SAFE Lending Act of 2016 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016 [S.2760]
SAFE Lending Act of 2016 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to declare that a remotely created check may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by the consumer to the insured depository institution at which the consumer maintains the account from which the check is drawn. A remotely created check is a paper or electronic check that: is not created by the financial institution that holds the customer account from which the check is to be paid;
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S.2760: SAFE Lending Act of 2016 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1811-1812) on 04/07/2016
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 [S.2763]
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill allows civil claims or causes of action for the recovery of artwork or certain other property lost between January 1, 1933, and December 31, 1945, because of Nazi persecution to be commenced within six years after the claimant's actual discovery of: (1) the identity and location of the artwork or other property, and (2) a possessory interest in the artwork or property. Such statutory limitation period of six years after actual discovery preempts any other statutes of limitation or
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S.2763: Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
By Senator Grassley From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-394. on 12/06/2016
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016 [S.2765]
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants for: (1) comprehensive sex education for adolescents, (2) comprehensive sex education provided by institutions of higher education, and (3) training faculty and staff to teach comprehensive sex education to elementary and secondary school students. Grants cannot be used for health education programs that: deliberately withhold health-promoting or lifesaving information about sexuality-related topics, including HIV;
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S.2765: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2016
A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft. [S.2769]
A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft. This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prohibit any air carrier that transports passengers by aircraft as a common carrier for compensation from reducing the size, width, padding, or pitch of seats; the amount of leg room per seat; or the width of aisles on such aircraft. The FAA must prescribe regulations: (1) establishing minimum standards for space for the safety, health, and comfort of
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S.2769: A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/07/2016
You have voted S.2769: A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft..
STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 [S.2784]
STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a STEM Inclusion Interagency Working Group which shall focus on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall strengthen the goals and activities of the ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) program to focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of
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S.2784: STEM Opportunities Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1913-1915) on 04/12/2016
S.2795: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-285. Additional Views Filed. on 06/23/2016
Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act [S.2797]
Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and implement a Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to permit a taxpayer to defer payment on 20% of a tax refund to be deposited into a Treasury account, accumulate interest, and disbursed to the taxpayer in six months. The bill also amends the Assets for Independence Act to reauthorize the Assets for Independence (AFI) federal matched savings program through FY2021 and require appropriations for the program to be reserved for: general research and evaluation,
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S.2797: Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/13/2016
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act [S.2799]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and types of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires,
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S.2799: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2016