S.11 — Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act. Latest
Action: 01/03/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.12 —Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs
Accountability to Veterans Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.13 — No Windfalls for Government Service Act. Latest
Action: 01/03/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.14 — No Budget, No Pay Act. Latest
Action: 01/03/2017 Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.15 — Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act. Latest
Action: 01/03/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.23 — Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act
of 2017. Latest Action: 01/04/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.24 —A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and
medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for
other purposes. Latest Action: 01/04/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.27 — A bill to establish an independent commission to
examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and
unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United
States national election, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/04/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
S.28 — Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 01/04/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure:
CR S60-61)
S.46 — Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac
Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.57 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list
manipulations, and for other purposes. Latest Action: 01/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.65 — Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of
2017. Latest Action: 01/09/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
S.66 — Retired Pay Restoration Act. Latest
Action: 01/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.67 — IRGC Terrorist Designation Act. Latest
Action: 01/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.68 —Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of
2017. Latest Action: 01/09/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.72 — A bill to
require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be
included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.75 — A bill to provide for the reconsideration of claims
for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments
by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess
the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.81 — A bill to establish an advisory office within the
Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud
targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.84 — A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation
against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of
relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed
Forces. Latest Action: 01/10/2017
Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 01/12/2017 Senate Passed Senate, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative (pursuant to
H.R. 2028, 114th Congress), without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 17.
Record Vote Number: 27. (text: CR S307)
01/12/2017-3:52pm House Received
in the House. 01/13/2017-3:38pm
House On passage Passed by recorded
vote: 268 - 151, 1 Present (Roll no. 59). (text: CR H520) 01/13/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the
table Agreed to without objection. 01/20/2017 Presented
to the President. Signed by the
President and Became Public Law No: 115-2. (TXT | PDF)
S.86 — A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans
Choice Program. Latest Action: 01/10/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.92 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs
from approved pharmacies in Canada. Latest Action: 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.94 — A bill to impose sanctions in response to cyber
intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation and other aggressive
activities of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/11/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.106 — A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010 entirely. Latest Action: 01/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.111 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service
in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits
despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.112 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless
veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 01/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.113 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase the use of medical scribes to
maximize the efficiency of physicians at medical facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Latest Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.114 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report regarding
performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Latest Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.115 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a
live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and
for other purposes. Latest Action: 01/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.116 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as
total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent
as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel. Latest
Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.120 — A bill to provide for the creation of the Missing
Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require
the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of
Missing Armed Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.121 — A bill to establish the veterans' business
outreach center program, to improve the programs for veterans of the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
S.133 — A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2017 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 01/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
S.138 — A bill to impose sanctions
on persons that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of
Iraq and to address the emergency in Syria, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.143 — A bill to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for
amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State
license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty
station of such member to another State.
Latest Action: 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.150 — A bill to amend
title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain
frauds against veterans, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.151 — A bill to provide
appropriate information to Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies,
pursuant to investigating terrorism, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.152 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes. Latest Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.157 — A bill to allow
seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR. Latest
Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.158 — A bill to
eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, to
amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the
amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits
under such title, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.165 — A bill to amend
title 10, United States Code, to require an element in preseparation counseling
for members of the Armed Forces on assistance and support services for
caregivers of certain veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Latest
Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.166 — A bill to require
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Muhammad
Ali. Latest Action: 01/17/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
S.169 — A bill to counter
anti-Semitism at the United Nations, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 01/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.178 — A bill to prevent
elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system's response to victims
in elder abuse and exploitation cases. Latest Action: 01/20/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR
S361-362)
S.182 — A bill to provide
for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight
activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009.
Latest Action: 01/20/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.183 — A bill to allow
for expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation
of prescription drugs in the case of noncompetitive drug markets and drug
shortages. Latest Action: 01/20/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
S.200 — Restricting First
Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.201 — Protection of
Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act. Latest
Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S447)
S.202 — Social Security
Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act. Latest
Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.222 — Obamacare
Replacement Act. Latest Action: 01/24/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.227 — Iran Nonnuclear
Sanctions Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.229 — Protect DREAMer
Confidentiality Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.233 — Providing Veterans
Overdue Care Act of 2017. Latest Action: 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.238 — A bill to
authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly
of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of
valor on January 28th, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War
II. Latest
Action: 01/30/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.240 — A bill to nullify
the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted
individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. Latest
Action: 01/30/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on
measure: CR S491-492)
S.241 — Protect Funding
for Women's Health Care Act. Latest Action: 01/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.242 — WINGMAN Act. Latest
Action: 01/30/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.248 — A bill to block
implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain
countries from entering the United States.
Latest Action: 01/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.250 — A bill to prohibit
any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in
support of, a public shipyard. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S.251 — Protecting
Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017.
Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.252 — Medicare Drug
Savings Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.253 — Medicare Access to
Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597;
text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
S.255 — FAIR Act. Latest
Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.256 — SOAR to Health and
Wellness Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.258 — Holocaust
Insurance Accountability Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.260 — Protecting
Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017.
Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
S.265 — Financial Services
Conflict of Interest Act. Latest Action: 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.274 — A bill to nullify
the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals
from certain countries from entering the United States. Latest
Action: 02/02/2017 Read the second
time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No.
7.
S.283 — Mark Takai Atomic
Veterans Healthcare Parity Act. Latest Action: 02/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.291 — Strengthening
Oversight of National Security Act of 2017.
Latest Action: 02/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Select Committee on Intelligence.
S.297 — Increasing
Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act. Latest Action: 02/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.303 — A bill to
discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement
officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a
written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal
Government. Latest Action: 02/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.304 — Tribal Veterans
Health Care Enhancement Act. Latest Action: 02/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.305 — Vietnam War
Veterans Recognition Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/03/2017 Senate Introduced in the Senate,
read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR
S683; text as passed Senate: CR S683)
02/06/2017 Received in the House and Referred to the House Committee on
the Judiciary. 02/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and
Civil Justice. 03/16/2017
House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 03/21/2017 Passed in the House and sent to the President. 03/28/2017 Signed by the President and Became Public Law No: 115-15.
S.307 — Department of
Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 02/06/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.309 — A bill to
establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration
program to target home and community-based care to eligible Medicare
beneficiaries. Latest Action: 02/06/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.311 — Alzheimer's
Caregiver Support Act. Latest Action: 02/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.315 — Vietnam Helicopter
Crew Monument Act. Latest Action: 02/06/2017 Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.319 — Helping Veterans
Exposed to Burn Pits Act. Latest Action: 02/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.324 — State Veterans
Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 02/07/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.332 — A bill to restrict
funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 02/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S869)
S.336 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective
bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 02/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.339 — Military Widow's
Tax Elimination Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S.341 — Russia Sanctions
Review Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.342 — Gold Star Families
Forever Stamp Act. Latest Action: 02/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
S.343 — RESPECT Act. Latest
Action: 02/08/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.348 — Prescription Drug
and Health Improvement Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.349 — A bill to clarify
the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any
detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Latest Action: 02/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.352 — Master Sergeant
Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act.
Latest Action: 02/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.355 — Wounded Veterans
Recreation Act of 2017. Latest Action: 02/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.373 — A bill to require
the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on hearing loss,
tinnitus, and noise pollution due to small arms fire. Latest
Action: 02/14/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.392 — 400 Years of
African-American History Commission Act.
Latest Action: 02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on
measure: CR S1219)
S.394 — Protect Our
Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act.
Latest Action: 02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S.398 — A bill to direct
the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water
resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint
Rivers, and for other purposes. Latest Action: 02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.408 — A bill to require
the President to disclose income, assets, and liabilities associated with
countries with which the United States is negotiating a trade or investment
agreement, countries subject to presidential determinations in trade
enforcement actions, and countries eligible for trade preference programs, and
for other purposes. Latest Action: 02/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory
remarks on measure: CR S1306)
S.409 — A bill to provide
that the President must seek congressional approval before engaging members of
the United States Armed Forces in military humanitarian operations. Latest
Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.410 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the transfer of unused Post-9/11
Educational Assistance benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the
originally designated dependent. Latest Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.411 — A bill to
eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law
enforcement, and for other purposes. Latest Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.415 — A bill to nullify
the effect of the recent executive order that makes the vast majority of
unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical
Federal funding to sanctuary cities. Latest Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.422 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure
of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and
for other purposes. Latest Action: 02/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.423 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible
for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.426 — A bill to increase
educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for
education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish
pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the
Department, and for other purposes. Latest Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.427 — A bill to enhance
Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social
Security program. Latest Action: 02/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.430 — A bill to provide
for compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.431 — A bill to amend
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of telehealth for
individuals with stroke. Latest Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.434 — A bill to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify homeless youth and veterans who
are full-time students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit. Latest
Action: 02/16/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.438 — A bill to
encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men
and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal
awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 02/17/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.442 — National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 02/17/2017 Senate Introduced
in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous
Consent. (consideration: CR S1400-1415; text of measure as passed: CR
S1400-1415) 02/27/2017 Received in the House and Referred to
the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 03/07/2017-6:33pm House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice
vote. (text: CR H1553-1568) 03/09/2017
Senate Presented to President. 03/21/2017 Signed by the President and Became Public Law No: 115-10.
S.493: A bill to amend title 38, United States
Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of
Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/02/2017 Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.514: Bill Title: A bill to direct the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic
EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans.
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to
veterans. Latest Action: 03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
S.521: Bill Title: Recreational Lands Pass
available at a discount to veterans. A
bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available
at a discount to veterans. Latest Action: 03/02/2017 Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.522 — A bill to
establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions
and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal
level. Latest Action: 03/02/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.523 — A bill to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship fee on the
production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/02/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.527 — A bill to improve
access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/02/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.528 — A bill to amend
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death
of a son or daughter. Latest Action: 03/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.530 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain
medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers. Latest
Action: 03/06/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.532 — A bill to prohibit
the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda,
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and
to countries supporting those organizations, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/06/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.543 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
include in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary services
authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.544 — A bill to amend
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the
termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/07/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 04/03/2017 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2163) 04/03/2017-6:09pm House Received in the House.
04/05/2017-2:42pm House On motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR
H2722) 04/07/2017 Senate Presented to President. 04/19/2017 Signed
by President and Became Public Law No: 115-26.
S.547 — A bill to prevent
mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States,
to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that
mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public,
seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat
fraudulent activity, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.549 — A bill to block
implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain
countries from entering the United States.
Latest Action: 03/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.568 — A bill to amend
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of
outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day
inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility
services under Medicare. Latest Action: 03/08/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.574 — A bill to restrict
the use of funds for the long-range standoff weapon until the Secretary of
Defense completes a Nuclear Posture Review that includes an assessment of the
capabilities and effects of the use of the long-range standoff weapon, and for
other purposes. Latest Action: 03/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.576 — A bill to amend
title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited
personnel practices, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/08/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.581 — A bill to include
information concerning a patient's opioid addiction in certain medical
records. Latest Action: 03/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1691-1692)
S.582 — A bill to
reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/08/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.585 — A bill to provide
greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of
Federal whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required
discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and
for other purposes. Latest Action: 03/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
S.591 — A bill to expand
eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to
participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of
the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.592 — A bill to amend
title 10, United States Code, to support meeting the increasing needs of the
United States for a cybersecurity and information assurance workforce by
reinvigorating and modifying the Information Assurance Scholarship Program of
the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on
measure: CR S1745)
S.594 — National
Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 03/09/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.681 — Debra Sampson Act.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and
services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and
for other purposes. Latest Action: 03/21/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.696 — A bill to amend
title 5, United States Code, to appropriately limit the authority to award
bonuses to Federal employees. Latest Action: 03/22/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.697 — A bill to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to lower the mileage threshold for deduction
in determining adjusted gross income of certain expenses of members of reserve
components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/22/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR
S1933-1934; text of measure as introduced: CR S1934)
S.700 — A bill to improve
the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of
the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/22/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.704 — A bill to provide
that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of
Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services
were performed in a combat zone. Latest Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1975)
S.705 — A bill to amend
the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal
history background check system and criminal history review program for certain
individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the
elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.706 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence
provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support
of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.708 — A bill to improve
the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other
synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are
illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
(Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)
S.712 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to
appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. FRA supports this bill and on 04/01/17 LDH
sent an electronic message to his senators about it.
S.719 — A bill to
establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to promote
cooperative research and development between the United States and Israel on
cybersecurity. Latest Action: 03/23/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
S.720 — A bill to amend
the Export Administration Act of 1979 to include in the prohibitions on
boycotts against allies of the United States boycotts fostered by international
governmental organizations against Israel and to direct the Export-Import Bank
of the United States to oppose boycotts against Israel, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 03/23/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
S.721 — A bill to require
the disclosure of certain visitor access records. Latest
Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.722 — A bill to impose
sanctions with respect to Iran in relation to Iran's ballistic missile program,
support for acts of international terrorism, and violations of human rights,
and for other purposes. Latest Action: 03/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.726 — Gary Deloney and
John Olsen Toxic Exposure Declassification Act.
Latest Action: 03/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S.784 — Veterans'
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 03/30/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.785 — Alaska Native
Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act. Latest Action: 03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.788 — Veteran
Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017. Latest Action: 03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.798 — Yellow Ribbon
Improvement Act of 2017. Latest Action: 03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.804 — Women Veterans
Access to Quality Care Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.806 — College for All
Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/03/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
S.830 — Treat and Reduce
Obesity Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S.833 — Servicemembers and
Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017.
Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.834 — A bill to
authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun
violence prevention. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.835 — Supreme Court
Ethics Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.841 — National Veterans
Memorial and Museum Act. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.844 — GI Bill Fairness
Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.847 — Women's Suffrage
Centennial Commission Act. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.853 — Combating Global
Corruption Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.857 — African American
Civil Rights Network Act. Latest Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.858 — Fair Housing for
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017. Latest
Action: 04/05/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.861 — Federal Employee
Fair Treatment Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
S.871 — Ensuring Pay for
Our Military Act. Latest Action: 04/06/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
S.881 — 21st Century
Glass-Steagall Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.882 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational
assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department
of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart,
and for other purposes. Latest Action: 04/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.890 — A bill to grant
the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War
II. Latest
Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.891 — American Jobs
Matter Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.892 — Opioid Addiction
Prevention Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
S.895 — Energy Workforce
for the 21st Century Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.897 — Cluster Munitions
Civilian Protection Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.899 — A bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal
employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided
leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply
to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.901 — A bill to prohibit
any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department
of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or
official travel, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S.903 — A bill to amend
the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and
expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local
and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits
for which they are eligible and for other purposes. Latest
Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.905 — A bill to require
a report on, and to authorize technical assistance for, accountability for war
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.906 — Reducing DHS
Acquisition Cost Growth Act. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.907 — A bill to
authorize the modification of the Second Division Memorial, and for other
purposes. Latest Action: 04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.910 — Disability
Integration Act of 2017. Latest Action: 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
