Sen. Richard Blumenthal

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Bills Introduced 373

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US Congress 112th Congress

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011 [S.648]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSA title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the Medicare program for individuals diagnosed with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/17/2011

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Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act [S.649]
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the Institute's activities with respect to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on: (1) research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options, (2) clinical research to evaluate new treatment options, (3) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions, (4) establishment of scleroderma patient registries, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2011

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Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development [S.652]
Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development - Establishes the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation, headed by a Chief Executive Officer and managed by a Board of Directors, which shall provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate transportation, water, or energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $100 million ($25 million for rural infrastructure projects). (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/17/2011

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National Blue Alert Act of 2011 [S.657]
National Blue Alert Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and (2) assign an existing DOJ officer to act as the national coordinator of such network. Sets forth the duties of the national coordinator, including: (1) providing assistance to states and local governments that are using Blue Alert plans; (2) establishing voluntary guidelines (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 09/08/2011

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Support for Survivors Act [S.658]
Support for Survivors Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to identify the most appropriate and effective means for the preservation by the Department of Defense (DOD) of documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault or harassment in which a member of the Armed Forces is the victim (covered incidents), which shall be a single means to be used by all the military departments. Requires the means identified to be in electronic form and to include the full protection of the victim's privacy and lifetime access to such evidence. Directs the Secretary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/28/2011

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SECTORS Act of 2011 [S.665]
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2011 or SECTORS Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2011

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Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 [S.671]
Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code and the federal criminal code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas solely for the investigation of unregistered sex offenders. Directs the Attorney General to report annually on: (1) the number of such subpoenas issued, (2) the crime being investigated pursuant to each subpoena, and (3) the number of unregistered sex offenders arrested subsequent to the issuance of such a subpoena and the information that led to each individual's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 12/01/2011

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Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 [S.672]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1937) on 03/29/2011

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Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act [S.678]
Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the federal criminal code to increase (from 15 to 20 years) the term of imprisonment for economic espionage (i.e., stealing or obtaining, duplicating or conveying, or buying or possessing trade secrets without authorization intending or knowing that the offense will benefit any foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent). Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment Favorably. on 12/08/2011

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Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 [S.679]
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Eliminates the requirement of Senate approval (advice and consent) of specified presidentially-appointed positions in federal agencies and departments, as follows: Department of Agriculture: (1) Assistant Secretary for Administration, (2) Administrator of the Rural Utilities Services, and (3) all members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation; Department of Commerce: Chief Scientist, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Became Public Law No: 112-166. on 08/10/2012

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