Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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Bills Introduced 575
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US Congress 115th Congress
State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 [S.324]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with each state home to pay for medical supervision model adult day health care for a veteran for whom the home is not receiving VA nursing home care payments. Such payment shall constitute payment in full for such care. The veteran must need such care either specifically for a service-connected disability, or, if not specifically for one, the veteran must have a service-connected disability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-159. (txt | Pdf) on 03/27/2018
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [S.337]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA). The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. An individual qualifies for such a benefit payment if such individual: is insured
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2017
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Scientific Integrity Act [S.338]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Ethics ]
Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to the exemptions for disclosures of information under the Freedom of Information Act, each federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed or contracted by such an agency; and (2) prevent the intentional or unintentional suppression or distortion of such data and findings. The bill amends the America COMPETES
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/07/2017
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Same Day Registration Act [S.360]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Same Day Registration Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/13/2017
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North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act [S.363]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-99. on 06/08/2017
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Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017 [S.364]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/13/2017
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STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [S.372]
[Trade ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2017
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Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 [S.374]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to U.S. manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of generic promotion, research, and education regarding concrete masonry products. An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers for concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-218. on 03/22/2018
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LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act [S.393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25. The bill allows such credit for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprentice. An "apprentice" is an employee who is employed in an officially-recognized apprenticeable occupation pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/15/2017
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/25/2018