| SJR40 | Pass | Appoints Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-29
Became Public Law No: 113-184. |
| SB1603 | Pass | Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act - Ratifies and confirms the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking specified land into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians. Reaffirms that land as trust ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-26
Became Public Law No: 113-179. |
| SB2258 | Pass | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2014, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-26
Became Public Law No: 113-181. |
| SB276 | Pass | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12423 (American Falls Reservoir, Idaho), to reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time perio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-26
Became Public Law No: 113-177. |
| SB2154 | Pass | Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program through FY2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-26
Became Public Law No: 113-180. |
| SB476 | Pass | Reauthorizes the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission for a term of ten years after enactment of this Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-26
Became Public Law No: 113-178. |
| SB1611 | Engross
Sine Die | Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 - Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit to the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
To House Armed Services Committee |
| SB1360 | Engross
Sine Die | Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to: (1) ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
Held at the desk. |
| SB231 | Pass | Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 to require such stamp to be made available to the public for an additional four y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
Became Public Law No: 113-165. |
| SB2061 | Engross
Sine Die | Preventing Conflicts of Interest with Contractors Act - Provides that a contract may not be entered into, and an extension of or option on a contract may not be exercised, with a contractor to conduct a quality review process relating to background i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SB2793 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
To House Armed Services Committee |
| SB2778 | Engross
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| SCR44 | Engross
Sine Die | Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, September 18, 2014, through Tuesday, October 14, 2014, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, and that when it recesses or adjourns ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SB2912 | Engross
Sine Die | Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, federal public safety officer death benefits or amounts paid under a state program to surviving dependents of a pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-19
Held at the desk. |
| SR530 | Intro
Sine Die | Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to promoting and protecting religious freedom around the world. Calls on the Department of State to work with the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Iraqi government, neighboring countries, the diaspora community in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5878; text as passed Senate: CR S5878) |
| SB2470 | Intro
Sine Die | New Mexico Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation (Secretary), to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which the Secretary shall: (1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SR529 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) on its 100th anniversary. Commends VFW members for their courage and sacrifice in service to the United States. Encourages individuals to express their appreciation for the honor, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SB2432 | Intro
Sine Die | Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to refinance the unpaid principal, accrued unpaid interest, and lat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5725-5726) |
| SB635 | Intro
Sine Die | Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with spec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. |
| SB1898 | Intro
Sine Die | Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 - Sets forth new requirements for the public disclosure of any covered settlement agreement entered into by a federal executive agency. Defines "covered settlement agreement" as a settlement agreement (including a con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
By Senator Carper from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-259. |
| SR541 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes: (1) the threat that Ebola poses to populations, governments, and economies in Africa; and (2) that the limited capacity of the initial outbreak countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to combat the epidemic has been exhausted and t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5878-5879; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5878-5879; text as passed Senate: CR S5879-5880) |
| SR479 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes Veterans Day 2014 as a special Welcome Home Commemoration for all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since September 14, 2001.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5877-5878) |
| SB2889 | Intro
Sine Die | Universal Home Design Act of 2014 - Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) to develop guidelines setting forth the minimum technical criteria and scoping requirements for certain federally assisted sing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2883 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories. Requires such report to be based on an evaluation of quantitative performance metrics, including: the num...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB2859 | Intro
Sine Die | Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act or the PACE Act - Establishes the Office of Apprenticeship in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, to be headed by the Administrator of the Office of Appre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2856 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to allow a taxpayer to elect the application of such credit to open-loop biomass and trash facilities during the period beginning aft...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SR574 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week of September 20-September 27, 2014, as National Estuaries Week. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the nation's economic well-being and prosperity.Expresses the intent of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5800) |
| SB2879 | Intro
Sine Die | Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology tran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SB2906 | Intro
Sine Die | Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 with respect to state short-time compensation programs that allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. Extend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2880 | Intro
Sine Die | Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2014 or the I Teach Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a refundable tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public or elementary or secondary schools or public kindergartens in ru...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2908 | Intro
Sine Die | Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand eligibility for the health care premium assistance refundable tax credit by defining an "applicable taxpayer" as a taxpayer whose household income ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2909 | Intro
Sine Die | Global Food Security Act of 2014 - States the policy objective of promoting global food and nutrition security which is reinforced through programs that eradicate hunger and malnutrition, assist foreign countries with agricultural development, and en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB2858 | Intro
Sine Die | Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014 - Requires railroad carriers found at fault for an unintended release of hazardous materials (hazmat) due to a railroad accident or incident during calendar year 2010 to: rev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SR561 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that all U.S. representatives to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should oppose certain proposed IAIS procedures and make all appropriate efforts to ensure that proper transparency is res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2866 | Intro
Sine Die | In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act or the In-Home CARE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administration for Community Living to award grants to carry out home visiting programs for unpaid caregivers. Requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2894 | Intro
Sine Die | States that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) drilling permit shall not be required under either the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 or the Code of Federal Regulations for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spaci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SR566 | Intro
Sine Die | Commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the state's 125th anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5770; text as passed Senate: CR S5797) |
| SB2877 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Debt Management Act of 2014 - Limits the Department of the Treasury's authority to manage the debt of the United States by using extraordinary measures to prevent the public debt limit from being exceeded. Limits the authority of the Secreta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| SB2895 | Intro
Sine Die | Pay What You Owe Before You Go Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the recapture in subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States which is not tax deferred) the accumulated deferred ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2854 | Intro
Sine Die | Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Commissioner each to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of shared equity mortgage modifications designed t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2902 | Intro
Sine Die | Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the distribution of a cosmetic that contains synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SR573 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Commends the work of the individuals and organizations involved in building and maintaining the National Wilderness Preservation System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5799-5800) |
| SB2860 | Intro
Sine Die | Fast Track to College Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual or concurrent enro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2857 | Intro
Sine Die | Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB2865 | Intro
Sine Die | Voter Registration Modernization Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Directs the appropriate state or local election official...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| SR567 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: Vietnam is an important emerging partner with which the United States increasingly shares strategic and economic interests; the government of Vietnam has recently taken modest but encouraging steps to improve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB2900 | Intro
Sine Die | Livable Communities Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) to review and coordinate federal policies that: encourage locally directed comprehensive a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2893 | Intro
Sine Die | Workforce Residential Housing Act of 2014 - Amends the National Housing Act to except from the prohibition against the use of houses built with federally insured mortgages for transient or hotel housing certain mulifamily housing that is a short-term...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2851 | Intro
Sine Die | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2887 | Intro
Sine Die | Accessible Transportation for All Act - Requires owners or operators of a for-hire transportation company, taxi service, or transportation network company to provide accessible vehicles for hire by disabled individuals in need of transportation servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
