A resolution honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Senator Kay Hagan. [SR-390]
This resolution declares that (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Kay Hagan, former Member of the Senate; and (2) when the Senate adjourns on October 30, 2019, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Kay Hagan.
SR-390: A resolution honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Senator Kay Hagan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 10/30/2019
A resolution recognizing October 2019 as "National Women's Small Business Month". [SR-400]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution recognizes October 2019 as National Women's Small Business Month, honoring the role of women small business owners and entrepreneurs and encouraging the support and creation of women-owned small businesses.
SR-400: A resolution recognizing October 2019 as "National Women's Small Business Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 10/31/2019
SR-150: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 12/12/2019
You have voted SR-150: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance..
TSP Act Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act [S.2791]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Investments ]
[Retirement ]
Prohibits any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in a security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (1) has never conducted the mandatory inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting firm, and (2) is prevented from conducting such inspection or investigation because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.
S.2791: TSP Act Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/06/2019
A resolution designating the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019, as "National Veterans Small Business Week". [SR-413]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution designates November 4–8, 2019, as National Veterans Small Business Week, expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week, celebrates the millions of people in the United States—especially veterans and their spouses—who benefit from Small Business Administration programs, and expresses appreciation for the continued service of the nation's veterans through small business ownership and entrepreneurship.
SR-413: A resolution designating the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019, as "National Veterans Small Business Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 11/07/2019
Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [S.1657]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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S.1657: Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/05/2019
Global Economic Security Strategy of 2019 [S.2826]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
Requires the President, in support of the national security strategy, to set forth a global economic security strategy for the United States that includes an assessment of the global competitiveness of key U.S. economic sectors; the national debt and its implications for U.S. economic and national security; and prioritized economic security interests and objectives, as well as associated threats, challenges, and opportunities and the tools to manage them.
S.2826: Global Economic Security Strategy of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/07/2019
U.S. Postal Service Opioid and Illicit Drug Strategy Act of 2019 [S.2974]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish a comprehensive organizational strategy to combat the use of the mail in the distribution of illicit drugs.
S.2974: U.S. Postal Service Opioid and Illicit Drug Strategy Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/04/2019
Teach CS Act Teacher Education for Computer Science Act [S.3040]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science. It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.
S.3040: Teach CS Act Teacher Education for Computer Science Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/12/2019
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act [S.3031]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to the list of grounds of inadmissibility and to prohibit the provision of material support or resources to such organizations.