Sen. Mark Begich

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Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act [S.1299]
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial. Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017. Requires sales of the coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/30/2012

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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 [S.1301]
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Combating International Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require that: (1) each Department of State (Department) regional bureau annually submit a list of goals for combating trafficking in persons (trafficking) for each country in its geographic area of responsibility, and (2) host governments be informed of such goals. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint anti-trafficking officers at U.S. embassies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey By Senator Leahy From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-96. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 11/17/2011

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real property, including improvements, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Ketchikan, Alaska, and for other purposes. [S.1307]
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey to a nonfederal entity specified real property, including improvements, located at 1010 Stedman Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), provided that the United States receive consideration of at least fair market value of the property or rights conveyed. Specifies acceptable forms of property, cash, and in-kind consideration. Directs the Secretary to determine fair market value based on a highest- and best-use (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-239. on 11/14/2012

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes. [S.1314]
Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Allows the Secretary, in establishing such minimum levels, to establish hold-harmless criteria for states and exclude consideration of counties with a population density of less than one person (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/13/2012

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Pilot's Bill of Rights [S.1335]
Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. Requires the Administrator to: (1) provide timely, written notification to the subject of an investigation involving the approval, denial, suspension, modification, or revocation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 112-153. on 08/03/2012

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts. [S.1337]
Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the tax treatment and information requirements of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts permanent.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/07/2011

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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [S.1346]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of prime money laundering concern or that impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4518-4527) on 07/12/2011

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Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act [S.1348]
Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act - Directs the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day, beginning at 2:11 p.m. eastern time, in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the nation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/12/2011

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Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act [S.1350]
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board, (2) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases, and (3) establish the National PF Registry. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2011

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A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. [S.1357]
Makes the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (and successor regulations) inapplicable with respect to National Forest System land in the state of Alaska.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4558) on 07/13/2011

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