| SB2842 | Intro
Sine Die | Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with a nonprofit to develop an online toolkit and guidance providing for the establishment and implementation o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2834 | Intro
Sine Die | Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 - Amends the disabled veterans' outreach program to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish an order of priority for furnishing program services if state disabled veterans' outreach ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| SB2836 | Intro
Sine Die | Integrated Space Launch Policy Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly, in coordination with the National Security Council, the Director of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SR551 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month. Encourages colleges and universities to provide campus safety and other crime awareness and prevention programs to students throughout the year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2511 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to the treatment as a substantial employer subject to specified liability of any employer that ceases operations at a facility in any location with the result that more t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Held at the desk. |
| SB2849 | Intro
Sine Die | Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SR555 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week of September 15-September 19, 2014, as National Health Information Technology Week. Recognizes the value of information technology and management systems in transforming health care and encourages promotion and use of health infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5704) |
| SB2833 | Intro
Sine Die | Clean Air, Strong Economies Act or the CASE Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its existing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) until at least 85% of countries that are in nonattainment areas (countries...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee |
| SR559 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week beginning on October 19, 2014, as National Chemistry Week. Recognizes the need to promote the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to encourage youth to pursue careers in such fields.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5705-5706) |
| SR553 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the 250th anniversary of the Hartford Courant and the positive impact of such newspaper throughout U.S. history. Acknowledges the importance of a vibrant free press to democracy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5703) |
| SB2476 | Intro
Sine Die | Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations that prohibit broadband providers, in transmitting network traffic over the broadband Internet access service of an end...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. |
| SB2837 | Intro
Sine Die | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2848 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014 - Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2015-FY2017 to apportion amounts for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs to spon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SB2846 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State: (1) is authorized to revoke the passport of any U.S. citizen whose activities abroad are likely to seriously damage U.S. national security or foreign policy; and (2) should use such autho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SJR44 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Authorizes the President for one year, as part of a multinational coalition, to: use all appropriate force to participate in an air campaign in Iraq, and if ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB2838 | Intro
Sine Die | United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2847 | Intro
Sine Die | Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of confirmation that Lloyd L. Fields has executed and deposited with an escrow holder in California a deed conveying title to certain lands d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Indian Affairs Committee |
| SR545 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15, 2014. Esteems the integral role of Latinos and their manifold heritage in the economy, culture, and identity of the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR552 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 23, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5703) |
| SR556 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week beginning on October 12, 2014, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. Acknowledges the importance of national wildlife refuges for their recreational opportunities and contribution to local economies. Reaffirms the support of the Senat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5704-5705) |
| SR557 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week beginning October 19, 2014, as National Character Counts Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5705) |
| SR560 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates September 2014 as School Bus Safety Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5706) |
| SB2843 | Intro
Sine Die | National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Armed Services Committee |
| SR554 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes October 2014 as National Principals Month. Honors the contribution of principals in our elementary, middle, and high schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5720; text as passed Senate: CR S5703-5704) |
| SB2841 | Intro
Sine Die | Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study health disparities, existing programs and policies intended to reduce dis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2835 | Intro
Sine Die | Storm Shelter Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a refundable tax credit, through December 31, 2017, for the lesser of 50% of qualified storm shelter costs or $1,000. Requires such a storm she...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2839 | Intro
Sine Die | Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2844 | Intro
Sine Die | James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund through FY2041 and to index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2840 | Intro
Sine Die | Billy's Law
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2440 | Engross
Sine Die | BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make the Federal Permit Streamlining Project program permanent. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to collect for each of FY...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Held at the desk. |
| SCR43 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the designation of National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB2845 | Intro
Sine Die | Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the approximately 23,500-acre Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and water w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee |
| SR543 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates November 1, 2014, as National Bison Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-17
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SB2814 | Intro
Sine Die | National Labor Relations Board Reform Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise requirements with respect to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), and the process for appellate review. Incre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB727 | Intro
Sine Die | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial ins...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. |
| SB2831 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the President to establish a primary mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities. Directs the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for Int...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB2823 | Intro
Sine Die | North American Energy Infrastructure Act - Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB2829 | Intro
Sine Die | Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 - Requires the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB),...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB2819 | Intro
Sine Die | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2014 - Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SB2816 | Intro
Sine Die | Securing Assistance for Victims' Empowerment (SAVE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the tax exemption for professional football leagues, and (2) deny a tax exemption for certain professional sports leagues which have annual g...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB2817 | Intro
Sine Die | Helping Innovation and Reviving Entrepreneurship Act of 2014 or the HIRE Act - Requires the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) ensure that the FCC complies with deadlines for determ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SB2821 | Intro
Sine Die | Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist feder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2832 | Intro
Sine Die | Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB2815 | Intro
Sine Die | Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to extend the terms of marketing assistance loans in cases where a farmer has sold, transferred, or delivered the commodity subject to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee |
| SB2824 | Intro
Sine Die | Florida Fisheries Improvement Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SB1916 | Intro
Sine Die | Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. |
| SR506 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the patriotism and contributions of generations of women in the auxiliaries of veterans service organizations. Commends members of auxiliaries in the United States and abroad for their dedicated service to and support of members of the Arm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR549 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates October 26, 2014, as Day of the Deployed. Honors the deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5650; text as passed Senate: CR S5635) |
| SB2826 | Intro
Sine Die | Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SR550 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the period from September 2014 through September 2015 as the Year of National Thanksgiving for The Star-Spangled Banner. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Star-Spangled Banner shall retain all current verses and remain our nationa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-16
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5650; text as passed Senate: CR S5636) |
