Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.1670]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion except in conformity with this Act's requirements. Requires the physician to first determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child, or reasonably rely upon such a determination made by another physician, by making inquiries of the pregnant woman and performing such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably prudent physician would consider necessary. Prohibits the abortion
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S.1670: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/07/2013
Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 [S.1675]
Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a review of recidivism reduction programming and productive activities, including prison jobs, offered in correctional institutions; (2) conduct a survey to identify products currently manufactured overseas that could be manufactured by prisoners without reducing job opportunities for other U.S. workers; and (3) submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary a strategic plan for the expansion of recidivism reduction
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S.1675: Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights And Human Rights. Hearings Held. on 12/09/2014
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 [S.1691]
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) States as the purposes of this Act: (1) strengthening U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ensuring that border patrol agents are sufficiently ready to conduct necessary work and will perform overtime hours in excess of a 40-hour workweek based on the needs of CBP, and (2) ensuring CBP has the flexibility to cover shift changes and retains the right to assign scheduled and unscheduled work for mission requirements and planning based on operational need. Requires a border patrol agent,
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S.1691: Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Became Public Law No: 113-277. on 12/18/2014
Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 [S.17]
Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 - Considers that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for such Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which
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S.17: Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/27/2013
Employee Rights Act [S.1712]
Employee Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to interfere with the rights of employees to organize and select representation to collectively bargain. Adds a requirement that representatives be selected by secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by a majority of the employees in a unit. Defines "majority" for purposes of determining the majority of employees in an election to mean the majority of all employees
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S.1712: Employee Rights Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/14/2013
Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013 [S.1714]
Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013 - Directs the President to submit to Congress every 60 days a list of persons who: (1) are senior officials of the government of Syria, including President Bashar al-Assad; (2) have provided support to or received support from a senior official; (3) have acted for or on behalf of a senior official; or (4) are owned or controlled by a senior official. Directs the President to block and prohibit any transaction in property and property interests of any listed person if such property and interests are in the
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S.1714: Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8053-8054) on 11/14/2013
Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act [S.1728]
Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act - Makes amendments to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to expand access to voting in federal elections for members of the uniformed services and U.S. citizens residing abroad (overseas voters). Title I: Amendments Related to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act - (Sec. 101) Requires the chief election official of a state to report, not later than 43 days before any federal election held in the state, on the total
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S.1728: Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Committee On Rules And Administration. Reported By Senator Schumer With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/10/2014
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013 [S.1733]
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013 - Requires each state, within three years, to have in effect legislation that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged or attempted to engage in a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such an individual for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, and (3) encourages the diversion of such individual to child protection services. Authorizes the Attorney General to withhold specified Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
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S.1733: Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/19/2013
Self-Insurance Protection Act [S.1735]
Self-Insurance Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the
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S.1735: Self-Insurance Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2013
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 [S.1738]
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose an additional penalty of $5,000 on any person or entity convicted of crimes relating to: (1) peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons; (2) sexual abuse; (3) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; (4) transportation for illegal sexual activity; or (5) human smuggling in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund into which such penalties shall be deposited and which shall
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S.1738: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8193-8197) on 11/19/2013