Sen. Christopher Coons

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Bills Introduced 284

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US Congress 114th Congress

SCORE for Small Business Act of 2015 [S.1000]
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) program for FY2015-FY2018 for Small Business Administration (SBA) grants or cooperative agreements that do not exceed a total of $10.5 million in each such fiscal year. Requires a SCORE program volunteer, based on business experience and knowledge, to: provide at no cost to individuals who own, or aspire to own, small businesses personal counseling, mentoring, and coaching relating to the process of starting, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-242. on 04/21/2016

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Small Business Lending Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1001]
Small Business Lending Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to make general business loans in the amount of $20.5 billion for FY2015, and $23.5 billion for FY2016.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-268. on 05/26/2016

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Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2015 [S.1012]
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the income threshold (from $10,000 to $3,000) for determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (2) eliminate the inflation adjustment to such amount, and (3) allow an annual inflation adjustment after 2014 to the $1,000 maximum credit amount and the adjusted gross income threshold amounts used to reduce the allowable amount of such credit. Modifies the earned (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015

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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015 [S.1013]
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover, as medical and other health services, complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items designed or individually configured for a specific qualified individual to meet that individual's unique: (1) medical, physical, or functional needs related to a medical condition; and (2) capacities for basic activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental ADLs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) designate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act [S.1021]
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for institutions in partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. Provides grant amounts of at least $1 million and up to $1.5 million. Defines as eligible institutions those either accredited (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2302-2303) on 04/21/2015

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Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2015 [S.1033]
Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2015 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the President to establish once every four years the Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force to coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review. Each Review must: (1) establish integrated, governmentwide national energy objectives in the context of economic, environmental, and security priorities; and (2) consider reasonable estimates of future federal budgetary resources when making recommendations. The President's report to Congress on the Review must (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015

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End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 [S.1056]
End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling. Requires state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/22/2015

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Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015 [S.1066]
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a part D drug any devices approved for home use by the Food and Drug Administration for the safe and effective containment, removal, decontamination, and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destructive device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/23/2015

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Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015 [S.1072]
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015 Requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/23/2015

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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1085]
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 Expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Expands services to caregivers of veterans under such program to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. Terminates the support program for caregivers of covered (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/24/2015

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