Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [S.2957]
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, half-dollar clad, and proof silver coins in recognition and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon. Treasury may issue coins minted under this bill for only a one-year period, beginning January 1, 2019. All sales of these coins shall include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, $5 per half-dollar clad coin, and $50 per proof silver coin. All of the surcharges received
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S.2957: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2016
A bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes. [S.2974]
A bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.
S.2974: A bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Signed By President. on 12/14/2016
No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 [S.2984]
No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to submit a report that includes: a determination of whether, during the June 2016 incident when Iranian forces boarded two U.S. Navy combat vessels and detained the crews at gunpoint, any of the Iranian actions violated the Geneva Convention or the international right to conduct innocent passage; and a certification of whether or not federal funds were paid to Iran to effect the release of the detained crew members or other U.S. citizens. The bill prescribes
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S.2984: No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3173-3174) on 05/25/2016
Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act [S.3007]
Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to aid the certification or approval of any new sensor, including to carry out an initial or exhibition observation flight of an observation aircraft, for use by the Russian Federation on observation flights under the Treaty on Open Skies unless the President certifies to Congress that: the new sensor's capabilities do not exceed capabilities imposed by the treaty and safeguards are in place to prevent the sensor or any information obtained from
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S.3007: Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/26/2016
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [S.301]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. Subjects all coin sales to specified surcharges,
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S.301: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/25/2015
American Job Protection Act [S.305]
American Job Protection Act Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that: (1) impose fines on large employers (employers with 50 or more full-time employees) who fail to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health insurance coverage, and (2) require large employers to file a report with the Department of the Treasury on health insurance coverage provided to their full-time employees. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if those provisions
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S.305: American Job Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/29/2015
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 [S.3050]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement resolving a civil action on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions for payments that remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or that constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. Government officials or agents who violate this prohibition may
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S.3050: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/10/2016
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016 [S.3052]
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care. The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting such procedure.
S.3052: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/13/2016
Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act [S.3057]
Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring a tax-exempt organization to include in annual returns the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) required disclosures regarding prohibited tax shelter transactions; and (2) contributions by the organization's officers, directors, or five highest compensated employees (including compensation paid by related organizations).
S.3057: Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/14/2016