ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015 Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2015 [S.11]
ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015 Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2015 Authorizes either chamber of Congress, upon adoption of a resolution declaring that the President or any officer or employee of the United States has established or implemented a policy, practice, or procedure to refrain from enforcing, applying, following, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law in violation of the constitutional requirement that the President faithfully execute
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S.11: ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015 Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/06/2015
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 [S.1119]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission. Directs the Commission to: (1) undertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local, and tribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies; (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in federal oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, reduce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure
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S.1119: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/28/2015
PATENT Act Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 [S.1137]
PATENT Act Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Amends federal patent law to add requirements for court pleadings in patent infringement actions. Requires the Supreme Court to eliminate the current model patent infringement complaint form from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Directs parties alleging infringement to include in their court pleadings specified details concerning: each claim of each patent allegedly infringed; each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities")
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S.1137: PATENT Act Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
Federal Water Quality Protection Act [S.1140]
Federal Water Quality Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill states as the policy of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) cooperative federalism and consultation with states in the protection of water resources. (Sec. 3) The bill defines new terms used in this bill, including "body of water," "interstate waters," "traditional navigable water," and "wetlands". (Sec. 4) The bill nullifies a revision to or guidance on a regulatory definition of the term "navigable waters" or "waters of the United States" promulgated
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S.1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S7679-7695, S7695-7697) on 11/03/2015
Red River Private Property Protection Act [S.1153]
Red River Private Property Protection Act Declares that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior disclaims any right, title, and interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma (the affected area) located south of the South Bank boundary line. Directs the BLM, in identifying the current South Bank boundary line along the affected area, to commission a new survey that: (1) adheres to the gradient boundary survey method, (2) spans the entire length of the affected area, (3) is conducted
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S.1153: Red River Private Property Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2572-2573) on 04/30/2015
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1169]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: authorize appropriations for such Act for FY2016-FY2020; include as one of the purposes of such Act the support of a trauma-informed continuum of programs to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system; require states to implement plans to ensure fairness and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the detention of juveniles; enhance requirements for separating
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S.1169: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-181. on 12/15/2015
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015 [S.117]
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015 States that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. Amends the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Requires any official U.S. document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Limits appropriations that may be obligated
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S.117: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/07/2015
Defending Rivers from Overreaching Policies Act of 2015 [S.1178]
Defending Rivers from Overreaching Policies Act of 2015 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a Supplemental Scientific Review Panel to make recommendations regarding metrics to quantify the connection between any body of water or wetland and a traditionally navigable water, and (2) an Ephemeral and Intermittent Streams Advisory Commission to develop criteria to define whether a body of water or wetland has a significant nexus to a traditional navigable water
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S.1178: Defending Rivers from Overreaching Policies Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/10/2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [S.12]
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a provision to exempt any employee with coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense, including the TRICARE program, or by the Veterans Administration, from classification as an eligible employee of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide such employees with minimum essential health care coverage.
S.12: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/06/2015
Annual Report on United States Contributions to the United Nations Act [S.1238]
Annual Report on United States Contributions to the United Nations Act Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report annually to Congress regarding all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. Requires the report to include: the total amount of all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and related bodies; the approximate percentage of U.S. contributions to each such
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S.1238: Annual Report on United States Contributions to the United Nations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/07/2015