with assets of $10 billion or less. The bill further amends that Act, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2010,
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S.1002: CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
Thin Blue Line Act [S.1085]
Thin Blue Line Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
S.1085: Thin Blue Line Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/10/2017