Sen. John Cornyn

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District SD-TX
Party Republican
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Bills Introduced 409

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US Congress 113th Congress

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act [S.109]
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or forbid a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor to enter into or adhere to agreements with a labor organization with respect to that construction project or another related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/23/2013

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Reducing Overlapping Payments Act [S.1099]
Reducing Overlapping Payments Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require reduced to zero the total of an individual's monthly disability insurance benefits and any spouse's, surviving spouse's, child's, widow's, widower's, or parent's OASDI benefits based on the individual's wages and self-employment income for any month before the individual attains retirement age in which that individual is entitled to both disability insurance benefits and unemployment compensation. (Thus (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/06/2013

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Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act [S.1125]
Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report quarterly to Congress describing efforts by Mexico to meet the treaty obligations of Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico entitled "Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande"; and (2) report annually to Congress describing the benefits to the United States of the 2012 document entitled "Interim International Cooperative Measures (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4059-4060) on 06/10/2013

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National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [S.1158]
National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one-year period, beginning on January 1, 2016. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar clad coin. Requires all of the surcharges received (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/13/2013

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A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units. [S.1166]
Representation Fairness Restoration Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to revise requirements for determination by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) of an appropriate bargaining unit before an election of collective bargaining representation. (In effect reverses the NLRB's August 26, 2011, decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Mobile and its June 22, 2011, rulemaking regarding proposed changes to procedures involving the election of collective bargaining representation.) Replaces the current restriction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2013

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A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. [S.1174]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts of valor in the face of adversity. Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) for display. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/18/2013

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Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.1181]
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States real property interests.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/18/2013

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Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 [S.1183]
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/19/2013

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Cameras in the Courtroom Act [S.1207]
Cameras in the Courtroom Act - Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4795) on 06/20/2013

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A PLUS Act [S.1210]
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act - Allows each state to submit to the Secretary of Education a declaration of intent, applicable for up to five years, permitting it to receive federal funds on a consolidated basis that would otherwise be directed toward specific programs furthering the stated purpose of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires each declaration to be formulated by a combination of specified State Authorizing Officials (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4795-4796) on 06/20/2013

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