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110-HR-4931 | Includes participation in clean-up operations at Eniwetok Atoll as a radiation-risk activity for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2008-01-03 | includes participation clean operations radiation risk activity purposes laws administered secretary veterans_affairs |
110-HR-6006 | Authorizes the Secretary of a military department, and the Secretary of Defense for a Defense Agency, when engaged or proposing to engage in military testing, operations, training, or another military readiness activity or military construction that may or will result in an adverse impact to one or more species protect... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2008-05-08 | authorizes secretary military department secretary engaged proposing engage military testing operations training military readiness activity military construction result adverse impact species protected pending protection applicable provision law habitat species payments conservation banking program lieu fee mitigation... |
110-S-2203 | Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize, and increase the maximum mandatory amounts in, the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.Directs the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the appropr... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Energy | 2007-10-18 | uranium enrichment decontamination decommissioning fund reauthorization act amends atomic energy act reauthorize increase maximum mandatory amounts uranium_enrichment_decontamination_and_decommissioning_fund directs secretary energy study report appropriate congressional committees manner proceeds sale product enrichme... |
110-S-2208 | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statem... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2007-10-19 | safety americans nuclear weapons testing act deems resumption underground nuclear testing nevada_test_site use location testing major federal action significantly affecting quality human environment separate environmental impact statement required national_environmental_policy_act outlines information required included... |
110-S-2645 | Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to conduct an evaluation of vessel discharges, other than aquatic nuisance species, and report to specified congressional committees. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to suspend, beginning on th... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Environmental protection | 2008-02-14 | conduct evaluation vessel discharges aquatic nuisance species report specified congressional committees amends nonindigenous_aquatic_nuisance_prevention control act suspend beginning date enactment act notwithstanding provision law requirement obtain permit discharge incidental normal operation vessel requires promulga... |
110-S-2937 | Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness to a veteran who participated in a test conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD) Deseret Test Center as part of a program for chemical and biological warfare tes... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2008-04-29 | makes permanent authority department_of_veterans_affairs furnish hospital care medical services nursing home care illness veteran participated test conducted department_of_defense dod test center program chemical biological warfare testing including project shipboard hazard defense shad related land based tests notwith... |
111-HR-177 | Depleted Uranium Screening and Testing Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish procedures for the predeployment notification to members of the Armed Forces of any known or likely use of depleted uranium in a theater of operations and any health risks associated with exposure to depleted uranium; (2) pr... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2009-01-06 | testing act directs secretary defense establish procedures notification members armed_forces known likely use depleted uranium theater operations health risks associated exposure depleted uranium provide training deploying members safe handling depleted uranium contamination carry program identify individuals exposed d... |
111-HR-1534 | Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to jointly carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs under a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which requires any new major combatant vessels for... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2009-03-16 | directs secretary defense chairman joint_chiefs_of_staff jcs jointly carry study use thorium liquid fueled nuclear reactors naval power needs provision national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year requires new major combatant vessels strike force constructed integrated nuclear power system |
111-HR-2320 | Requires funds generated by fees collected during FY2010-FY2015 for admission to or for using recreation facilities located in public recreation areas at Denison Dam, Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma, to be retained by the Secretary of the Army and used to cover the cost of repairing any federally owned recreation struc... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Public lands and natural resources | 2009-05-07 | requires funds generated fees collected fy2010 fy2015 admission recreation facilities located public recreation areas dam lake texoma texas oklahoma retained secretary army cover cost repairing federally owned recreation structure facility real property lake texoma damaged result flooding prior september |
111-HR-2419 | Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure. Requires the S... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2009-05-14 | military personnel war zone toxic exposure prevention act directs secretary defense establish administer system identify members armed_forces potentially exposed hazardous disposal site negative health effects related exposure requires secretary administer system existing medical surveillance systems notify member comm... |
111-HR-4477 | Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure. Requires the Secret... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2010-01-20 | military personnel toxic exposure registry act directs secretary defense dod establish administer system identify members armed_forces potentially exposed hazardous disposal site negative health effects related exposure requires secretary administer system existing medical surveillance systems notify member commanding ... |
111-HR-5284 | Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on military installations and facilities) to include under such Act's coverage state-owned facilities used for National Guard training. Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to develop and implement an integrated natural resource... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Public lands and natural resources | 2010-05-12 | sikes act amendments act amends sikes act conservation programs military installations facilities include act coverage state owned facilities national_guard training authorizes secretary military department develop implement integrated natural resources management plan state owned national_guard installation outlines p... |
111-S-600 | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statem... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2009-03-16 | safety americans nuclear weapons testing act deems resumption underground nuclear testing nevada_test_site use location testing major federal action significantly affecting quality human environment separate environmental impact statement required national_environmental_policy_act outlines information required included... |
111-S-1342 | Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the states of Idaho and Montana among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests. | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Law | 2009-06-24 | amends radiation_exposure_compensation_act include states idaho montana affected areas purposes payments individuals certain medical conditions exposed fallout emitted government atmospheric nuclear tests |
111-S-3378 | Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Camp Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Advisory Board on Militar... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2010-05-17 | examination exposures environmental hazards military service families act sec directs secretary defense dod secretary veterans_affairs jointly establish provide expert advice dod matters relating exposures current members armed_forces members dependents environmental hazards military installations sec requires board co... |
112-HR-248 | Depleted Uranium Screening and Testing Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish procedures for the predeployment notification to members of the Armed Forces of any known or likely use of depleted uranium in a theater of operations and any health risks associated with exposure to depleted uranium; (2) pr... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2011-01-07 | testing act directs secretary defense establish procedures notification members armed_forces known likely use depleted uranium theater operations health risks associated exposure depleted uranium provide training deploying members safe handling depleted uranium contamination carry program identify individuals exposed d... |
112-HR-332 | Military Environmental Responsibility Act - Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related agencies (the Department of Energy [DOE], the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC], the Office of Naval Nuclear Reactors, and any others as designated by the President) to fully comply with designated federal and sta... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2011-01-19 | military environmental responsibility act requires department defense dod defense related agencies department_of_energy doe nuclear_regulatory_commission nrc designated president fully comply designated federal state environmental laws including related public health safety extent entities subject laws waives immunity ... |
112-HR-1491 | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a federal agency to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a detailed environmental impact statement is required in conformance with the National Environmen... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2011-04-12 | safety americans nuclear weapons testing act deems following actions undertaken federal agency major federal action significantly affecting quality human environment detailed environmental impact statement required conformance national_environmental_policy_act action having purpose resumption testing nuclear weapons in... |
112-HR-3337 | Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2011-11-03 | open burn pit registry act directs secretary veterans_affairs establish maintain open pit burn registry members armed_forces deployed contingency operation iraq afghanistan exposed toxic chemicals caused open burn pits disposing solid waste include registry information necessary ascertain monitor health effects exposur... |
112-S-1798 | Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Armed forces and national security | 2011-11-03 | open burn pit registry act directs secretary veterans_affairs establish maintain open pit burn registry members armed_forces deployed contingency operation iraq afghanistan exposed toxic chemicals caused open burn pits disposing solid waste include registry information necessary ascertain monitor health effects exposur... |
112-S-2009 | Insular Areas Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE), beginning on January 1, 2012, to periodically conduct (not less frequently than every four years): (1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on ... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Government operations and politics | 2011-12-16 | insular areas act amends compact free association amendments act direct secretary energy doe beginning january periodically conduct frequently years visual study concrete exterior containment structure analysis groundwater surrounding structure requires secretary submit house_committee_on_natural_resources report conta... |
113-HR-424 | Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the county of Mohave, Arizona, among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear te... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Law | 2013-01-25 | mohave county radiation compensation act amends radiation exposure compensation act include county mohave arizona affected areas purposes payments individuals certain medical conditions exposed fallout emitted government atmospheric nuclear tests |
114-S-1895 | Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015
This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has ... | Defense | Hazardous Waste | Law | 2015-07-29 | compensation act bill amends radiation_exposure_compensation_act expand eligibility restitution relating atmospheric nuclear testing individuals present periods testing clark_county nevada county arizona north |
110-S-286 | Rural Economic Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income interest received by a bank or savings association that is insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act on a loan secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage on agricultural real estate (real prop... | Housing | Rural Housing | Taxation | 2007-01-12 | rural economic investment act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income interest received bank savings association insured federal_deposit_insurance_act loan secured agricultural real estate leasehold mortgage agricultural real estate real property agricultural production certain single family rural residences |
111-HR-5003 | Rural Housing Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to at least 3% but not more than 4% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms, as determined sufficient by the Secretar... | Housing | Rural Housing | Housing and community development | 2010-04-13 | amends housing act doug bereuter section single family housing loan guarantee act increase guarantee fee loans housing buildings adequate farms determined sufficient secretary agriculture cover costs guaranteed loans amends agriculture rural_development food_and_drug_administration related agencies appropriation act re... |
111-HR-5017 | Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to up to 4% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms. Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Fo... | Housing | Rural Housing | Housing and community development | 2010-04-14 | stabilization act amends housing act doug bereuter section single family housing loan guarantee act increase guarantee fee loans housing buildings adequate farms amends agriculture rural_development food_and_drug_administration related agencies appropriation act repeal maximum limit loan guarantee fee amends housing ac... |
111-S-1628 | Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a program to make grants to accredited schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine... | Housing | Rural Housing | Health | 2009-08-06 | rural physician pipeline act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting administrator health_resources_and_services_administration establish program grants accredited schools allopathic osteopathic medicine assist schools recruiting students likely practice medicine underser... |
112-HR-273 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing. States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a re... | Housing | Rural Housing | Housing and community development | 2011-01-12 | rural_housing_preservation_act amends housing act revise requirements consideration rural areas respect assistance farm housing states area classified rural rural area october determined rural rural area result data received currently decennial census shall continue classified receipt data decennial census year current... |
112-HR-1422 | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to suspend the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for loan guarantee assistance through December 31, 2013. | Housing | Rural Housing | Agriculture and food | 2011-04-07 | amends farm_security rural investment act suspend limitation period borrowers eligible loan guarantee assistance december |
113-HR-858 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing.
States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a ... | Housing | Rural Housing | Housing and community development | 2013-02-27 | rural_housing_preservation_act amends housing act revise requirements consideration rural areas respect assistance farm housing states area classified rural rural area october determined rural rural area result data received currently decennial census shall continue classified receipt data decennial census year current... |
113-HR-2672 | Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act - Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have an area in the state identified as a rural area if it has not yet been so designated by the... | Housing | Rural Housing | Finance and financial sector | 2013-07-11 | helping expand lending practices rural communities act directs consumer financial protection bureau cfpb establish application process person lives business state apply area state identified rural area designated cfpb purposes federal consumer financial law prescribes criteria cfpb consider evaluating application requi... |
110-S-1843 | Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Civil rights and liberties, minority issues | 2007-07-20 | fair pay restoration act amends civil rights act declare unlawful employment practice occurs discriminatory compensation decision practice adopted individual subject decision practice individual affected application decision practice including time compensation paid accrues liability allows aggrieved person obtain reli... |
111-HR-3721 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that a plaintiff establishes an unlawful employment practice if the plaintiff demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) an impermissible factor or authority was a motivating factor fo... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2009-10-06 | declare plaintiff establishes unlawful employment practice plaintiff demonstrates preponderance evidence impermissible factor authority motivating factor practice factors motivated practice practice occurred absence impermissible factor specifies types evidence plaintiff utilize relief damages available successful plai... |
111-S-181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when: (1) a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice; or (3) an individual is affected by application ... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Civil rights and liberties, minority issues | 2009-01-08 | amends civil rights act declare unlawful employment practice occurs discriminatory compensation decision practice adopted individual subject decision practice individual affected application decision practice including time wages benefits compensation paid allows liability accrue allows aggrieved person obtain relief i... |
111-S-1756 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that a plaintiff establishes an unlawful employment practice if the plaintiff demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) an impermissible factor or authority was a motivating factor fo... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2009-10-06 | declare plaintiff establishes unlawful employment practice plaintiff demonstrates preponderance evidence impermissible factor authority motivating factor practice factors motivated practice practice occurred absence impermissible factor specifies types evidence plaintiff utilize relief damages available successful plai... |
112-S-2189 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating fac... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2012-03-13 | specify unlawful employment practice established complaining party demonstrates age participation investigations proceedings litigation act motivating factor practice factors motivated practice allowing commonly known mixed motive claims permits complaining party rely type form admissible evidence need sufficient reaso... |
113-HR-2852 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating fac... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2013-07-30 | specify unlawful employment practice established complaining party demonstrates age participation investigations proceedings litigation act motivating factor practice factors motivated practice allowing commonly known mixed motive claims permits complaining party rely type form admissible evidence need sufficient reaso... |
113-S-1391 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating fac... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2013-07-30 | specify unlawful employment practice established complaining party demonstrates age participation investigations proceedings litigation act motivating factor practice factors motivated practice allowing commonly known mixed motive claims permits complaining party rely type form admissible evidence need sufficient reaso... |
113-S-2855 | Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to nondiscrimination requirements for tax-exempt employee pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans, to include protections for older, longer service participants in such plans, including the grandfathering of such partic... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2014-09-18 | retirement security preservation act amends internal revenue code respect nondiscrimination requirements tax exempt employee pension profit sharing stock bonus plans include protections older longer service participants plans including participants defined benefit plans |
114-HR-2781 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits.
Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Social welfare | 2015-06-15 | amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act provide benefits disabled widows widowers regard age previous reduction oasdi benefits declares shall reduction widow widower insurance benefit individual month individual disability |
114-HR-5574 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a mot... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2016-06-24 | bill amends age discrimination employment act specify unlawful employment practice established complaining party demonstrates age participation investigations proceedings litigation act motivating factor unlawful employment practice factors motivated practice allowing commonly known mixed motive claims bill permits com... |
114-S-2180 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a mot... | Civil Rights | Age Discrimination | Labor and employment | 2015-10-08 | bill amends age discrimination employment act specify unlawful employment practice established complaining party demonstrates age participation investigations proceedings litigation act motivating factor unlawful employment practice factors motivated practice allowing commonly known mixed motive claims bill permits com... |
111-HR-1517 | Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years of current continuous service, whose service is rated at least fully successful throughout that time, to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.... | Government Operations | Appointments | Government operations and politics | 2009-03-16 | authorizes commissioner cbp convert employee serving overseas limited appointment years current continuous service service rated fully successful time permanent appointment competitive service directs united_states indemnify hold individual appointment converted harmless claim arising event act omission arises exercise... |
111-HR-3226 | Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009 - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate... | Government Operations | Appointments | Government operations and politics | 2009-07-15 | reform act prohibits appropriated funds pay salaries expenses task force council similar office established direction president head entity appointed interim basis senate advice consent excepted competitive service reason confidential policy determining policy making policy advocating character position performs delega... |
112-HR-1104 | Representation for Farmers Act - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to modify the provision governing the composition of the membership of the Science Advisory Board to provide for the appointment of up to three Board members based on a recommendation of the Secr... | Government Operations | Appointments | Environmental protection | 2011-03-15 | representation farmers act amends environmental research development demonstration authorization act modify provision governing composition membership science_advisory_board provide appointment board members based recommendation secretary agriculture usda |
112-HR-1119 | National Nurse Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Includes among the duties of such position providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office ... | Government Operations | Appointments | Health | 2011-03-16 | national nurse act amends public_health_service_act establish position national_nurse_for_public_health office_of_the_surgeon_general includes duties position providing leadership coordination public_health_service nursing professional affairs office_of_the_surgeon_general agencies public_health_service conducting medi... |
112-HR-1121 | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, (title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), to replace the position of Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five-member Commission composed ... | Government Operations | Appointments | Finance and financial sector | 2011-03-16 | responsible consumer financial protection regulations act amends consumer financial protection act title dodd frank wall street reform consumer protection act replace position director bureau_of_consumer_financial_protection member commission composed vice chairman additional members appointed president advice consent ... |
112-HR-1470 | Requires the probationary period before an appointment in the competitive civil service or an inital appointment as a supervisor or manager becomes final to be not less than two years. Retains existing probationary requirements for preference eligible individuals (i.e., veterans) initially appointed to positions that ... | Government Operations | Appointments | Government operations and politics | 2011-04-08 | requires probationary period appointment competitive civil service appointment supervisor manager final years retains existing probationary requirements preference eligible individuals veterans initially appointed positions exist days enactment act requires head agency ensure announcements vacant positions offers appoi... |
112-HR-2791 | Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to state that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant,... | Government Operations | Appointments | Health | 2011-08-02 | health_and_human_services clarification act amends public_health_service_act state provisions authorizing appointment special consultants authorizing individual scientists receive fellowships authorize designation appointment employment special consultant fellow employee agency outside department_of_health_and_human_se... |
112-HR-3695 | Modifies the Coast Guard Academy cadet nomination process by requiring that half of each incoming class be composed of cadets nominated by: (1) the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, the President pro tempore of the Senate; (2) a Senator; (3) a Member of the House of Representatives; and (4) the various ... | Government Operations | Appointments | Transportation and public works | 2011-12-15 | modifies coast_guard_academy cadet nomination process requiring half incoming class composed cadets nominated vice president vice president president pro tempore senate senator member house_of_representatives delegates congress including resident commissioner resident representative entitles senator house member delega... |
112-HR-4730 | Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by the President (currently, by the Attorney General), with the advice and consent of the Senate. | Government Operations | Appointments | Crime and law enforcement | 2012-04-25 | federal prisons accountability act amends federal criminal code require director bureau_of_prisons appointed president currently attorney general advice consent senate |
112-S-679 | Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Eliminates the requirement of Senate approval (advice and consent) of specified presidentially-appointed positions in federal agencies and departments, as follows: Department of Agriculture: (1) Assistant Secretary for Administration, (2) Admin... | Government Operations | Appointments | Government operations and politics | 2011-03-30 | presidential appointment efficiency streamlining act sec eliminates requirement senate approval advice consent specified presidentially appointed positions federal agencies departments follows department_of_agriculture assistant secretary administration administrator members board_of_directors commodity_credit_corporat... |
112-S-1103 | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to create a new term of service for the office of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall begin on or after August 3, 2011, and continue until September 4, 2013. Makes the incumbent Director on the date of enactment of this Act eli... | Government Operations | Appointments | Crime and law enforcement | 2011-05-26 | amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act create new term service office director federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi shall begin august continue september makes incumbent director date enactment act eligible appointed new term new term prohibits incumbent serving director september exempts incumbent prohibitio... |
112-S-2169 | Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by the President (currently, by the Attorney General), with the advice and consent of the Senate. | Government Operations | Appointments | Crime and law enforcement | 2012-03-07 | federal prisons accountability act amends federal criminal code require director bureau_of_prisons appointed president currently attorney general advice consent senate |
113-HR-3436 | Amends the National Security Agency Act of 1959 and the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Inspector General of NSA to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. | Government Operations | Appointments | Armed forces and national security | 2013-10-30 | amends national_security_agency_act inspector general act require director national_security_agency nsa inspector general nsa appointed president advice consent senate |
111-HR-2464 | Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of 2009 or the COVERT Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to make sure that advance notice of a covert test of a transportation security system is not provided to any individual (including any security screener) before completion ... | Civil Rights | Anti-Government | Transportation and public works | 2009-05-18 | catching operational vulnerabilities ensuring random testing act covert act requires secretary homeland_security sure advance notice covert test transportation security system provided individual including security screener completion test information provided certain federal state local government employees officers c... |
114-HR-2852 | FLORICH Act or the Founding Legacies of Reserve Integral Combat-training Heroes Act of 2015
This bill makes eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who dies while on inactive-duty training during a mission in which a member of the A... | Education | Reserve Forces | Armed forces and national security | 2015-06-23 | act founding reserve integral combat training heroes act bill makes eligible burial arlington national cemetery arlington virginia member reserve component armed_forces dies inactive duty training mission member armed forces serving active duty dies |
114-HR-3360 | Defense Against Digital Theft Act
This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide individuals who have been affected by a breach of personnel records in a database network maintained by the Department of the Interior or OPM with complimentary identity protection coverage that: (1) is not less co... | Government Operations | Right to Privacy | Government operations and politics | 2015-07-29 | bill directs provide individuals affected breach personnel records database network maintained opm complimentary identity protection coverage comprehensive complimentary identity protection coverage provided enactment date act effective period years includes million identity theft insurance bill requires opm issue regu... |
114-HR-4866 | Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act of 2016
This bill bars from taking effect for a 12-month period any increases in mandatory chargeable risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
Beginning upon the expiration of the 12-month period, the increases in char... | Labor | Disaster Relief | Finance and financial sector | 2016-03-23 | bill bars taking effect month period increases mandatory risk premium rates flood insurance coverage national_flood_insurance_act beginning expiration month period increases risk premium rates shall yearly basis |
114-HR-5714 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM
(Sec. 101) This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Bene... | Civil Rights | Postal Service | Government operations and politics | 2016-07-11 | measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure postal_service reform act title postal service benefits reform sec bill requires establish federal_employees_health_benefits_program offer health benefits plans usps employees annuitant retirees families rates reflect cost benefits provided solely usps... |
114-S-2030 | Advancing Targeted Therapies for Rare Diseases Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the Food and Drug Administration to allow the sponsor of a new drug or biological product for the treatment of a rare, serious condition to rely upon information submitted for an appr... | Civil Rights | Drug Industry | Health | 2015-09-15 | rare diseases act sec bill amends cosmetic act permit food_and_drug_administration allow sponsor new drug biological product treatment rare condition rely information submitted approved medication uses technology sponsor eligible rely submitted information sponsor developed right reference relied information new medica... |
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