Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015 [S.568]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015 Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the TAA program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available
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S.568: Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/25/2015
Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 [S.571]
Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue or revise medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of a covered aircraft if the flight meets certain criteria and the individual: possesses a valid driver's license issued by a state, territory, or U.S. possession; complies with medical requirements associated with that license; holds an FAA medical certificate on the date of enactment of this bill, held such a certificate at any point during the 10-year
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S.571: Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-198. Additional Views Filed. on 12/18/2015
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 [S.578]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services. Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner, (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law, (3) a certified nurse-midwife, or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.
S.578: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1163-1164) on 02/26/2015
We the People Act of 2016 [S.6]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; and prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor
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S.6: We the People Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/16/2016
Summer Meals Act of 2015 [S.613]
Summer Meals Act of 2015 Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and
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S.613: Summer Meals Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 02/27/2015
Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 [S.621]
Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refuse a new animal drug application if the drug is a medically important antimicrobial (used to treat humans) and the applicant fails to demonstrate that the drug meets specified criteria for use in animals, including that: (1) the drug is effective, (2) the drug is targeted to animals at risk of developing a specific bacterial disease, (3) the drug has a defined duration of therapy, and (4)
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S.621: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1218-1219) on 03/02/2015
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 [S.624]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (in order to cover 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]), regardless of the code billed for a diagnosis as a result of a test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test.
S.624: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2015
Global Democracy Promotion Act [S.677]
Global Democracy Promotion Act Declares that foreign nongovernmental organizations: (1) shall not be ineligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services (including counseling and referral services) provided by them with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided, and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S.
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S.677: Global Democracy Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/09/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [S.681]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
S.681: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/13/2015
CARERS Act of 2015 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 [S.683]
CARERS Act of 2015 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to provide that control and enforcement provisions of such Act relating to marijuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state law relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical marijuana. Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the CSA. Excludes "cannabidiol" from the definition of "marijuana" and defines
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S.683: CARERS Act of 2015 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1385-1386) on 03/10/2015