Sen. Angus King
Stats
District SD-ME
Party Independent
Email
https://www.ki...
Fax
207-621-1286
Phone
207-622-8292
Twitter
SenAngusKing
Facebook
SenatorAngusSK...
Youtube
UCpp6lGvrmt0XU...
Bills Introduced 174
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 115th Congress
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
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 115th Congress
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
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 [S.645]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects of the digital economy on the U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce must: (1) consider the impact of the deployment and adoption of digital-enabling infrastructure and broadband, e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer commerce, and the production and consumption of digital media; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Received In The House. on 12/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
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
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/15/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Future Logging Careers Act [S.655]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Small Business ]
Future Logging Careers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging operation owned or operated by that parent or person.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 [S.683]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 This bill extends the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities through December 31, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 [S.682]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2017 [S.701]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by: (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities, and (2) authorizing federal agencies electing to participate in the program to provide such communities preferential consideration in awarding financial and technical assistance. A consortium, to be eligible for such designation and assistance, must: represent a region that
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-204. on 02/05/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 [S.694]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 53.5 cents per mile for 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/22/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.693]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2017