| SB1576 | Engross
Sine Die | Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Prohibits any person authorized by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to receive federal retirement payments on behalf of a minor or an individual of legal disability from embezzling or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-30
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 707. |
| SB10 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 natio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-22
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice |
| SB2944 | Engross
Sine Die | Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise administrative requirements for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Specifically, it authorize...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-22
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations |
| SB3346 | Engross
Sine Die | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB3336 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and plants. This bill authorizes the military department concerned, in the case of a military manufacturing arsenal (a government-owned, government-operated defense plant of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB3112 | Engross
Sine Die | Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB3086 | Engross
Sine Die | Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize through FY2021 for: (1) the Marine Debris Program, which includes activities for reducing debris in oceans and coastal areas; (2) an information clearinghouse ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB3021 | Engross
Sine Die | VEI Act of 2016 Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2016 This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program leading to a certificate that reflects completion...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB2852 | Engross
Sine Die | OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act This bill requires government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Election Commission, and ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB2781 | Engross
Sine Die | Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify the establishment of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) within the Department of Homeland Securi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB1831 | Engross
Sine Die | PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB1776 | Engross
Sine Die | TIRES Act Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by furnishing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Pol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB1168 | Engross
Sine Die | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation innova...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB290 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016 Requires the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals removed from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Senior Executive Service (SES) if they are convic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-12
Held at the desk. |
| SB2829 | Engross
Sine Die | Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-09
By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-402. |
| SB2614 | Engross
Sine Die | Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-09
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-397. |
| SB2058 | Engross
Sine Die | Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to complete, within 90 days after enactment of this bill, a study on gaps in the coverage of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National W...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-02
To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee |
| SB3386 | Engross
Sine Die | Silver Star Service Banner Day Act (Sec. 3) This bill designates May 1 as Silver Star Service Banner Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Held at the desk. |
| SB3438 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in Reno, Nevada. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project that consists of seismic, life ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| SB461 | Engross
Sine Die | Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016 Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with certain persons for the CBP to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or inspection-r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Held at the desk. |
| SB2325 | Engross
Sine Die | Digital Coast Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Held at the desk. |
| SB434 | Engross
Sine Die | Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 TITLE I--SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM, AND ENHANCEMENT (Sec. 102) This bill: (1) deems a federal agency employee to be unfit for federal employment if the agency dete...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-18
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SB2959 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to sp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-15
To House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans |
| SB2360 | Engross
Sine Die | Omnibus Territories Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982, to eliminate the restriction on the use of resettlement and relocation funds by people of the Bikini Atoll for resettlement and relocation to areas o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-14
Held at the desk. |
| SB1886 | Engross
Sine Die | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a network of federal and regional entitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-09-28
To House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans |
| SB253 | Engross
Sine Die | Communications Act Update Act of 2016 TITLE I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PROCESS REFORM (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding to a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-09-28
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. |
| SB2848 | Engross
Sine Die | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS (Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance to nonfederal interests fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-09-19
Held at the desk. |
| SB2012 | Engross
Sine Die | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy effi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-09-08
Conference held. |
| SB3282 | Engross
Sine Die | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-19
To House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans |
| SB1935 | Engross
Sine Die | Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Commerce to designate as a resilient waterfront community a unit of local government or Indian tribe that meets specified criteria and is: bo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-18
Held at the desk. |
| SB1443 | Engross
Sine Die | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015 Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to make revisions to the program that provides for the integration of employment, trainin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-18
Held at the desk. |
| SB304 | Engross
Sine Die | Conscience Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-14
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. |
| SB2340 | Engross
Sine Die | MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-08
Held at the desk. |
| SB1479 | Engross
Sine Die | BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to: (1) revise and reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding thro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee |
| SB2736 | Engross
Sine Die | Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a bid ceiling for durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs) under Medicare's competitive acquisition program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| SB2348 | Engross
Sine Die | Rapid DNA Act of 2016 This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders. Rapid DNA i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations |
| SB2815 | Engross
Sine Die | United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill establishes the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to plan, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of U.S. history leading up to the 250th anniversary of the found...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-20
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SB2808 | Engross
Sine Die | John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to reauthorize appropriations for FY2017-FY2020 for maintenance, repair, and security, and capital projects for the John F. Kennedy Center for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-20
Held at the desk. |
| SB1109 | Engross
Sine Die | Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Sets forth new requirements for the public disclosure of any covered settlement agreement entered into by a federal executive agency. (Sec. 2) Defines "covered settlement agreement" as a settlement agreement (includin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-09
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476. |
| SB2613 | Engross
Sine Die | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to reauthorize through FY2018 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program and the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant progr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-01
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations |
| SB2891 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 North Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as the "Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 North...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-27
Held at the desk. |
| SB2465 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street in Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-27
Held at the desk. |
| SB1402 | Engross
Sine Die | Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Off...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1335 | Engross
Sine Die | Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
Held at the desk. |
| SB284 | Engross
Sine Die | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross vi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| SB1352 | Engross
Sine Die | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian die...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-17
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations |
| SB1875 | Engross
Sine Die | Afghanistan Accountability Act of 2015 TITLE I--EFFECTIVE AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Sec. 102) This bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to U.S. assistance and accountability in Afghanistan, including that: the National U...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-29
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| SB1436 | Engross
Sine Die | Nevada Native Nations Land Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of: the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Lan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-15
Held at the desk. |
| SB2451 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-23
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SB2422 | Engross
Sine Die | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-05
To House Subcommittee on Health |
