A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. [S.820]
A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. This bill amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
S.820: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/04/2017
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act [S.847]
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act This bill establishes a Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to develop and execute programs and activities to commemorate the centennial of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits the federal government and states from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote on account of sex.
S.847: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/05/2017
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.829]
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and
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S.829: AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Received In The House. on 08/04/2017
Campus Accountability and Safety Act [S.856]
Campus Accountability and Safety Act This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities. The bill amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to expand reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about: (1) the institutions coordination
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S.856: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 [S.858]
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against or regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in: the sale or rental of housing and related activities, residential real estate-related transactions, and the provision of real estate brokerage services. This bill declares that nothing in the Act shall prohibit federal, state, or local government or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence
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S.858: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/05/2017
S.834: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017
You have voted S.834: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention..
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 [S.861]
Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 This bill requires federal employees furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after April 28, 2017, to be compensated for the period of the lapse on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave. The bill addresses a lapse in appropriations scheduled to occur if FY2017 appropriations legislation is not enacted prior to the expiration of the continuing resolution that currently funds most
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S.861: Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 35. on 04/07/2017
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act [S.845]
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, unless: (1) the action involves exigent circumstances, and (2) prior approval was obtained from the appropriate official. A "sensitive location" includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of: medical treatment or health care facilities; public
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S.845: Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/05/2017
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 [S.872]
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
S.872: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/06/2017