Friday, April 28, 2017

FEDERAL SENATE BILLS 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of 042417




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.

 

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