COVID–19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act [S.3817]
Directs the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on June 1, 2020, to honor the memory of the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
S.3817: COVID–19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/21/2020
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [S.3056]
Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. The bill sets forth administrative requirements for (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with adjacent wilderness, (4)
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S.3056: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/16/2019
COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act [S.3846]
Directs the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on June 1, 2020, to honor the memory of the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
S.3846: COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 06/04/2020
Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act [S.3849]
Extends the limitation period for filing specified claims or complaints under federal labor or employment laws that overlap with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. For such an overlap, the filing limitation period is extended for 90 days beginning on the date after the public health emergency ends plus the number of days of overlap between the initial limitation period and the public health emergency.
S.3849: Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/01/2020
Child Care Is Essential Act [S.3874]
Establishes and provides $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill establishes the fund within the existing Department of Health and Human Services Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, and the grants must be administered by the existing CCDBG lead agencies of states, tribes, or territories. Child care providers that are currently open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19
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S.3874: Child Care Is Essential Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/03/2020
Congressional Power of the Purse Act [S.3889]
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to strengthen congressional control and review, and for other purposes.
S.3889: Congressional Power of the Purse Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/04/2020
SCR-39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the Government for redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and looting are unlawful, unacceptable, and contrary to the purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the President of the United States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2020
You have voted SCR-39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the Government for redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and looting are unlawful, unacceptable, and contrary to the purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the President of the United States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors..
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019 [S.1938]
Authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.
S.1938: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/20/2019
Justice in Policing Act of 2020 [S.3912]
A bill to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.
S.3912: Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/08/2020
Law Enforcement Identification Act [S.3909]
Requires federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces engaged in crowd control, riot control, or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an act of civil disobedience, demonstration, protest, or riot to display clearly visible identifying information.
S.3909: Law Enforcement Identification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/08/2020