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114-s-3548 114 s 3548 A bill to continue the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project. Health 2016-12-10 2016-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 3 This bill: (1) continues the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project; (2) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to replace with another state, on a competitive basis, any originally selected state that elects not to resume its participation in the project; and (3) modifies other requirements related to the project. 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3537 114 s 3537 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2016 Housing and Community Development 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 0 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. The programs shall include neighborhoods with proximity to educational institutions, medical centers, central business districts, major employers, effective transportation alternatives (including public transit, walking, and bicycling), and low poverty neighborhoods. The bill requires grant applications to include a transformation plan that will demonstrate how a distressed neighborhood can be transformed into a mixed-income neighborhood with high-quality, safe, affordable housing, economic opportunities, access to jobs and public transportation, and effective education programs. Such grants: (1) may not be used for construction or rehabilitation of a K-12 school building or an institution of higher education, and (2) are limited for certain non-housing activities and supportive services. HUD may waive these limitations. The bill exempts from specified requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 the demolition and disposition of severely distressed public and assisted housing pursuant to a transformation plan. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3538 114 s 3538 Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1 Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components enhance and unify their efforts to interdict, detain, seize, and investigate cultural property illegally imported into the United States, disrupt and dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks engaged in or facilitating illegal trade in cultural property, and support prosecutions of persons engaged in such illegal trade; and (2) protect cultural property pursuant to obligations under international conventions. It directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to: (1) designate a principal coordinator to direct, manage, coordinate, and update policies and procedures, and conduct interagency communications, regarding illegally imported cultural property; (2) update and devise directives, regulations, rules, and memoranda of understanding relating to policies and procedures on the illegal importation of cultural property; and (3) train relevant personnel on cultural property laws, identification of at-risk items, and investigative techniques with respect to illegally traded cultural property. DHS must authorize relevant component heads to enter into agreements or memoranda of understanding with the Smithsonian Institution to further activities to protect cultural property. The CBP and ICE must jointly report to Congress on implementation of this bill and other actions to prevent the illegal importation of cultural property into the United States. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3539 114 s 3539 Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2016 Economics and Public Finance 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7033-7034; text of measure as introduced: CR S7034) Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 2 Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include debt servicing costs. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3540 114 s 3540 No Hero Left Untreated Act Armed Forces and National Security 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] GA R P000612 1 No Hero Left Untreated Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction. The VA shall: (1) carry out the program at up to two VA facilities, and (2) provide access to such therapy to not more than 50 veterans. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3541 114 s 3541 Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report certain information about participating defendants. DOJ must publish the information. Additionally, DOJ must reduce the grant allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3542 114 s 3542 Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act Immigration 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7034) Senate Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] SC R G000359 5 Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization. An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (2) entered the United States before attaining 16 years of age; (3)    continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007; (4) was physically but unlawfully present in the United States on June 15; (5) on the date the alien files an application the alien is present in the United States, is enrolled in school or in an education program assisting students in obtaining a high school diploma, has graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school or a general educational development certificate, or is an honorably discharged U.S. Coast Guard or Armed Forces veteran; (6) has not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors not occurring on the same date and not arising out of the same act; and (7) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or a threat to public safety. The bill: (1) provides for confidentiality of application information, with certain national security and law enforcement exceptions; and (2) sets forth the criteria under which DHS may rescind such protected presence. An alien granted protected presence is not considered to be unlawfully present in the United States during such period. An alien must be at least 15 years old, unless in removal proceedings, to apply for protected presence. DHS may provide for an application fee and for fee exemptions. DHS may not: (1) remove an alien who appears prima facie eligible for protected presence while the alien's app… 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3543 114 s 3543 STAND for Ukraine Act International Affairs 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 3 Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act or the STAND for Ukraine Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to assist the government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity in order to reverse and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. The bill prohibits: (1) a federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters; and (2) the Government Publishing Office from printing any document indicating Crimea as part of the Russian Federation (Russia). U.S. sanctions provided for in Executive Order 13685 (blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine) shall remain in effect until the President certifies to Congress that Ukraine's sovereignty over Crimea has been restored. The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 is amended to authorize the President to block and prohibit a foreign person's transactions of property or property interests that are U.S.-sited or controlled by a U.S. person if the foreign person has knowingly: (1) violated Executive Orders 13685 or Executive Orders 13360 or 13661(blocking property of persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), or (2) facilitated deceptive or structured transactions for, or on behalf of, any person subject to U.S. sanctions against Russia. The President is authorized to impose similar sanctions against a foreign person: (1) who is responsible for, or complicit, in the commission of serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia; or (2) has materially assisted, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, such a person or is controlled by such a person. The President shall: (1) use U.S. influence to seek North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adoption of a policy that opposes the transfer of defense articles and services to Russia while Russia occupies the ter… 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3544 114 s 3544 Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7035; text of measure as introduced: CR S7035) Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 0 Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duty that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence an equivalent federal position after receiving compensation for their work injuries, to retain the same retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) that they would have received in their former position had they not been injured or disabled, without requiring them to complete any more years of service than they would have otherwise been required to complete. Such a federal firefighter injured during the 20-year period before enactment of this bill may not receive such retirement benefits without a requirement to complete more years of service unless they first pay the Forest Service or Interior an amount equal to the amount that would have been deducted from their pay under CSRS or FERS had they not been injured or disabled. The monetary compensation for disability or death of Forest Service and Interior wildland firefighters that is computed based on monthly pay must include overtime pay received for wildfire suppression activity. 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3545 114 s 3545 Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] AK R S001198 0 Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime: (1) to kill, or attempt or conspire to kill, a federal judge, a federal law enforcement officer, or a federally funded public safety officer who is on duty; or (2) to kill a former federal judge, federal law enforcement officer, or federally funded public safety officer on account of their past performance of duties. An offender is subject to criminal penalties—a fine and a mandatory minimum prison term. This bill also makes it a crime: (1) to assault, or attempt to assault, a federally funded public safety officer who is on duty; or (2) to assault a former federally funded public safety officer on account of their past performance of official duties or because of their perceived status as a federally funded public safety officer. An offender is subject to criminal penalties—a fine and a mandatory minimum prison term. 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3546 114 s 3546 SAFE Act Immigration 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 0 Securing Active and Fair Enforcement Act or the SAFE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization. An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (2) entered the United States before attaining 16 years of age; (3)    continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007; (4) was physically but unlawfully present in the United States on June 15; (5) on the date the alien files an application the alien is present in the United States, is enrolled in school or in an education program assisting students in obtaining a high school diploma, has graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school or a general educational development certificate, or is an honorably discharged U.S. Coast Guard or Armed Forces veteran; (6) has not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors not occurring on the same date and not arising out of the same act; and (7) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or a threat to public safety. The bill: (1) provides for confidentiality of application information, with certain national security and law enforcement exceptions; and (2) sets forth the criteria under which DHS may rescind protected presence. An alien granted protected presence is not considered to be unlawfully present in the United States during such period. An alien must be at least 15 years old, unless in removal proceedings, to apply for protected presence. DHS may provide for an application fee and for fee exemptions. DHS may not: (1) remove an alien who appears prima facie eligible for protected presence while the alien's application is pending, or (2) … 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3547 114 s 3547 ALERT Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-12-09 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2016 or the ALERT Act of 2016 This bill requires each federal agency to submit a monthly report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each rule such agency expects to propose or finalize during the following year. The reports must include: (1) a summary of the nature of the rule, (2) the objectives of and legal basis for issuance of the rule, (3) the stage of the rulemaking as of the date of submission, and (4) whether the rule is subject to periodic review as a rule with a significant economic impact. Each agency must submit a monthly report for any rule expected to be finalized during the following year for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking. The reports must include an approximate schedule for completing action on the rule and an estimate of its cost and economic effects, including any estimate of the net effect of the rule on the number of jobs in the United States. OIRA must make such monthly reports publicly available on the Internet. OIRA must publish, not later than October 1 of each year, in the Federal Register: (1) information that OIRA receives from each agency under this bill; (2) the number of rules and a list of each such rule that was proposed by each agency and each rule that was finalized by each agency; (3) the number of agency actions that repealed a rule, reduced the scope or cost of a rule, or accelerated the expiration date of a rule; (4) the total cost of all rules proposed or finalized; and (5) the number of rules for which an estimate of the cost of the rule was not available. OIRA must make publicly available on the Internet, not later than October 1 of each year: (1) the analysis of the costs or benefits of each proposed or final rule issued by an agency for the preceding year, (2) the docket number and regulation identifier number for each such rule, (3) the number of rules reviewed by OMB for the preceding year, (4) the number of r… 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3520 114 s 3520 Trafficking In Persons Report Integrity Act International Affairs 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 1 Trafficking In Persons Report Integrity Act This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to revise provisions regarding the Department of State's determination of whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, including provisions regarding: (1) the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, (2) additional requirements for meeting minimum standards, (3) actions against governments failing to meet minimum standards, (4) the tier ranking process for meeting such standards, and (5) congressional oversight of such process. The President shall instruct the U.S. executive director of each international financial institution to: (1) support the U.S. policy goal of ending slavery and human trafficking and encourage other nations to adopt similar policies, (2) oppose loans or other programs to Tier 3 and Tier 2 Watch List countries and channel funds from such countries to countries in better compliance with such standards, and (3) propose that other institutions develop anti-human trafficking provisions in their project safeguards and procurement policies. A Tier 3 country is a country the government of which does not fully meet the minimum standards and is not making significant efforts to do so. A Tier 2 Watch List country is a country the government of which does not fully meet the minimum standards but is making significant compliance efforts and in which: (1) the number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant or is significantly increasing, (2) there is a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons from the previous year, or (3) the compliance determination was based on the country's commitments to take additional steps over the next year. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3521 114 s 3521 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2016 Education 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 2 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2016 or the RISE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher learning to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services. Institutions must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3522 114 s 3522 Graduate Medical Education Equity Act Health 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] RI D W000802 0 Graduate Medical Education Equity Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a qualified hospital to have its payment amount for direct graduation medical education costs calculated on the basis of its Medicaid inpatient utilization rate rather than on the basis of its Medicare patient load. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3523 114 s 3523 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act Native Americans 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] MN D F000457 1 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act This bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3524 114 s 3524 A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault. Law 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 1 This bill amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a procedure to prohibit pro se criminal defendants (defendants representing themselves without a lawyer) accused of sexual assault of a minor under age 18 from cross-examining the minor. Upon application by the prosecutor, the minor, or the minor's representative, the defendant is prohibited from conducting such a cross-examination unless the court finds that it is necessitated by exceptional circumstances to protect the defendant's constitutional rights. The cross-examination of the minor shall instead be conducted by an attorney for the defendant under the court's supervision. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3525 114 s 3525 Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016 Transportation and Public Works 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6924-6925; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6925-6926) Senate Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] HI D S001194 7 Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil service system applicable to all federal employees. The bill repeals personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to all other federal employees. Within 60 days after the enactment of this bill or an earlier date set by DHS: (1) all TSA personnel management policies, directives, letters, and guidelines and any DHS human resources management system shall cease to be effective with respect to TSA employees; and (2) TSA employees shall become subject to labor provisions applicable to other federal transportation employees. The bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of TSA employees. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of TSA employees and positions to the civil service system. The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3526 114 s 3526 FAST Voting Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 5 Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2016 or the FAST Voting Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. The grant application shall include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early and absentee voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking and disabled voters, and (4) other related matters. Each grantee shall establish performance measures and targets, approved by DOJ , that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3527 114 s 3527 No Windfalls for Government Service Act Taxation 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] RI D W000802 4 No Windfalls for Government Service Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a $1 million lifetime limitation on the nonrecognition of a taxpayer's gains from the sale of property pursuant to a certificate of divesture to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements for certain federal government positions. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3528 114 s 3528 Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 0 Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2016 This bill requires federal agencies to establish supervisor training programs that: (1) require supervisors and management officials to have individual development plans for training on actions, options, and strategies to use for supervisory functions regarding the performance and productivity of agency employees; (2) train supervisors on prohibited personnel practices and employee rights; and (3) provide experienced supervisor mentors to advise new or underperforming supervisors. The bill expands manager training program requirements for employee performance appraisals, mentoring, and management of unacceptable employee performance into mandatory supervisor and manager training programs that also include supervisor training on: fostering equal opportunities and fairness in the workplace; using probationary periods to examine whether employees are performing at an acceptable level to continue their employment; addressing reports of hostile work environment, retaliation, or harassment; meeting supervisor competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the employing agency; and collaborating with human resources to recruit, select, appraise, and reward employees based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. After initial training on each program component, supervisors must complete subsequent training every three years. Agencies must develop a career track for mission critical technical expert employees that affords such employees the opportunity for career advancement without being required to be appointed to a management or supervisory position. The OPM must issue guidance to agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage the performance of employees. Each agency must assess the performance of supervisors and the overall capacity of its supervisors. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3529 114 s 3529 Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2016 Taxation 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6926-6927) Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 0 Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a consumption tax of 10% of the taxable amount of domestic goods and services. It exempts from such tax certain goods and services exported or used outside the United States. It also lowers individual and corporate income tax rates. The bill repeals specified income tax credits and deductions, except for the deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local income taxes, gambling losses, alimony payments, and investment interest. The bill: (1) provides for a family allowance of up to $100,000 for married individuals filing a joint tax return, (2) allows a rebate for U.S. taxpayers consisting of an earned income amount and a child benefit amount, and (3) provides for a refund of excess consumption tax revenue (net consumption tax revenues that exceed 10% of gross domestic product in a calendar year) to individual taxpayers. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3530 114 s 3530 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 Health 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] LA R C001075 0 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health care clearinghouses, plans, and providers to: (1) provide patients with access to information related to their care; and (2) develop patient-engagement tools, reports, analyses, and presentations that may demonstrate benefit to the taxpayer. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3531 114 s 3531 Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] ID R R000584 0 Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016 This bill designates approximately 13,961 acres of National Forest System land in Idaho, to be known as the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The wilderness area is withdrawn from specified public land, mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats within the wilderness area if they would: promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed populations that would enhance wilderness values; and accomplish the purpose of the management activity with the minimum impact necessary. USDA may take measures within the wilderness area necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease. Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area. USDA shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness area for: traditional and cultural purposes, and the exercise of any right reserved by treaty. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3532 114 s 3532 RECLAIM Act of 2016 Energy 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] WV D M001183 4 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2016 or the RECLAIM Act of 2016 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior for each of FY2017-FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977. The bill prescribes general requirements for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waters that are likely to create favorable conditions for the economic development of the project site or promote the general welfare through economic and community development of the area in which the project is conducted. Any such project shall be located in a community affected by a recent decline in mining.A state or Indian tribe that receives funds under this bill may retain a portion of them as necessary to supplement its acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund for future operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of acid mine drainage associated with individual projects. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3533 114 s 3533 Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 1 Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan has been adopted by the Department of Agriculture as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. The bill amends the Federal land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of critical habitat, if a land use plan has been adopted by the Department of the Interior as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3534 114 s 3534 A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to locate and recover certain assets of the United States Government. Economics and Public Finance 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 0 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to: (1) locate and recover assets of the U.S. government on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and (2) retain a portion of the amounts recovered to cover the administrative and operational costs of Treasury for locating and recovering the assets. Any savings from carrying out this bill must be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3535 114 s 3535 Clean Up the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 Armed Forces and National Security 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 0 Clean Up the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from employing any individual who has been convicted of any of the following state or federal criminal offenses for which the minimum term of imprisonment is more than one year: a sex offense, an offense involving the sale or distribution of a controlled substance, fraud, theft, assault, battery, a crime of violence, an offense involving the use of a firearm or other deadly weapon, bank robbery, or kidnapping. The VA may not employ any individual in a health care position who has had a license or credential relating to such position revoked or suspended. The VA shall: (1) conduct background checks before hiring, and (2) terminate any individual employed by the VA in violation of this bill in a manner consistent with merit system principles. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3536 114 s 3536 Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2016 International Affairs 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1 Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to impose U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against any foreign person that: (1) is responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Iraq or Syria, actions or policies that undermine economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq, or the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq or Syria; (2) has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for any such activity; or (3) is owned or controlled by, or has acted on behalf of, a foreign person that has carried out any such activity. The President shall: (1) determine whether any Iranian, Syrian, or Russian person, including specified individuals, has engaged in such activities; and (2) submit a report on Iranian activities in Iraq and Syria. It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the government of Syria is in violation of numerous U.N. Security Council Resolutions regarding the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria, and (2) the government of the Russian Federation is complicit in the Syrian humanitarian crisis. The President may furnish assistance: (1) to support humanitarian activities inside and outside of Syria, and (2) for a peaceful resolution of the Syrian conflict. The President shall impose specified U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against a foreign person that knowingly provides significant financial, material, or technological support: (1) to the government of Syria and the Central Bank of Syria, including Syria's intelligence and security services or its armed forces, including through money laundering or with respect to Syria's gas or petroleum production or civilian aircraft services; and (2) that materially contributes to Syria's ability to acquire or develop ballistic missiles, chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, or destabilizing numbers and types of advanced… 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3511 114 s 3511 Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act Armed Forces and National Security 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 0 Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to expand eligibility for its Secretarial Designee Program to include the provision of health care at military treatment facilities for: (1) victims of acts of terror that occur in the United States, and (2) U.S. residents who are victims of acts of terror outside the United States. Individuals who become eligible for the program shall remain eligible on a space available and fully reimbursable basis in accordance with DOD policy governing such program. DOD may provide expedited program eligibility to individuals with severe injuries. DOD may not release an individual who is receiving care under the program to a health care provider in the private sector until a comprehensive treatment plan is communicated to the individual and such provider. DOD shall establish procedures to implement such program expansion, which shall include procedures for: conducting timely outreach and communication to local medical facilities after an act of terror in the United States; promptly contacting, coordinating, and providing medical expertise to such facilities that are treating serious injuries; and providing medical evaluations for victims who were exposed to blast and other types of injuries. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3512 114 s 3512 A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] SC R G000359 0 This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2017-FY2023 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3513 114 s 3513 Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act Emergency Management 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 0 Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to consult with owners or lessors of real property along the southern international border between the United States and Mexico concerning CBP operations that affect their property. The bill establishes in CBP a Private Landowner Ombudsman to assist owners of real property along such border in communicating their needs and interests with respect to CBP operations that affect their property. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3514 114 s 3514 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the area known as the Rim of the Valley Unit. The unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the unit. Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire lands or interests within the boundaries of the unit. No part of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory shall be considered for inclusion in the unit until specified cleanups of soil at the laboratory have been completed. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3515 114 s 3515 Investing in Neighborhood-focused, Vital, Evidence-based Strategies and Trust to Prevent Crime Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] IN D D000607 1 Investing in Neighborhood-focused, Vital, Evidence-based Strategies and Trust to Prevent Crime Act of 2016 or the INVEST to Prevent Crime Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to prepare a comprehensive plan and enhance community capacity to address crime through collaborative cross-sector approaches. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3516 114 s 3516 VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 Armed Forces and National Security 2016-12-07 2016-12-08 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 0 VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for the conduct by a nongovernmental hospital organization of a best-practices peer review of each VA medical center to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at each such center. The VA must give priority for such review to the VA centers with the longest wait times for an appointment or the worst health outcomes. 2018-06-02T07:49:00Z  
114-s-3517 114 s 3517 Promoting More American Manufacturing Jobs Act Taxation 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 2 Promoting More American Manufacturing Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify rules for applying the deduction for income from domestic production activities to contract manufacturing or production arrangements. In a contract manufacturing or production arrangement, a person contracts with one or more unrelated persons for the manufacture, production, growth, or extraction of an item of qualifying production property (tangible personal property, computer software, and sound recordings) or film. The qualifying production property must be manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted in whole or significant part within the United States. In an arrangement in which any person makes a substantial contribution through the activities of its employees within the United States to the manufacture, production, growth, or extraction of qualifying production property: (1) the person shall be treated as engaging in the activity, and (2) the domestic production gross receipts of the person shall include the gross receipts received under the arrangement for the activities. The Internal Revenue Service must prescribe regulations that include specified factors for determining a substantial contribution. A person with an economic risk of loss of more than 50% of the direct material costs necessary to the manufacture, production, growth, or extraction of the qualifying production is deemed to make a substantial contribution. The parties to an arrangement may agree in writing to: (1) make only one person eligible for the deduction, or (2) apply the rules retroactively to tax years in which only one person claimed the deduction. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3518 114 s 3518 Nonnuclear Iran Sanctions Act of 2016 International Affairs 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 3 Nonnuclear Iran Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill prescribes requirements for sanctions with respect to: (1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and related entities; (2) Mahan Air; (3) Iran's support of terrorism; (4) Iran's human rights abuses; (5) certain Iranian individuals; (6) persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; (7) financial institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran; (8) Iran's ballistic missile program and persons and Iranian sectors that support such program; and (9) certain entities owned by the Aerospace Industries Organization, the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, or the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group. The Department of the Treasury shall publish in the Federal Register an IRGC watch list. The President shall designate within the State Department a Special Coordinator on Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. The Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 is amended to cover ballistic missiles and related technology. The bill requires Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America to increase programing services to Iran. The bill prescribes prohibitions and limitations with respect to Iran's access to the U.S. financial system. The bill modifies the requirements that the President must follow to rescind the designation of a country as a state sponsor of terrorism. The bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) human rights in Iran, (2) state and local divestment from IRGC-related business activities, and (3) Iran's ballistic missile program. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3519 114 s 3519 Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2016 Health 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 2 Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and other laws to:  establish the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; support the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative; establish the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; authorize the Department of Education to award grants for the improvement of trauma support services and mental health care for children in educational settings; establish Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children; modify and extend the Performance Partnership Pilots; and revise or establish provisions related to best practices, data collection, health professional shortage areas, licensing guidelines for certain community figures, health care workforce training, trauma-related coordinating bodies, and trauma-informed teaching. 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z  
114-s-3503 114 s 3503 EMPLEO Act Labor and Employment 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2016 or the EMPLEO Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to pay to each of his or her eligible Puerto Rican employees who in any workweek are engaged in commerce and who receive qualified wage subsidy payments minimum wages of $5.00 an hour, determined without regard to those wage subsidy payments. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico employees as having paid payroll taxes in an amount equal to the wage subsidy payment. An “eligible Puerto Rico employee” is any individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has a Social Security number, and (3) certifies to the employer that he or she is a resident of Puerto Rico and intends to remain a resident for at least the next six months. A “qualified wage subsidy payment” is a payment equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of: (1) the median hourly wage for Puerto Rico ($10 for 2017 and 2018), over (2) the hourly wage paid to the eligible Puerto Rico employee. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for participating employers and requirements for determining the median hourly wage for Puerto Rico after 2018. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3504 114 s 3504 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Health 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 4 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: extend the Independence at Home demonstration program; modify provisions regarding access to home dialysis therapy under Medicare and special needs plans under Medicare Advantage (MA); expand testing of the MA Value-Based Insurance Design test model; allow an MA plan to provide additional telehealth benefits to enrollees and, to chronically ill enrollees, certain supplemental health care benefits; modify other provisions regarding the use of telehealth services; allow prospective, voluntary assignment of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs); and allow ACOs to operate beneficiary incentive programs. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3505 114 s 3505 Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2016 Finance and Financial Sector 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6760) Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 4 Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2016 This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, and the Federal Judicial Center to jointly develop and periodically update recommendations regarding the judicial expertise that is required to oversee the bankruptcy process for financial companies and other specified issues related to the bankruptcy process. After the recommendations are submitted, the U.S. Supreme Court must issue a rule that provides for the orderly appointment of a bankruptcy judge or district court judge with expertise in the resolution of financial companies under the federal bankruptcy code to oversee a bankruptcy case involving a financial company. The bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit specified financial regulators to raise, appear, and be heard on any issues in a bankruptcy case or proceeding in which the debtor is a financial company. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation must nominate five disinterested individuals to serve as trustees for a financial company debtor. The U.S. trustee must appoint one of the nominees as a trustee, and the trustee is exempt from the requirements for residency or an office in the judicial district where the case is pending. The Office of Financial Research must submit to Congress a report summarizing and evaluating various analytical works that examine bankruptcy policies. The report must address the effectiveness of the bankruptcy code, a bridge company study, a financing and liquidity study, and a master netting agreement study. It must also include recommendations regarding any legislative or regulatory changes that could address gaps or vulnerabilities identified. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3506 114 s 3506 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2016 Taxation 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2016 This bill makes technical and clerical amendments to: the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015; the Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014; the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004; provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to partnership audit rules; the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and other specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The bill also amends various provisions in the Internal Revenue Code that are not used in computing current tax liabilities (referred to as deadwood provisions). 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3507 114 s 3507 A bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. Taxation 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6761) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 0 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. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3508 114 s 3508 Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 Environmental Protection 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] OK R L000575 0 Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or greenhouse gas as part of any cost benefit analysis, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such consideration. The EPA must report on the number of proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions since January 2009 that use those social costs, including as part of any cost benefit analysis required under Executive Order 12866 or other relevant authority. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3509 114 s 3509 South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2016 International Affairs 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1 South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) China cannot be allowed to interfere with the free use of waters and airspace in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, (2) China should not be allowed to pursue illegitimate claims and to militarize an area that is essential to global security, (3) the United States should expand freedom of navigation operations and overflights and respond to Chinese provocations with commensurate actions, and (4) the United States should oppose any unilateral Chinese actions to undermine Japan's control of the Senkaku Islands. The bill requires the President to impose entry and U.S.-based property sanctions with respect to: (1) any Chinese person that contributes to construction or development projects in areas of the South China Sea contested by one or more members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); (2) any Chinese person that has engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace or stability of areas of the South China Sea contested by one or more ASEAN members or areas of the East China Sea administered by Japan; and (3) any person that is owned or acting on behalf of such person or that provides such person with financial, material, technological, or other support. The President shall prohibit the opening in the United States of, and shall prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining in the United States of, a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that conducts financial transactions for a sanctioned person if China has taken specified military-related actions concerning the South China Sea or the East China Sea. The Department of State shall submit a report to Congress identifying each Chinese person that is engaged in sanctioned activities. The bill prohibits: (1) the provision of foreign assistance, with specified exceptions, to the government of a country that recognizes China's sovereignty over the contested territory or… 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3510 114 s 3510 Attracting and Retaining Entrepreneurs Act Immigration 2016-12-06 2016-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 0 Attracting and Retaining Entrepreneurs Act This bill: (1) amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a three-year nonimmigrant entrepreneur W-visa for an alien meeting specified investment, or job creation and revenue, requirements; and (2) establishes a $1,000 visa fee. Additional three-year periods of admission are allowed if the individual meets specified job creation and revenue or investment requirements. An individual who has not met such admission renewal requirements may be granted up to two one-year renewals if: (1) he or she has made substantial progress in meeting such criteria, and (2) such renewal is economically beneficial to the United States. The bill establishes an employment-based entrepreneur immigrant visa for an individual who: (1) has a significant ownership interest in a U.S. business entity, (2) is employed in a senior executive position at such entity, (3) submits a business plan to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and (4) had a substantial role in the founding or early-stage growth and development of such entity. The bill sets forth visa criteria, which shall include qualifying: (1) nonimmigrant U.S. residency, (2) job creation, (3) investment and revenue amounts, (4) education levels, and (5) ownership in a U.S. entity. Up to 10,000 entrepreneur immigrant visas shall be made available each fiscal year. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3494 114 s 3494 CBP HiRe Act Foreign Trade and International Finance 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 1 CBP Hiring and Retention Act of 2016 or the CBP HiRe Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay a retention bonus to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees performing activities that are critical to border security upon determining that such an employee would otherwise likely leave federal service or leave for a different position. A retention bonus service agreement shall include the length of required service and the amount and method of payment of the bonus. DHS may pay a special rate of pay (up to 125% of basic pay) to such CBP employees whose permanent duty stations are located in remote locations or other geographic areas for which finding employees is difficult. Such special pay authority terminates after two years but may be extended for another two years. If an applicant for a CBP position does not successfully complete a required polygraph examination, the CBP may not disclose the polygraph results to any other federal agency or DHS component and such other agency or component may not use the results in determining whether to appoint such individual. Such limitations terminate after one year but may be extended for another year. DHS shall provide each CBP applicant who will be required to successfully complete a polygraph examination before his or her appointment a list of disqualifying actions or conduct of, or events relating to, the applicant. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3495 114 s 3495 100 Years of Women in Congress Act Agriculture and Food 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 1 100 Years of Women in Congress Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain Department of Agriculture research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as "Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants." 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3496 114 s 3496 Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act Taxation 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced in the Senate: CR S6709) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1 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. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3497 114 s 3497 Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act Animals 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] AR R C001095 4 Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double- crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3498 114 s 3498 A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain permits, casements, or rights-of-way. Environmental Protection 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to obtain consent from relevant nonfederal agencies and Indian tribes before granting a permit, easement, or other right-of-way for a pipeline transporting oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid or gaseous fuels, or any refined product produced from those materials on land associated with a civil works project of the Corps of Engineers or an associated flowage easement, if the construction or operation of the pipeline has the potential to impair the beneficial uses of the surface water or groundwater used by the nonfederal agency or the Indian tribe. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3499 114 s 3499 Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2016 Congress 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 3 Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as congressional clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration must each select at least six individuals for a one-year term to serve for a clerkship with an office in their respective chambers. The committees shall ensure that congressional clerks selected under this bill are apportioned equally between majority and minority party offices. The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the amount of financial assistance provided to a congressional clerk should, if practicable, be comparable to the compensation and benefits provided for similar clerkships offered through the federal judiciary and executive branches; and (2) any financial assistance provided to a clerk should not result in a net increase in the amounts appropriated for the legislative branch for any fiscal year. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3500 114 s 3500 A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes. Finance and Financial Sector 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] MS R W000437 1 This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve Board to provide that a bank's or a savings association's investments in Trust Preferred Securities (pooled and individual instruments) shall not be subject to deduction from such institution's regulatory capital (provided such instruments were held as investments prior to July 21, 2010) for purposes of the final rules entitled "Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule" (Basel III Capital Regulations), published on October 11, 2013. The OCC, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Board must amend such Basel III Capital Regulations to implement this bill. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3501 114 s 3501 Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 Science, Technology, Communications 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 1 Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In preparing the report, the FCC shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-3502 114 s 3502 NextGen Accountability Act Transportation and Public Works 2016-12-05 2016-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6709; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6709-6710) Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 1 NextGen Accountability Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish annual Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) performance goals for each of the national airspace system performance metrics to meet identified performance metric baselines with respect to NextGen projects. The bill amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to revise contents of an annual Department of Transportation report to Congress regarding an integrated work plan for the NextGen. The plan shall include, among other things, a description of the progress made in meeting NextGen performance goals relative to the performance metrics. The bill revises requirements for the award of bonuses to the FAA Chief NextGen Officer. The FAA, for purposes of the award of such bonuses, shall also consider any progress made toward meeting the NextGen performance goals. The bill revises certain performance goals set forth in the annual performance agreement between the FAA and the NextGen Officer to include quantifiable NextGen airspace efficiency, productivity, capacity, and safety performance objectives. 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z  
114-s-10 114 s 10 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2016-12-01 2016-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Education, when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance) based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether the alleged practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" is the definition set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010, as adapted from the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (now known as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights). (Sec. 5) Nothing in this bill shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3489 114 s 3489 Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 1 Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 This bill prohibits courts from awarding damages to plaintiffs in civil actions using a calculation for projected future earning potential that takes into account a plaintiff's race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation. The Department of Labor must develop guidance for economists to develop future earnings tables that do not rely on such factors. Labor and the Department of Justice must develop guidance for states on how to calculate future earnings in state tort proceedings in a manner that is free of such biases. The Judicial Conference of the United States must report on damages awarded under federal law for personal injury, employment discrimination, tort damages, and cases involving protected classes of individuals sharing a common characteristic or identity who are legally protected against discrimination. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts must submit recommendations to ensure that future earnings calculations that take into account age and disability do not conflict with federal equal protection laws. The Federal Judicial Center must train federal judges on how to implement this bill. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3490 114 s 3490 Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act Emergency Management 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 2 Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which, for payment of a fee recouping costs, a person to whom a document is sent under such initiative may require the U.S. Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3491 114 s 3491 Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016 Finance and Financial Sector 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 15 Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements with consumers (i.e., agreements to arbitrate any future disputes between parties instead of pursuing the claims in court) from being valid or enforceable in disputes related to credit card accounts or personal bank accounts that are not subject to a final judgment by a court if the credit card or bank account was not issued in response to a request or application for that account. The bill excludes from this prohibition accounts held by a financial institution pursuant to a bona fide trust agreement. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-3492 114 s 3492 A bill to designate the Traverse City VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, as the "Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic". Armed Forces and National Security 2016-12-01 2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-276. Senate Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] MI D P000595 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill designates the Traverse City VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Traverse City, Michigan, as the "Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic." 2023-04-24T20:39:51Z  
114-s-3493 114 s 3493 A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 1 This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z  
114-s-7 114 s 7 Steve Gleason Act of 2016 Health 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 1 Steve Gleason Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices. 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-8 114 s 8 A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. International Affairs 2016-12-01 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-320. Senate Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] TN R C001071 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill allows the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, completed on June 11, 2016, to be brought into effect as if all requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for congressional consideration of such agreement had been satisfied. Upon entering into effect, such agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act and any other applicable U.S. law as if it had come into effect in accordance with such requirements. 2023-04-24T20:39:48Z  
114-s-9 114 s 9 Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016 Health 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 1 Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy and describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription. State and local governments may not establish or continue in effect requirements for over-the-counter hearing aids that are not identical to FDA requirements. Until the FDA updates its draft guidance regarding hearing aids, previous draft guidance is in effect. 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z  
114-s-3485 114 s 3485 Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-11-30 2016-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 3 Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016 This bill delays the effective date of an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress for review on April 28, 2016. (The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.) 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3486 114 s 3486 Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-30 2016-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 3 Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to enable exceptional individuals with proven track records to serve time-limited appointments in executive agencies as Presidential Innovation Fellows to address some of the most significant challenges facing the United States and improve federal efforts that would particularly benefit from expertise using innovative techniques and technology. The functions of the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program established pursuant to Executive Order 13704, as in existence on the day before enactment of this bill, shall be functions of the program established by this bill. The program shall be administered by a Director, who shall be appointed by the GSA. The director shall appoint such fellows and facilitate their placement in projects that have the potential for significant positive effects and are consistent with the President's goals. Each agency shall: (1) work with the director and the program advisory board to attempt to maximize program benefits to the agency and the government, including by identifying initiatives that will have a meaningful effect on the people served and that will benefit from involvement by a fellow; and (2) ensure that each fellow placed at the agency works closely with a responsible senior official. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3487 114 s 3487 Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 Health 2016-11-30 2016-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under current law, such coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant. 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z  
114-s-3488 114 s 3488 SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-30 2016-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6621) Senate Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] TX R C001098 0 SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections; and (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200. 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z  
114-s-3483 114 s 3483 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-29 2016-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] WI R J000293 0 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may disapprove a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3484 114 s 3484 Public Online Information Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-29 2016-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 0 Public Online Information Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. The government must make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this bill's enactment. The bill requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the Internet; (2) current information technology to be applied to the formats and means through which records are made available; and (3) each agency to publish on the Internet a searchable, machine-processable list of all records it makes publicly available. The bill delineates the roles of the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Electronic Government, and the chief information officers of independent regulatory agencies. It allows exceptions to the Internet publication requirement, including a process for an agency's request for an exception to be granted if: (1) there is a clear and convincing reason for the record to not be made available on the Internet, and (2) the harm caused by disclosure significantly outweighs the public's interest in having the record available on the Internet. Inspectors general must periodically review agency compliance. Private individuals or organizations may file a complaint in federal court if an agency denies a request to place public records on the Internet. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) judicial and legislative agencies adopt or adapt the advisory committee's recommendations, and (2) the Government Publishing Office make all of its publications permanently available on the Internet in a multiplicity of formats. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3472 114 s 3472 Poverty Measurement Improvement Act Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 3 Poverty Measurement Improvement Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2017-FY2027, in order to more accurately determine the extent of poverty in the United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of federal means-tested benefit and tax programs, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty in the United States and supplement and verify the information obtained using data from the most recent available Current Population Survey (CPS), data furnished by state and federal agencies that administer such benefits, and income tax data. The Bureau shall produce tables and graphs showing for each year the poverty rates and related data calculated using the survey responses and other data collected, including: the total family income for survey respondents (the sum of all money income and federal means-tested benefits minus state and federal income and payroll taxes of household members); a breakdown of the amount of income taxes and payroll taxes paid by survey respondents; and for 2018 and subsequent years, poverty rates calculated using updated poverty thresholds. For 2018 and subsequent years, the Bureau shall adjust the poverty thresholds for determining poverty rates by using the personal consumer expenditure price index. The Bureau shall create a database that contains data from the survey, data from the most recent available CPS, and data furnished by administering agencies. The bill applies specified security, disclosure, and confidentiality restrictions to personally identifiable information obtained under this bill and makes data contained in a response to a survey conducted pursuant to this bill inadmissible as evidence in any court or agency proceeding. The bill requires: (1) state administering agencies to report to federal administering agencies on federal means-tested benefits received by each household, (2) the Bureau to provide summary statistics comparing income levels to consumption habits of respondents to the Consumer Expenditure Survey, and (3) the Government Acc… 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3473 114 s 3473 Death Gratuity Equity Act of 2016 Government Operations and Politics 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486) Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 2 Death Gratuity Equity Act of 2016 This bill requires federal agencies to pay a death gratuity of $100,000 per employee for the death of civilian employees resulting from injuries sustained in the line of duty that did not result from natural causes or the employee's serious and willful misconduct. The bill also allows an additional payment of up to $8,800 for funeral and burial expenses. (Currently, funeral and burial payments may not exceed $800 per employee and the combination of payments for death gratuity, funeral, burial, and other compensation and reimbursements may not exceed $10,000 per employee.) The amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation. For tax purposes, a death gratuity payment shall not be considered gross income to the person receiving payment. The death gratuity remains at $100,000 for an employee who dies of injuries incurred in connection with service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation, except that employees who are noncitizens and nonresidents of the United States or Canada, and their dependents, are subject to the Department of Labor's authority to modify payments that are substantially disproportionate to compensation for disability or death payable in similar cases under local laws or customs at the place outside the continental United States or Canada where the employee is working at the time of injury. The bill also allows such death gratuities in connection with such Armed Force service to be paid in addition to any other amounts paid under U.S. law based on the same death. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to make death gratuities payable to the surviving beneficiaries (currently, dependents) of U.S. Foreign Service employees, or individuals in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency in support of a diplomatic mission, who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad. But the Foreign Service death gratuity is reduced by the amount of any federal civilian employee death gratuity paid under this bill … 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3474 114 s 3474 American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6486) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 0 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. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3475 114 s 3475 Review the Rule Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486-6487) Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 8 Review the Rule Act of 2016 This bill delays the effective date of an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress for review on April 28, 2016. (The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.) 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3476 114 s 3476 National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act Armed Forces and National Security 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 20 National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act This bill requires the Army to review all bonuses, incentive pays, or similar benefits received by members of the Army National Guard between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010, to determine if such benefits were issued erroneously and to either: (1) waive repayment of such an erroneous payment if the member concerned fully satisfies any period of service otherwise agreed to or imposed upon the member in connection with receipt of the payment; or (2) repay any such erroneous payment and any interest that was repaid by a member before this bill's enactment if the member fully satisfies any such period of service. The Army may require an Army National Guard member to repay any such erroneous payment upon determining that: (1) the member knowingly received the benefit through fraud or misrepresentation in which the member participated, or (2) repayment is otherwise consistent with provisions governing repayment of unearned pay. For any such member granted relief under this bill, the Army shall: (1) notify all consumer credit reporting agencies that any debt subject to the relief was never valid, and (2) provide assistance to the member facing financial hardship as a result of recoupment actions taken in connection with receipt of the payment. A consumer reporting agency notified of the invalidity of such a debt may not, after the date of notice, make any consumer report containing information relating to the debt. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3477 114 s 3477 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2016 Health 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] HI D H001042 1 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to the shingles vaccine. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding: (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to the shingles vaccine without cost-sharing. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3478 114 s 3478 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016 International Affairs 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 10 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to include, for each European country in which threats or attacks against Jewish persons, schools, and religious institutions are particularly significant, a description of: the security challenges and needs of European Jewish communities and European law enforcement agencies; U.S. efforts to partner with European law enforcement agencies and civil society groups to combat anti-Semitic incidents; educational programming and public awareness initiatives that impart values of pluralism and tolerance, showcase the positive contributions of Jews, and pay special attention to population segments that exhibit a high degree of anti-Semitic animus; and efforts by European governments to adopt and apply a working definition of anti-Semitism. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3479 114 s 3479 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unpopulated census tracts that are contiguous to low-income communities to be treated as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit. Taxation 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 0 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a census tract that has a population of zero and is contiguous to one or more low-income communities to be treated as a low-income community for the purpose of the new markets tax credit. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3480 114 s 3480 Secure Citizenship Act of 2016 Immigration 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] NE R S001197 0 Secure Citizenship Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an alien to list on his or her naturalization application such person's current legal name and date of birth and all other names used since birth. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security, by May 31, 2017, to: (1) complete the digitization of fingerprints of aliens who were fugitives, convicted criminals, or subject to deportation orders or who had other derogatory information dating back to 1990 under the Historical Fingerprint Enrollment program; and (2) store such digitized fingerprints along with related biographical data in its Automated Biometric Identification system. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3481 114 s 3481 HHS Slush Fund Elimination Act Economics and Public Finance 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] NE R S001197 3 HHS Slush Fund Elimination Act This bill prohibits federal funds, including funds appropriated from the Judgment Fund, from being used to pay any final judgment, award, or compromise settlement relating to the transitional reinsurance program or the risk corridor program established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States, including awards, compromise settlements, and related interest and costs. Under the risk corridor program, qualified health plans offered in the individual or small group markets participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums. Under the transitional reinsurance program, health insurance issuers and certain group health plans make contributions to the program, and reinsurance payments are made to issuers for enrollees in certain individual market plans with claim costs within a specified level.) The bill includes an exception that requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay any final judgment, award, or compromise settlement relating to the two programs from funds appropriated to HHS under provisions of the risk corridor program that require certain health plans with lower costs to make payments to HHS. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3482 114 s 3482 Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Native Americans 2016-11-17 2016-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 This bill (1) ratifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah; and (2) satisfies the claims of the tribe for water rights and injury to water rights under all laws with respect to the Navajo Nation Reservation. The bill enumerates Navajo Nation's right to use water from water sources located within Utah and adjacent to or encompassed within the the boundaries of the reservation resulting in depletion of no more than 81,500 acre-feet annually. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) must plan, design, and construct the water diversion, delivery, and conservation features of the Navajo water development projects. Reclamation must convey title to those Navajo water development projects described as water supply and water distribution systems once they are complete, in operation, and if applicable, delivering potable water. The Department of the Interior must facilitate the formation of a project management committee to review cost factors and budgets and improve management of the Navajo water development projects. The bill establishes: (1) the Navajo Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) Trust Account for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Navajo water development projects authorized to be constructed and described in the agreement as water supply systems and water distribution systems; and (2) the Navajo Water Development Fund to plan, design, and construct the Navajo water development projects. The bill outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the Navajo Nation and the United States under the agreement. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3469 114 s 3469 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2016 International Affairs 2016-11-16 2016-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of State to report to Congress (within 90 days and annually thereafter through 2023) on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest. Such report shall include matters in which Hong Kong is given separate treatment under U.S. laws from that accorded to China. The State Department shall certify to Congress annually whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify separate treatment different from that accorded to China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong. The President shall identify persons responsible for: (1) the surveillance, abduction, detention, or forced confessions of certain booksellers and journalists in Hong Kong; and (2) other actions suppressing basic freedoms. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny U.S. entry to identified individuals and revoke visas or other entry documentation. Entry, work, or study visa applicants who resided in Hong Kong in 2014 shall not be denied visas on the basis of the applicant's arrest or detention or other adverse government action taken as a result of participation in the nonviolent protest activities related to Hong Kong's electoral process. The President shall freeze the U.S.-based assets of identified individuals. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3470 114 s 3470 Miners Protection Act of 2016 Labor and Employment 2016-11-16 2016-11-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Miners Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan. (Under current law, transfers are calculated by taking into account beneficiaries that actually enrolled in the plan as of December 31, 2006, and who are eligible to receive benefits under the plan on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made.) The expanded group includes: (1) beneficiaries actually enrolled in the plan as of the date of enactment of this bill and who are eligible for benefits on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made, and (2) beneficiaries whose health benefits would be denied or reduced as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015. A voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA) established as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described above must transfer to the plan any amounts received as a result of the bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by the amount of the VEBA's administrative costs. Transfers by Treasury are reduced by the amount of the VEBA transfers. Treasury must also transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes (including to the UMWA Health Plans). The bill also: (1) prohibits the pension plan from making certai… 2022-02-02T06:06:34Z  
114-s-3471 114 s 3471 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 Taxation 2016-11-16 2016-11-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts, employer-provided retirement plans, and retirement benefits for federal judges. With respect to employer-provided plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: multiple employer plans, automatic enrollment and nonelective contributions, hardship withdrawals, loans, rollovers, terminating or transferring plans, reporting and disclosure rules, nondiscrimination rules, selecting lifetime income providers, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums. The bill also increases the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs and allows a tax credit for small employers that establish retirement plans that include automatic enrollment. With respect to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), the bill: treats taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation for the purpose of an IRA, repeals the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, and permits any IRA to be a shareholder of any S corporation that is a bank. The bill makes several modifications to retirement benefits for magistrate judges of the U.S. Tax Court and other federal judges. The bill also modifies various tax provisions to: reinstate and increase the tax exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; allow an employee to elect to defer, for income tax purposes, the inclusion in income of the amount of income attributable to certain stock transferred to the employee by the employer; revise the required distribution rules for pension plans; increase penalties for failing to file tax returns or retirement plan returns; prohibit increases in the user fees for installment agreements and waive the fees for certain low… 2022-02-02T06:06:34Z  
114-s-4 114 s 4 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016 Health 2016-11-16 2016-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 1 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions relating to Medicare's competitive acquisition program (through which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule) with respect to diabetic testing strips. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to: use specified data to determine whether a bid satisfies certain requirements related to volume of coverage with respect to such products, reject a bid if the bidder does not demonstrate its ability to furnish such products in a manner consistent with its bid, and establish a process to monitor the extent to which an entity continues to cover the product types included in its bid. CMS may terminate a contract if it determines that an entity, for reasons other than product discontinuation or market-wide shortage, fails to maintain ready access to such products included its bid. In addition, the bill specifies that an entity furnishing such products to beneficiaries under the program: (1) must furnish to each beneficiary a brand of strips that is compatible with the beneficiary's home blood glucose monitor, (2) may not attempt to influence or incentivize a beneficiary to switch the brand of either type of product, and (3) must contact and receive a request from a beneficiary no more than 14 days prior to dispensing a refill to the beneficiary. 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z  
114-s-5 114 s 5 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016 Taxation 2016-11-16 2016-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 1 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the nondiscrimination requirements for certain defined benefit retirement plans that limit participation or certain features to a closed class, such as individuals who were hired before a certain date. (Under current law, the plans may not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees and must meet minimum participation requirements.) The bill applies only to a defined benefit plan that: (1) closed before September 21, 2016; or (2) was in effect for at least five years when it closed and did not substantially increase the coverage or value of the benefits, rights, or features for the closed class during the five-year period before it closed, except as the result of certain business acquisitions or mergers. Such a plan meets the nondiscrimination requirements if it: (1) satisfies certain testing rules for the year that the class closes and the two succeeding plan years, and (2) is not amended in a discriminatory manner after the class is closed. A defined contribution plan that offers additional contributions or benefits to a closed class whose benefits under a defined benefit plan have been reduced or eliminated meets the nondiscrimination requirements if: (1) the group receiving the contributions or benefits satisfies certain testing rules for the year in which the group is closed and for two subsequent plan years, and (2) the plan is not amended in a discriminatory manner. A defined benefit plan that is either closed or has ceased benefit accruals for all participants (frozen plan) satisfies the minimum participation requirements if the plan met the requirements when it was closed or frozen. 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z  
114-s-2 114 s 2 A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. Armed Forces and National Security 2016-11-15 2016-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] MI D S000770 1 This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War for which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device. 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z  
114-s-3 114 s 3 Creating Opportunities for Rural Economic Expansion Act Taxation 2016-11-15 2016-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] WV R C001047 0 Creating Opportunities for Rural Economic Expansion Act or the CORE Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require at least 5% of the new markets tax credit limitation to be allocated to community development entities in connection with certain investments, financial counseling, and other services in distressed coal communities. A "distressed coal community" is any low-income community located in a county that: (1) was one of the 30 counties with the biggest employment decrease among coal operators over a specified time period; or (2) is contiguous to a county that has the required decrease in employment, is located in the same state, and contains at least one low-income community. 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z  
114-s-3460 114 s 3460 Local Community and Sportsmen Input in Monuments Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6269) Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 0 Local Community and Sportsmen Input in Monuments Act This bill makes the designation of a national monument by the President subject to the following consultation and approval requirements. No national monuments may be designated by the President unless: each county, borough, parish, or equivalent unit of local government within and adjacent to the boundaries of which the proposed monument is to be located has been consulted respecting the designation and has approved it; and the governor and the legislature of each state within the boundaries of which such monument is to be located has approved it. Any national monument that is designated subject to such requirements shall be open to hunting, fishing, other forms of recreation, grazing, and historic or traditional uses, unless the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), or the Department of the Army closes all or a portion of the monument to one or more of such uses in accordance with the purposes of federal law relating to monuments, ruins, sites, and objects of antiquity. Interior shall not impose any restrictions on hunting, fishing, grazing, wildlife management, or other historic or traditional uses at a national monument that is designated subject to this bill until the end of an appropriate review period which provides for, respecting the proposed restriction, concurrence by the applicable state wildlife management agencies, public input, and approval by Congress. 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z  
114-s-3461 114 s 3461 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act Finance and Financial Sector 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] IL R K000360 0 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act This bill instructs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offset, by a prescribed amount, future fees and assessments due by a national securities exchange or a national securities association that has paid fees and assessments to the SEC in an amount exceeding the amount of transaction fees required under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 if, within 10 years of paying such excess amount, the exchange or association informs the SEC about payment of that amount. 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z  
114-s-3462 114 s 3462 Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act Labor and Employment 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] OK R L000575 7 Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act This bill postpones from December 1, 2016, until June 1, 2017, the effective date of a final rule of the Department of Labor revising income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer ("white collar") employees exempt from regular minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z  
114-s-3463 114 s 3463 Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 Taxation 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] WI R J000293 0 Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z  
114-s-3464 114 s 3464 Overtime Reform and Review Act Labor and Employment 2016-09-29 2016-11-15 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661. Senate Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] TN R A000360 10 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 salary threshold. The rule submitted by the Department of Labor entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" shall cease to have any force or effect. This bill amends the FLSA, with respect to requirements for updating the salary threshold, to direct Labor, for any change to the salary threshold, to: (1) propose a specific and enumerated rate of compensation required for an employee to be exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements, and (2) issue a rule through notice and comment rulemaking. 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z  
114-s-3465 114 s 3465 Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act of 2016 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 1 Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act of 2016 This bill declares that Congress opposes politically motivated boycotts, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel. The bill amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to oppose: requests by foreign countries to impose restrictive practices or boycotts against other countries friendly to the United States or against U.S. persons; and restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by an international governmental organization, or requests to impose such practices or boycotts, against Israel. The bill prohibits U.S. persons engaged in interstate or foreign commerce from: requesting the imposition of any boycott by a foreign country against a country which is friendly to the United States; or supporting any boycott fostered or imposed by an international organization, or requesting imposition of any such boycott, against Israel. The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include as a reason for the Export-Import Bank to deny credit applications for the export of goods and services between the United States and foreign countries, opposition to policies and actions that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with citizens or residents of Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or the Government of Israel. 2023-01-11T13:34:07Z  
114-s-3466 114 s 3466 Accelerating New Pharmaceutical Competition Act Health 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] KY R P000603 0 Accelerating New Pharmaceutical Competition Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit brand name drug applications to rely upon investigations conducted in certain foreign countries if the drug has been approved in the foreign country where the investigations were conducted. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has 90 days to act on these applications. The bill revises a provision regarding the effective date of the approval of a generic drug that is subject to a patent infringement action. The FDA must prioritize the review of, and act within 150 days on, generic drug applications or supplements to generic drug applications for drugs: (1) for which there is a shortage, or (2) that have not been recently introduced to the market by more than one manufacturer and for which tentative approval has not been granted to more than two applications. 2023-01-11T13:34:07Z  
114-s-3467 114 s 3467 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 Finance and Financial Sector 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 1 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to repeal the exemption from its coverage of investment companies created under the laws of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or any other U.S. possession. 2023-01-11T13:34:07Z  
114-s-3468 114 s 3468 A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand tax credit education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. Commerce 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 1 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to develop partnership agreements to: provide for development of basic training relating to federal income tax credits benefitting small businesses and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including IRS guidance documents; provide these basic training and informational materials through electronic resources and at physical locations; and make the materials available to SBA business development programs and business development entities that partner with SBA programs, including universities, nonprofits, business incubators, and business accelerators. The bill amends the Small Business Act to require SBA development centers to provide, in conjunction with the IRS, informational materials, education, and basic training to small businesses relating to federal income tax credits, including credits available to: (1) businesses generally; and (2) small businesses and startups specifically, especially credits for research and experimentation. Such materials, education, and basic training may be delivered in person or through an Internet website. 2023-01-11T13:34:07Z  
114-s-3406 114 s 3406 Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act Families 2016-09-28 2016-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 0 Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act This bill amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require the state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to include, as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each such provider that it carry liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business. State plans shall certify that there is in effect within the state a requirement that each such provider for which assistance is made available: (1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business; and (2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of the notice, and maintain records of the notice while a child receives services. 2023-01-11T13:33:32Z  
114-s-3407 114 s 3407 MISSION ZERO Act Health 2016-09-28 2016-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] IL R K000360 3 Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act or the MISSION ZERO Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to award grants to certain trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers and trauma teams to provide trauma care and related acute care at those trauma centers. Funds may be used to train and incorporate military trauma care providers into the trauma center, including expenditures for malpractice insurance, office space, information technology, specialty education and supervision, trauma programs, and state license fees. Grantees must allow the military trauma care providers to be deployed for military operations, training, or response to a mass casualty incident. 2023-01-11T13:33:32Z  
114-s-3408 114 s 3408 B-CROP Act of 2016 Agriculture and Food 2016-09-28 2016-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 1 Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, are experiencing out-migration, have a high percentage of low-income residents, and are isolated from other significant population centers. A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. USDA must: (1) provide technical assistance and training to entities that are eligible for the loans, loan guarantees, or grants; and (2) use a specified portion of the appropriations provided for the program for this purpose. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z  

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