Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money Act [S.3125]
Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the United States and its partners curtailing the financial resources of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The President may designate a country as a Jurisdiction of Terrorism Financing Concern if the President determines that government officials know, or should know, that activities are taking place within the country that substantially finance the operations of, or acts of international terrorism by, foreign
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S.3125: Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/29/2016
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016 [S.3142]
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights, the International Religious Freedom Report, or other appropriate report an assessment of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification, return, or restitution of wrongfully seized or transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the goals of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust
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S.3142: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/07/2016
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act [S.3148]
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act This bill establishes the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission, which shall: plan, develop, and carry out activities to honor John F. Kennedy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; and provide advice and assistance to federal, state, and local governmental agencies and civic groups to carry out activities to honor Kennedy on such occasion. The commission shall submit to the President and Congress annual reports on its revenue and expenditures, such interim reports as appropriate, and a final
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S.3148: John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/07/2016
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 [S.3168]
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional
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S.3168: Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2016
Medical Innovation Act of 2015 [S.320]
Medical Innovation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require certain drug manufacturers to make payments to fund research supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A drug manufacturer with over $1 billion in net income in a fiscal year that has entered into a settlement agreement in the previous five years with a federal agency regarding specified violations must pay 1% of its net income to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for each of its covered
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S.320: Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S657-658) on 01/29/2015
Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2016 [S.3279]
Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2016 This bill redesignates the Office of Children's Issues of the Department of State as the Office of Vulnerable Children and Family Security (VCFS). The President shall appoint an Ambassador-at-Large to promote: (1) oversight of the VCFS; (2) the implementation in foreign countries of child welfare laws and policies in keeping with the goals of the United States Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity; and (3) addressing the gap in U.S. diplomacy, policy, and operations regarding permanent family
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S.3279: Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/14/2016
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016 [S.3321]
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
S.3321: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/14/2016
Presidential Tax Transparency Act [S.3348]
Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require each candidate of a major party for the office of President to file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a copy of the candidate's income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years for which such a return has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service as of the date of the nomination. If a candidate has not filed with the FEC such income tax returns within 30 days after the nomination date, the FEC shall request the Department
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S.3348: Presidential Tax Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 633. on 09/19/2016