Respect for Marriage Act [S.29]
Respect for Marriage Act Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married
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S.29: Respect for Marriage Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S16-17) on 01/06/2015
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 [S.2904]
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits.
S.2904: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/09/2016
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2944]
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise administrative requirements for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Specifically, it authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish PSOB program rules, regulations, and procedures based on standards developed by another federal agency. In determining eligibility for death or disability benefits, the BJA must give substantial weight to evidence and facts
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S.2944: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/22/2016
Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015 [S.295]
Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or contact or sexually explicit conduct
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S.295: Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 02/12/2015
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [S.2957]
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, half-dollar clad, and proof silver coins in recognition and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon. Treasury may issue coins minted under this bill for only a one-year period, beginning January 1, 2019. All sales of these coins shall include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, $5 per half-dollar clad coin, and $50 per proof silver coin. All of the surcharges received
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S.2957: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2016
ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 [S.298]
ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program. Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled
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S.298: ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/28/2015
Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 [S.2989]
Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. merchant mariners of World War II in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II. Expresses the sense of Congress that the American Merchant Marine Museum should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the U.S. Merchant Marine, giving preference
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S.2989: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/25/2016
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 [S.299]
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effective; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with
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S.299: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/29/2015
Student Tax Relief Act [S.3008]
Student Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the discharge of student loan debt after June 12, 2014, due to: (1) borrower defenses asserted pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, or (2) an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any other federal agency in connection with the closure or other agency action relating to an educational institution.
S.3008: Student Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/26/2016