Sen. Willard Romney
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District SD-UT
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 59
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 116th Congress
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 [S.2754]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
A bill to create jobs and drive innovation and economic growth in the United States by supporting and promoting the manufacture of next-generation technologies, including refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 10/30/2019
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Commission on America’s Medical Security Act [S.3478]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the security of the U.S. medical product supply chain (i.e., supply of drugs and devices). Among other things, the report shall assess the dependence of the United States, including the private sector, states, and federal government, on critical drugs and devices sourced or manufactured outside of the United States; and provide recommendations to address supply vulnerabilities or potential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S1743) on 03/12/2020
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act [S.3471]
[Human Rights ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, including by prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there. Goods manufactured or produced in Xinjiang or by entities working under certain Xinjiang government programs shall not be entitled to entry into the United States unless Customs and Border Protection (1) determines that the goods were not manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions; and (2)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/12/2020
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Coronavirus Worker Relief Act [S.3476]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). In any major disaster emergency declared by the President related to the coronavirus, the President may provide assistance for unemployment and lost wages, including by expanding the eligibility for assistance. An individual in an area for which such a declaration is declared shall be eligible for unemployment assistance if he or she has experienced a week of unemployment in such area as a result of the coronavirus; has good cause to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/12/2020
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Earn to Learn Act [S.3477]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish a matched savings program for low-income students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2020
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COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act [S.3556]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Allows students who graduate from institutions of higher education in 2020 to defer payments on their federal student loans for up to three years. The Department of Education (ED) may extend deferment eligibility to students who graduate in 2021 and 2022, if ED determines that the anticipated economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential) on these graduates necessitates an extension. ED must consider certain factors, such as recent unemployment statistics from the Bureau of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Willard Romney
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/20/2020
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Never Again Education Act [S.2085]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Creates the Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund for the Department of Education (ED) to (1) award grants to eligible entities to carry out Holocaust education programs, and (2) conduct periodic regional workshops to provide teachers with technical assistance on how to incorporate Holocaust education within state and local education standards. The fund may accept donations and in-kind contributions. ED shall (1) create and maintain a Holocaust education program website containing resources for middle grades and high schools; and (2) establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/10/2019
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American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 [S.3610]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form healthshare pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, healthshare pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis.Healthshare pools are
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/05/2020
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Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2020 [S.3626]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review to assess U.S. government investments in multilateral entities. The President shall establish a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Task Force, which shall report to Congress the review's findings. The task force shall establish and report the methodology for the reviews, which shall include assessments of (1) the relationship between such multilateral entities' stated goals and actual results, (2) the management practices and transparency of the entities, (3) the alignment between an entity's policies and practices
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/06/2020
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A resolution commending career professionals at the Department of State for their extensive efforts to repatriate United States citizens and legal permanent residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. [SR-567]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
This resolution commends and thanks the Department of State career professionals, the Repatriation Task Force, and the employees at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide for their work to address the challenges related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and to facilitate the repatriation of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/11/2020