Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act [S.697]
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act This bill revises the standard under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) used to determine whether regulatory control of a certain chemical is warranted. If a chemical presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, the TSCA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to initiate rulemaking to reduce risks to a reasonable level. The bill requires that standard to be based on exposure to a chemical under its conditions of use. The conditions of use are the
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S.697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
By Senator Inhofe From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-67. Minority Views Filed. on 06/18/2015
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act [S.71]
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 construction
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S.71: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/07/2015
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [S.736]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate Department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
S.736: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. on 05/06/2015
National Debt and Taxation Transparency Act of 2015 [S.745]
National Debt and Taxation Transparency Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, beginning not later than October 1, 2017, to provide each individual who has a valid social security number, who received a Form W-2 in the previous taxable year, and who has filed a tax return in any previous taxable year (eligible individual) with a taxpayer account statement. An initial statement must be provided to each eligible individual with a current mailing address not later than September 30, 2020. The taxpayer account statement shall
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S.745: National Debt and Taxation Transparency Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/16/2015
CASE Act Clean Air, Strong Economies Act [S.751]
CASE Act Clean Air, Strong Economies Act This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard. In promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, the EPA must: only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling); take into consideration feasibility and cost; and include
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S.751: CASE Act Clean Air, Strong Economies Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-47. on 06/03/2015
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act [S.774]
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an examination of the institution, or (2) the provision of additional information by the institution relating to the examination. Sets a deadline for the exit interview if a financial institution is not subject to a resident examiner program.
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S.774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/18/2015
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 [S.779]
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill requires each executive agency with annual extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to: (1) develop a federal research public access policy that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency; and (2) follow common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers. Each such policy shall provide for: submission to a digital repository designated or maintained by the agency of an electronic version of the author's final manuscript
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S.779: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-224. on 03/08/2016
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 [S.783]
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render
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S.783: Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1631; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1631-1632) on 03/18/2015
Representation Fairness Restoration Act [S.801]
Representation Fairness Restoration Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act 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 in the meaning
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S.801: Representation Fairness Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/19/2015
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act [S.828]
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land
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S.828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/19/2015