Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act [S.2385]
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act This bill directs the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to: identify countries of concern regarding the supply, poaching, or transit of wildlife and wildlife products; collaborate with the national wildlife service of a country of concern to analyze the threats to wildlife in that country, and to prepare a strategic plan with recommendations for addressing wildlife crime; coordinate efforts to implement strategic plans among federal agencies and non-federal partners; and coordinate
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S.2385: Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/10/2015
Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 [S.2437]
Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
S.2437: Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/11/2016
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016 [S.2448]
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
S.2448: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/19/2016
S.2466: A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to notify the public if a State agency and public water system are not taking action to address a public health risk associated with drinking water requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/27/2016
You have voted S.2466: A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to notify the public if a State agency and public water system are not taking action to address a public health risk associated with drinking water requirements..
Express Appeals Act of 2016 [S.2473]
Express Appeals Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a five-year pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process to determine appeals of claims for disability compensation more quickly, and (2) inform claimants about such program. Appeals filed under the pilot program are described as "fully developed appeals." A claimant may elect to file a fully developed appeal by filing with the VA: (1) a notice of disagreement along with the claimant's written election to have the appeal
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S.2473: Express Appeals Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/15/2016
Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act [S.2483]
Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into
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S.2483: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/02/2016
CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act [S.2484]
CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand and modify the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services under Medicare. The bill establishes a telehealth and remote patient monitoring services "bridge" demonstration waiver program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive certain limitations as a condition of Medicare
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S.2484: CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2016
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act [S.2487]
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify: (1) VA mental health care and suicide prevention programs that are most effective for women veterans, and (2) such programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans.
S.2487: Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Signed By President. on 06/30/2016
Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act [S.2496]
Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), if demand for commitments for authorized general business loans exceeds the limit on the total amount of commitments the SBA may make for such loans, to make such commitments up to 110% of that limit. The SBA may not exercise this authority until specified congressional committees have approved.
S.2496: Help Small Businesses Access Affordable Credit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/03/2016
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2016 [S.2526]
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2016 This bill establishes a program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities and authorizing federal agencies to provide them with financial and technical assistance. The Department of Commerce must designate consortiums as manufacturing communities using a competitive process and specified criteria. An eligible consortium must: represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply
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S.2526: Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/09/2016