Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [S.2791]
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
S.2791: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/29/2016
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act [S.2800]
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or
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S.2800: Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2016
Buy American Act of 2016 [S.2825]
Buy American Act of 2016 This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear. A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a service member's unique
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S.2825: Buy American Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/20/2016
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act [S.284]
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms; acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such
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S.284: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Ordered To Be Reported In The Nature Of A Substitute (amended) By Unanimous Consent. on 05/18/2016
POLICE Act of 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 [S.2840]
POLICE Act of 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include participation in active shooter training programs.
S.2840: POLICE Act of 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Became Public Law No: 114-199. (txt | Pdf) on 07/22/2016
A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. [S.2843]
A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. This bill provides FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus and other infectious diseases. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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S.2843: A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2390) on 04/21/2016
Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016 [S.2846]
Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that arrange for: development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property, leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and participation of a nongovernmental organization. These agreements must also arrange for training: through electronic resources, including Internet-based
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S.2846: Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-419. on 12/20/2016
Microloan Program Modernization Act of 2016 [S.2850]
Microloan Program Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act, with respect to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (assisting low-income individuals to start and operate a small business), to increase from $5 million to $6 million the total amount of loans outstanding and committed to any particular intermediary (excluding outstanding grants) from the SBA business loan and investment fund for the remaining years of the intermediary's participation in the program. (Sec. 4) The Microloan Program
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S.2850: Microloan Program Modernization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-301. on 07/13/2016
Investing in Opportunity Act [S.2868]
Investing in Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones, including deferring the recognition of capital gains that are reinvested in the zones. Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of opportunity zones to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: are currently the focus of mutually reinforcing state,
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S.2868: Investing in Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/29/2016
American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act [S.2889]
American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: carry out an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to award grants for entrepreneurship and commercialization education to science and engineering researchers and students and institutions of higher education to increase the economic impact of federally funded research; and develop and provide access through specified Nodes, Sites, and Teams to I-Corps program curriculum by supporting
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S.2889: American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/28/2016