Drone Act of 2022 [S.3542]
[Drones ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
A bill to prevent the misuse of drones, and for other purposes.
S.3542: Drone Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/01/2022
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 [S.2798]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.
S.2798: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/22/2021
EATS Act of 2021 Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 [S.2515]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
S.2515: EATS Act of 2021 Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/28/2021
Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022 [S.1466]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes.
S.1466: Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 117-318. on 12/27/2022
GUARD VA Benefits Act Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act [S.5089]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.5089: GUARD VA Benefits Act Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/15/2022
Resilient Transit Act of 2022 [S.5094]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement, and for other purposes.
S.5094: Resilient Transit Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/15/2022
Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2022 [S.4865]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to establish the Foundation for Digital Equity, and for other purposes.
S.4865: Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/15/2022
Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.4587]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United States and international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and rule of law.
S.4587: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/21/2022
Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021 [S.868]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Insurance ]
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title and waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals with Huntington's disease.
S.868: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021
Tax Fairness for Workers Act [S.1157]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.
S.1157: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2021