Sen. Michael Enzi
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Party Republican
Bills Introduced 60
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.579]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill makes changes to the Inspector General Act of 1978 to expand the responsibilities and independence of the Offices of Inspectors General. (Sec. 2) This section amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate the role of federal agencies as supervisors of their Inspectors General. The President or the head of a designated federal entity may not place an Inspector General in a paid or unpaid, nonduty status unless, within 48 hours, the President or the agency head communicates in writing to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-36. on 05/05/2015
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 [S.582]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 This bill prohibits federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, from being expended for abortion or health coverage that includes coverage of abortion. Abortions are eligible for federal funding only in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Currently, federal funding of abortion and health coverage that includes abortion is prohibited, with the same exceptions.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/26/2015
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Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act [S.611]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (Sec. 4) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations. The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 114-98. (txt | Pdf) on 12/11/2015
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Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 [S.615]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the President, within five days after reaching an agreement with Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program, to transmit to Congress: the text of the agreement and all related materials and annexes; a related verification assessment report of the Secretary of State; a certification that the agreement includes the appropriate terms, conditions, and duration of the agreement's requirements concerning Iran's nuclear activities, and provisions describing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 04/14/2015
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Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act [S.620]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements. Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2015
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. [S.627]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that: is five years after the end
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Isakson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 114-148. Minority Views Filed. on 09/28/2015
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ORDEAL Act of 2015 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015 [S.640]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
ORDEAL Act of 2015 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to lengthen from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to review and revise air quality criteria and primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This bill eliminates the EPA's authority to review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards for ozone concentrations earlier or more frequently than required. The EPA may not review and revise
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-47. on 06/03/2015
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Health Care Choice Act of 2015 [S.647]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Choice Act of 2015 Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2015
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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 [S.667]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Religion ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 Prohibits the federal government, and any state that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/04/2015
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. [S.686]
[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to an alien who has been granted deferred action from removal in any taxable year in which such alien was not lawfully present in the United States or not authorized to work. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide the Internal Revenue Service with information on social security account numbers granted to aliens
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1386-1387) on 03/10/2015