Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act [S.51]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) from providing federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness
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S.51: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/07/2015
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 [S.510]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Requires the CFPB Inspector General to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
S.510: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/12/2015
S.527: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 02/27/2015
You have voted S.527: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965..
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 [S.544]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A "covered action" includes a risk,
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S.544: Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-69. Minority Views Filed. on 06/22/2015
A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. [S.548]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
S.548: A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015
A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester. [S.549]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
S.549: A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015
A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. [S.550]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the standard setting body designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish accounting principles "generally accepted" for securities laws.
S.550: A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015
You have voted S.550: A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester..
Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act [S.559]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act Repeals certain Department of Education (ED) regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education (IHEs) and postsecondary vocational institutions (except religious schools) to be legally authorized by the state in which they are situated, (2) delineate what such legal authorization requires of states and schools, (3) impose standards and disclosure requirements
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S.559: Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2015
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 [S.567]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 Allows any individual who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any state or place where such individual may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other state or place where such individual may lawfully do so: (1) by motor vehicle if the knife is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment or is in a closed container, glove compartment, or console; or (2) by other means over land or through
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S.567: Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2015
Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 [S.571]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
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