hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 927 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 927

   To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for 
                  Humanity Program to be transferable.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2017

Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for 
                  Humanity Program to be transferable.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patents for Humanity Program 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.

    (a) In General.--A holder of an acceleration certificate issued 
pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice 
entitled ``Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program'', published at 77 Fed. 
Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) 
the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person.
    (b) Requirement.--An acceleration certificate transferred under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations 
under the notice entitled ``Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program'', 
published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor 
thereto.
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Title: Protection from Overprescribing Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protection from Overprescribing Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider when awarding a grant to a state to support the state's prescription drug monitoring program whether the state's program provides reports to law enforcement agencies, licensing boards, and other agencies describing any prescribers who repeatedly fall outside of expected norms or standard practices.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2451 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2451

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider State 
 analysis and sharing of prescription drug monitoring program data in 
   determining prescription drug monitoring program grants to States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2018

  Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider State 
 analysis and sharing of prescription drug monitoring program data in 
   determining prescription drug monitoring program grants to States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection from Overprescribing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION IN AWARDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT STATE PDMPS.

    In determining whether to award a grant to a State in support of a 
State prescription drug monitoring program, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall consider whether each agency of the State that 
administers the prescription drug monitoring program proactively 
analyzes data available through the State's prescription drug 
monitoring program and provides reports to law enforcement agencies, 
prescriber licensing boards, and other agencies describing any 
prescribers that repeatedly fall outside of expected norms or standard 
practices for the prescriber's field.
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Title: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 248 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 248

     To block implementation of the Executive order that restricts 
  individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2017

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Coons, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. 
    Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To block implementation of the Executive order that restricts 
  individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Executive order titled ``Protecting the Nation From 
        Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States'' violates the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) which 
        states that no person can be discriminated against in the 
        issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, 
        sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence.
            (2) That Executive order violates the Establishment Clause 
        of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and 
        the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the 
        Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS.

    No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by 
this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement 
or enforce the Executive order titled ``Protecting the Nation From 
Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States'' signed on January 27, 
2017.
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Title: National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act
This bill amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to: (1) reauthorize such Act through FY2023, and (2) provide for the Associate Director for Core Science Systems to replace the Associate Director for Geology as the chairperson of the geologic mapping advisory committee.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1787 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1787

       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2017

Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping Act 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT OF 1992.

    (a) Reauthorization.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9(a) of the National Geologic 
        Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(b)(1) of the National 
        Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended 
        by striking ``Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009'' each 
        place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
        ``National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act''.
    (b) Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee.--Section 5(a)(3) of the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(3)) is amended 
by striking ``Associate Director for Geology'' and inserting 
``Associate Director for Core Science Systems''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--Section 3 of the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 6(d)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(3)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 6(d)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(1)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 6(d)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(2)''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Richard W. Williams, Jr., Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3237 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3237

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the ``Richard W. 
  Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 18, 2018

Mr. Perdue (for himself and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the ``Richard W. 
  Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RICHARD W. WILLIAMS CHAPTER OF THE TRIPLE NICKLES (555TH 
              P.I.A.) POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple 
Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Richard W. 
Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office''.
                                 <all>
Title: Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2018
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017
This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to establish criminal monetary penalties with respect to: (1) an officer or employee of a federal financial regulatory agency who willfully makes an unauthorized disclosure of certain individually identifiable information, and (2) a person who willfully requests or obtains such information under false pretenses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3722 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3722

  To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal 
  penalty for unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees of a 
 Federal agency of certain living will and stress test determinations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2018

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal 
  penalty for unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees of a 
 Federal agency of certain living will and stress test determinations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Private Information 
Dissemination Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES.

    Section 165 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5365) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Disclosures.--Section 
552a(i)(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to a 
determination made under subsection (d) or (i) based on individually 
identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this 
section to the same extent as such section 552a(i)(1) applies to agency 
records which contain individually identifiable information the 
disclosure of which is prohibited by such section 552a or by rules or 
regulations established thereunder.''.
                                 <all>
Title: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act
This bill sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 546 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 546

   To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium 
           produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2017

   Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
 Wicker, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
Isakson, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Moran, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cornyn, and 
Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium 
           produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Soda Ash Competitiveness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATE ON SODA ASH.

    Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 24 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 262), and the terms of any lease under 
that Act, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output 
of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to 
market from Federal land in the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be 2 percent.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill prohibits the involuntary separation of a member of the Armed Forces, or denial of reenlistment or continuation in the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1820 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1820

To provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the 
                             Armed Forces.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2017

 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. McCain, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the 
                             Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETENTION AND SERVICE OF TRANSGENDER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
individuals who are qualified and can meet the standards to serve in 
the military should be eligible to serve.
    (b) Certain Actions Relating to Currently Serving Members of the 
Armed Forces.--A currently serving member of the Armed Forces may not 
be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied 
reenlistment or continuation in service in the Armed Forces, solely on 
the basis of the member's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection 
relieves a member from meeting applicable military and medical 
standards, including deployability, or requires retention of the member 
in service if the member fails to meet such standards.
    (c) Review of Accession of Transgender Individuals Into the Armed 
Forces.--
            (1) Deadline for completion of review.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall complete the review of policy on the accession of 
        transgender individuals into the Armed Forces announced by the 
        Secretary on June 30, 2017, by not later than December 31, 
        2017.
            (2) Report.--Not later than February 21, 2018, the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report on 
        the results of the review of policy described in paragraph (1).
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for the eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and permits.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to revise the rules regarding the eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and permits.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3325

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide 
   for the eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and 
                                permits.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2018

   Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide 
   for the eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and 
                                permits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF NATIONAL GRASSLANDS FOR GRAZING LEASES AND 
              PERMITS.

    Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(a)) is amended by striking ``lands within National 
Forests'' and inserting ``National Forest System (as defined in section 
11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) land''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill revises the title, number, and date of the map depicting the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado and increases from 6,000 to 6,300 the maximum number of acres that may be made available for inclusion in the monument.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 287 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 287

  To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for 
      inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2017

Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for 
      inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MAP UPDATE; MAXIMUM ACREAGE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE 
              FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    The first section of Public Law 91-60 (83 Stat. 101) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``entitled `Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds 
        National Monument', numbered NM-FFB-7100, and dated March 1967, 
        and more particularly described by metes and bounds in an 
        attachment to that map,'' and inserting ``entitled `Florissant 
        Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment', 
        numbered 171/132,544, and dated May 3, 2016,''; and
            (2) by striking ``six thousand acres'' and inserting 
        ``6,300 acres''.
                                 <all>
Title: CERTIFY Heroes Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Credentialing, Educating, and Relevant Training Initiative For Your Heroes Act or the CERTIFY Heroes Act
This bill allows tuition assistance provided under the Department of Defense's educational assistance program to be used for licensing and certification programs offered by entities other than institutions of higher education.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2534

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit individuals who are 
   eligible for assistance under a Department of Defense educational 
  assistance program or authority to use such tuition assistance for 
licensing and certification programs offered by entities other than an 
                    institution of higher education.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2018

 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Tester) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit individuals who are 
   eligible for assistance under a Department of Defense educational 
  assistance program or authority to use such tuition assistance for 
licensing and certification programs offered by entities other than an 
                    institution of higher education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Credentialing, Educating, and 
Relevant Training Initiative For Your Heroes Act'' or the ``CERTIFY 
Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION 
              ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 2006a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (1) by striking ``Effective as of August 1, 2014, an'' and 
        inserting ``An''; and
            (2) by striking ``as follows'' and inserting ``that 
        satisfies one or more of the following requirements''.
                                 <all>
Title: Second Division Memorial Modification Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Second Division Memorial Modification Act
This bill allows the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc., Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place additional commemorative elements or engravings on the raised platform or stone work of the Second Division Memorial located in President's Park in the District of Columbia to honor further the members of the Second Infantry Division who have given their lives in service to the United States.
No federal funds may be used for such modifications.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 907 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 907

To authorize the modification of the Second Division Memorial, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 7, 2017

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the modification of the Second Division Memorial, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Division Memorial 
Modification Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE SECOND DIVISION MEMORIAL.

    (a) Authorization.--The Second Indianhead Division Association, 
Inc., Scholarship and Memorials Foundation, an organization described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, may place additional 
commemorative elements or engravings on the raised platform or stone 
work of the existing Second Division Memorial located in President's 
Park, between 17th Street Northwest and Constitution Avenue in the 
District of Columbia, to further honor the members of the Second 
Infantry Division who have given their lives in service to the United 
States.
    (b) Application of Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 89 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
Act''), shall apply to the design and placement of the commemorative 
elements or engravings authorized under subsection (a).
    (c) Funding.--Federal funds may not be used for modifications of 
the Second Division Memorial authorized under subsection (a).
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I Memorials.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill permits the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I Memorials.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2758 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2758

 To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for the display of 
    the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I 
                               Memorials.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2018

  Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for the display of 
    the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I 
                               Memorials.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES POW/MIA FLAG AT THE 
              WORLD WAR I MEMORIALS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d)(3) of section 902 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``The World War II 
Memorial,'' and inserting ``The World War I Memorials, the World War II 
Memorial,''.
    (b) Days for Display.--Subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section is 
amended by inserting ``the World War I Memorials,'' before ``the World 
War II Memorial,''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm.
The committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts.
The committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2467

  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
      Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2018

 Ms. Harris (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, 
 Mr. Nelson, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Smith, 
and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
      Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN UNITED STATES 
              CAPITOL.

    (a) Obtaining Statue.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter 
into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, under such 
terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate 
consistent with applicable law. The Joint Committee may authorize the 
Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and related 
contracts required under this subsection on its behalf, under such 
terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require.
    (b) Placement.--The Joint Committee on the Library shall place the 
statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location 
in the United States Capitol.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and 
any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.
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Title: Military Hunger Prevention Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military Hunger Prevention Act
This bill excludes the value of a housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service from any income, assets, or resources calculation for determining eligibility for any federal program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the family subsistence supplemental allowance program).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2488 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2488

To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic 
 allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining 
   eligibility for certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2018

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
 Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, 
Ms. Smith, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Harris) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic 
 allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining 
   eligibility for certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Hunger Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS.

    (a) Exclusion of Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(k) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(4) In determining eligibility to participate in any Federal 
program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the Family 
Subsistence Supplemental Allowance program under section 402a of this 
title), the value of a housing allowance under this section shall be 
excluded from any calculation of income, assets, or resources.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) any allowance under section 403 of title 37, United 
        States Code.''.
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Title: A bill to authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill amends the federal judicial code to increase from seven to nine the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Colorado. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, two additional judges for that judicial district.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1924 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1924

   To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of 
                               Colorado.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2017

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of 
                               Colorado.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO.

    (a) Additional District Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district 
judges for the district of Colorado.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--In order that the table 
contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will 
reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection 
(a), the item relating to Colorado in such table is amended by striking 
``7'' and inserting ``9''.
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Title: No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses such a vehicle in committing a felony involving a severe form of human trafficking.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1532 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1532

  To disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an 
 individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony 
                      involving human trafficking.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2017

 Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Nelson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an 
 individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony 
                      involving human trafficking.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Human Trafficking on Our Roads 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION WITHOUT REINSTATEMENT.

    Section 31310(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Controlled Substance 
        Violations'' and inserting ``Lifetime Disqualification Without 
        Reinstatement'';
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) 
        Controlled substance violations.--The Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Human trafficking violations.--The Secretary shall 
        disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life 
        an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing 
        a felony involving an act or practice described in paragraph 
        (9) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
        2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).''.
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Title: Targeted Opioid Funding Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Targeted Opioid Funding Act
This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in awarding grants to address the opioid crisis, to give preference to states with high mortality rates associated with opioid use disorders. This preference is in addition to the existing preference given to states with a high prevalence of opioid use disorders.
Grants must be at least $5 million.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2125 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2125

       To improve the State response to the opioid abuse crisis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2017

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
  Coons, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                              and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To improve the State response to the opioid abuse crisis.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Opioid Funding Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS.

    Subsection (c)(1) of section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 
U.S.C. 290ee-3 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an incidence or prevalence of opioid use 
        disorders'' and inserting ``a prevalence of opioid use 
        disorders, and a mortality rate associated with opioid use 
        disorders,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, in amounts not less than $5,000,000,'' 
        after ``award grants''.
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Title: 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.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill rescinds Executive Order 13768, entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States." Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with a federal statute that bars states and localities from restricting sending or receiving information to or from federal immigration authorities (sanctuary jurisdictions).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 415 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 415

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2017

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
   Harris, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Van 
 Hollen, Ms. Warren, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, and 
Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13768.

    The provisions of Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; January 
25, 2017), entitled ``Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the 
United States'', are rescinded and shall not have any legal effect.
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