Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act [S.838]
Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components.
S.838: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/14/2011
Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 [S.848]
The Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the development of reports, based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data provided by a requesting entity in order to: (1) improve the quality and efficiency of health care; (2) enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating heatlh care services; and (3) provide the public with reports on national, regional, and provider- and suppplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable
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S.848: Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2011
Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 [S.849]
Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Baylor University and the city of Waco, to complete a general management plan for the Monument.
S.849: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-124. on 05/11/2011
State Flexibility Act [S.868]
State Flexibility Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to repeal certain state Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort requirements under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act. (Under "maintenance of efforts" a state is prohibited from having eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under its state Medicaid or CHIP plan that are more restrictive than those in effect on on July 1, 2008, under
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S.868: State Flexibility Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/03/2011
Protect Life Act [S.877]
Protect Life Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion services. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segregated from any funds for abortion services.) Requires any qualified health benefit plan offered through an Exchange that includes coverage for abortions to also offer a qualified health benefit plan through
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S.877: Protect Life Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/04/2011
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 [S.879]
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is responsible for directing the commission of serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens on or after June 12, 2009. Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to require the President: (1) upon receipt of credible information that a person may be an official of the government of Iran or acting on behalf of that government who is complicit in the commission of serious human rights
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S.879: Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/04/2011
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act [S.906]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Prohibits the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law (federal funds) for any abortion. Prohibits federal funds from being used for any health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segregated from any funds for abortion services.) Prohibits the inclusion of abortion
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S.906: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/05/2011
Job Protection Act [S.964]
Job Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that an employer's expression or written dissemination of views, argument, or opinion regarding the costs associated with collective bargaining, work stoppages, or strikes shall not constitute antiunion animus or unlawful motive (an unfair labor practice), if such expression contains no threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit. Denies the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), unless an employer has been adjudicated finally to have unlawfully undertaken certain actions,
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S.964: Job Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2934-2936) on 05/12/2011
A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. [S.978]
Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright where the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of one or more copyrighted works and where: (1) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or (2) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000.
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S.978: A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/22/2011
Detaining Terrorists to Secure America Act of 2011 [S.982]
Detaining Terrorists to Secure America Act of 2011 - Reaffirms that the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo), is and shall be a location for the detention of individuals in the custody or control of the Department of Defense (DOD) who have engaged in or supported hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners on behalf of al Qaeda, the Taliban, or an affiliated group to which the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) applies. Directs the Secretary of Defense to maintain Guantanamo as an open and
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S.982: Detaining Terrorists to Secure America Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. (text Of Measure As Introduced In Senate: Cr S2948) on 05/12/2011