Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 [S.818]
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
S.818: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2510) on 04/14/2011
Uniting American Families Act of 2011 [S.821]
Uniting American Families Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, anyone other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual
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S.821: Uniting American Families Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2511-2512) on 04/14/2011
Campus SaVE Act [S.834]
Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act or Campus SaVE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program to include in its annual security report on campus security policy and crime statistics a statement of current policies for reporting crimes or other emergencies in or on noncampus buildings or property (currently, only reporting of crimes on campus is required). Requires such report to include statistics concerning the occurrence
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S.834: Campus SaVE Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2011
Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011 [S.839]
Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include as a Schedule I controlled substance any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains: 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-E); 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-D); 2-(4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-C); 2-(4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-I); 2-[4-(Ethylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-2); 2-[4-(Isopropylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-4); 2-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-H);
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S.839: Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2011
Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 [S.847]
Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a rule that establishes: (1) the data that constitute the minimum data sets for chemical substances; and (2) requirements for chemical manufacturers and processors to submit and update their minimum data sets. Sets deadlines for the submission of minimum data sets for chemical substances placed on the prioritization list established by this Act and for new substances. Authorizes the Administrator
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S.847: Safe Chemicals Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
An Errata Sheet On Written Report No. 112-264 Was Printed To Include Minority Views. on 01/02/2013
Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act [S.857]
To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or TALENT Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to be vertically scaled and capable of measuring student proficiency above the grade level in which the student is enrolled. Requires states to: (1) recognize local educational agencies (LEAs) that significantly increase the proportion of their students, overall and in specified student subgroups, that score at or above the advanced level of
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S.857: Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2532-2533) on 04/14/2011
Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act [S.866]
Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act - Requires the days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service to occur in in any two consecutive fiscal years (under current law, in the same fiscal year).
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act [S.905]
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer to elect once every five years a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for use by the taxpayer or a dependent.
S.905: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/05/2011
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 [S.913]
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which an individual can indicate whether he or she prefers to have personal information collected by providers of online services, including by providers of mobile applications and services; and (2) rules that prohibit such providers from collecting personal information on individuals who have expressed a preference not to have such information collected. Requires such rules
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S.913: Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2780-2781) on 05/09/2011
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 [S.933]
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local government by: (1) increasing the amount of benefits excludible, and (2) extending such tax exclusion through 2013.
S.933: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/10/2011