Sen. John Cornyn

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Party Republican
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Bills Introduced 409

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US Congress 114th Congress

Empowering Law Enforcement to Keep America Safe Act of 2016 [S.3369]
Empowering Law Enforcement to Keep America Safe Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the categories of subscriber transactional records that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may request from wire or electronic communication service providers about a person or entity for an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Under current law, the FBI may request a person's or an entity's name, address, length of service, and telephone toll billing records. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/21/2016

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FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 [S.337]
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: require federal agencies to make their disclosable records and documents available for public inspection in an electronic format; require agencies to make available for inspection in an electronic format records that have been requested three or more times (frequently requested records); prohibit an agency from charging a fee for providing records if the agency misses a deadline for complying with an FOIA request unless unusual circumstances apply and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 114-185. (txt | Pdf) on 06/30/2016

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ObamaCare Repeal Act [S.339]
ObamaCare Repeal Act This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and restores provisions of law amended by those Acts, effective 180 days after this bill is enacted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 11. on 02/03/2015

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MISSION ZERO Act Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act [S.3407]
MISSION ZERO Act Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/28/2016

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Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act [S.3428]
Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make new wind facilities located near certain military installations ineligible for the tax credits for: (1) electricity produced from renewable resources, and (2) investments in qualified small wind energy property. The bill applies to facilities that are originally placed in service after the date of enactment of this bill and are located within a 30-mile radius of: (1) an airfield or airbase that is under the jurisdiction of a military (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6230) on 09/28/2016

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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act [S.3447]
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all costs to construct, install, and maintain the memorial.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/28/2016

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Overtime Reform and Review Act [S.3464]
Overtime Reform and Review Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) with respect to exemptions from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements for executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees to increase over a five-year period the salary threshold for such exemptions, beginning on December 1, 2016, with a subsequent increase on December 1, 2018, and each December 1 through 2021. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct, and submit to Congress, a study of the implementation of the 2016 initial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 661. on 11/15/2016

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American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016 [S.3474]
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that hiring and training additional career law enforcement officers, as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program, includes prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6486) on 11/17/2016

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Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act [S.3496]
Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make the maximum allowable contribution ($18,000 in 2016) to their Thrift Savings Plans without limiting the amount such members may contribute to a retirement plan based upon other employment. The bill also doubles the maximum allowable contribution amount to the Thrift Savings Plans of federal employees in the Ready Reserve.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced In The Senate: Cr S6709) on 12/05/2016

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A bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. [S.3507]
A bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. This bill amends the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to extend the waiver of limitations on credits or refunds related to the exclusion from gross income of certain civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced In Senate: Cr S6761) on 12/06/2016

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