Sen. John Cornyn

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Bills Introduced 409

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Companionship Exemption Protection Act [S.3280]
Companionship Exemption Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves, to provide detailed definitions of "companionship services" and "domestic service employment." Excludes from companionship services those relating to the care and protection of the aged or infirm which require and are performed by trained (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/07/2012

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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 [S.3290]
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 - Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/13/2012

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Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act [S.331]
Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the Act) to allow any person aggrieved by a violation of voting rights under the Act to bring a civil action for necessary declaratory or injunctive relief. (Under current law, only the Attorney General may bring such an action.) Allows for the award of reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party. Requires a report from the Attorney General in each year in which a general election for federal office is scheduled on the number of attorneys (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/14/2011

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Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2012 [S.3334]
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2012 - Declares that the power of eminent domain shall be available only for public use, which shall not include economic development. Applies such limitation to all exercises of eminent domain by the federal government or by state and local governments using federal funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/21/2012

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Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 [S.3382]
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 - Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action, or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action; and (2) any (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4958-4960) on 07/12/2012

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Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 [S.3397]
Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies. Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5136) on 07/18/2012

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Permanent Tax Relief Act [S.3420]
Permanent Tax Relief Act - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on dividend and capital gain income. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for individual taxpayers, and (2) the offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable personal tax credits. Repeals the estate tax and the tax on generation-skipping transfers. Reduces (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 472. on 07/24/2012

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End Government Shutdowns Act [S.3434]
End Government Shutdowns Act - Makes specified provisional (automatic) continuing appropriations in the event that any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. (Thus prevents a federal government shutdown.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/25/2012

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Domestic Energy and Jobs Act [S.3445]
Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Keystone XL Permit Approval - Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for a specified pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Title II: Impacts of EPA Rules and Actions on Energy Prices - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5488-5489) on 07/26/2012

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Salamander Community Conservation Act [S.3446]
Salamander Community Conservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make the Act's provisions regarding the determination of endangered or threatened species inapplicable to: (1) the Austin blind salamander, (2) the Georgetown salamander, (3) the Jollyville Plateau salamander, or (4) the Salado salamander.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/26/2012

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