Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 231

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US Congress 115th Congress

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [S.928] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ]
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill prohibits sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy from being provided in exchange for compensation. It bars advertisements for such therapy that claim to: (1) change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, (2) eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender, or (3) be harmless or without risk. Individuals or entities shall not knowingly assist or facilitate a conversion therapy if they receive compensation from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/25/2017

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America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017 [S.948] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017 This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. The bill sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2560-2561; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2556-2559) on 04/26/2017

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A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the abiding importance of the Helsinki Final Act and its relevance to the national security of the United States. [SCR-13] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Defense ]
A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the abiding importance of the Helsinki Final Act and its relevance to the national security of the United States. Calls upon the President to issue a proclamation: reaffirming the U.S. commitment to the Guiding Principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; reasserting the U.S. commitment to full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act; urging all participating states to fully implement their commitments under such Act and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2563) on 04/26/2017

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American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017 [S.944] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Agriculture ]
American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2554-2555) on 04/26/2017

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Paying a Fair Share Act of 2017 [S.955] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Inflation ]
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million (high-income taxpayer) to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). The amount of the tax is the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017

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A resolution designating April 2017 as "Financial Literacy Month". [SR-145] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Education ]
A resolution designating April 2017 as "Financial Literacy Month". Designates April 2017 as Financial Literacy Month.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2631; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2627-2628) on 04/27/2017

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A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. [S.985] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/27/2017

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Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017 [S.957] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Military ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/27/2017

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Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act [S.959] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2618; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2618-2619) on 04/27/2017

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Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 [S.976] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable to sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the agreement, but only if such agreement includes minimum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/18/2017

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