Sen. Christopher Coons

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Bills Introduced 284

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US Congress 114th Congress

American Discovery Trail Act of 2016 [S.2608]
American Discovery Trail Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to place on federal land at points along the American Discovery Trail (from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Point Reyes National Seashore, California) acceptable signage donated to the United States for that purpose. No federal funding may be used to acquire the signage authorized for placement by this bill.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-328. on 09/06/2016

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Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2613]
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to reauthorize through FY2018 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program and the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant program. (Sec. 3) Additionally, it reauthorizes appropriations through FY2018 for the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the duties of probation and pretrial services officers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2016

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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 [S.2614]
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and rename the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program as the Missing Americans Alert Program and to reauthorize it through FY2021. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to award grants to state and local law enforcement or public safety agencies to develop (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley By Senator Grassley From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-397. on 12/09/2016

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Startup Entrepreneur Empowerment Delivery Act of 2016 [S.2619]
Startup Entrepreneur Empowerment Delivery Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to carry out a one-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding financial assistance of up to $120,000, on a competitive basis, to up to 10 local governments to support the development of startup businesses. Such a local government must represent a population of 200,000 or less and be eligible to participate in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ("EPSCoR") of the National Science Foundation. An eligible (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1224) on 03/02/2016

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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act [S.262]
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act Reauthorizes the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act through FY2020, generally at FY2009 levels. Modifies the Basic Center Grant (BCG) Program (for short-term emergency shelter and family reunification services to runaway and homeless youth) to require local centers to provide safe shelter and services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and homeless youth, and (if appropriate) services for their families, including individuals they identify as family. Extends the maximum stay in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S544-545) on 01/27/2015

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National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act [S.2628]
National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act This bill authorizes the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to pay tribute to the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services. The Foundation shall: (1) be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work; and (2) transmit excess funds received for such work to the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016

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Global Development Lab Act of 2016 [S.2629]
Global Development Lab Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, whose duties shall include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering and testing development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; leveraging the expertise, resources, and investment of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/03/2016

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Global Respect Act [S.2645]
Global Respect Act The President shall submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. A listed foreign person shall be ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Any visa issued for such person is revoked. The Department of State and the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/07/2016

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ACES Act of 2016 Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2016 [S.2661]
ACES Act of 2016 Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2016 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to deem any member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, to have died on January 1, 2006, in order to make that member's surviving spouse eligible for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship. (Surviving spouses of service members who die in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, are eligible for such assistance until the earlier (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/10/2016

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Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 [S.2680]
Mental Health Reform Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/26/2016

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