A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration. [S.1497]
A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration. This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt Indian health facilities and services, programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are
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S.1497: A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 06/03/2015
You have voted S.1497: A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration..
Second Chance Reauthorization Act [S.1513]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization
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S.1513: Second Chance Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2015
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 [S.1517]
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2018 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified veteran (defined as an unemployed veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving food stamp assistance and who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability), (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit
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S.1517: VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/04/2015
Border Health Security Act of 2015 [S.1537]
Border Health Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to require the commission to cooperate with the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council and to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues. Members of the commission may provide advice or recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or Congress without authorization or a request. HHS must award grants: (1) to address the priorities and recommendations of the commission
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S.1537: Border Health Security Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2015
Fair Elections Now Act [S.1538]
Fair Elections Now Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of Senate election campaigns, establishment of a Fair Elections Fund, eligibility for Fund allocations, contribution and expenditure requirements, a public debate requirement, certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate, benefits for participating candidates, 600% matching payments to candidates for certain small
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S.1538: Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4098-4099; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4025-4031) on 06/10/2015
Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 [S.1555]
Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill defines "Filipino Veterans of World War II" to include an individual who served: honorably at any time from July 26, 1941, to December 31, 1946; in an active-duty status under the command of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East; and within the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Constabulary, Recognized Guerrilla units, the New Philippine Scouts, the First Filipino Infantry Regiment, the Second Filipino Infantry Battalion (Separate),
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S.1555: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Signed By President. on 12/14/2016
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 [S.1562]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: allow taxpayers who are liable for not more than $50,000 per year in excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to file and pay such taxes quarterly without the requirement of posting a bond covering the operations and withdrawals of such distilled spirits, wines, or beer; allow such taxpayers who reasonably expect to have a tax liability of not more than $1,000 per year and who were liable for not more than $1,000 in taxes in the preceding calendar
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S.1562: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2015
Military Consumer Protection Act [S.1565]
Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement,
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S.1565: Military Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/11/2015
NATIVE Act Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act [S.1579]
NATIVE Act Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and federal agencies with recreational travel or tourism functions to update their management plans and tourism initiatives to include Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The plans must outline proposals to: improve travel and tourism data collection and analysis, increase the usability of public information and federal websites, support national tourism
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S.1579: NATIVE Act Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Became Public Law No: 114-221. (txt | Pdf) on 09/23/2016
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 [S.1588]
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under
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S.1588: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/16/2015