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Title: A bill to reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route through FY2025.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3291 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3291

  To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, 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. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 6 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 
1244 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)), by striking ``under subsection (a)'' each place that it 
        appears and inserting ``to carry out this Act''; and
            (4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)), by striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2025''.
    (b) Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Plan required.--Not later than 3 years after 
                the date on which funds are first made available after 
                the date of enactment of this Act to carry out Public 
                Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note), the Secretary of the 
                Interior shall prepare a strategic plan for the New 
                Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
                    (B) Contents.--The strategic plan shall describe--
                            (i) opportunities to increase participation 
                        by national and local private and public 
                        interests in the planning, development, and 
                        administration of the New Jersey Coastal 
                        Heritage Trail Route; and
                            (ii) organizational options for sustaining 
                        the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 703(b) of the National 
        Heritage Areas Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1859) 
        is repealed.
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Title: CFPB-IG Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 or CFPB-IG Act of 2017
This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
The CFPB Inspector General shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 626 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 626

 To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau 
       of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2017

   Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
  Barrasso, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Collins, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
   Cochran) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau 
       of Consumer Financial Protection, 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 ``Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017'' or the ``CFPB-IG Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in section 8G--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``and the 
                Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``For the 
                purposes of implementing this section'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the subsection; and
                    (C) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``and the 
                Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''; and
            (2) in section 12--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the Director 
                of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection;'' after 
                ``the President of the Export-Import Bank;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the Bureau of 
                Consumer Financial Protection,'' after ``the Export-
                Import Bank,''.
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Title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3507 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3507

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a 
  presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a 
positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2018

 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a 
  presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a 
positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              REGARDING PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES 
              ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDE AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2025''.
    (b) Treatment of Reports Received During Expired Period.--Each 
report described in section 1116(c)(1)(A) of such title that was 
received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the period 
beginning on September 30, 2015, and ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be treated, for purposes of such section, 
as if it were received by the Secretary on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the "Arla W. Harrell Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the "Arla W. Harrell Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3442 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3442

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the ``Arla W. Harrell Post 
                               Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2018

Mrs. McCaskill 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 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the ``Arla W. Harrell Post 
                               Office''.

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

SECTION 1. ARLA W. HARRELL POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Arla W. Harrell 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 ``Arla W. 
Harrell Post Office''.
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Title: Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015
This bill restores and revives the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it, as if the Act had not expired after 2014.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 325

  To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 
                                 2009.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 7 (legislative day, February 6), 2017

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
  Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Franken) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 
                                 2009.

    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 ``Permanently Protecting Tenants at 
Foreclosure Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF THE PROTECTING TENANTS AT FORECLOSURE ACT OF 
              2009.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset Provision.--Section 704 of the Protecting 
Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 
note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.
    (b) Restoration.--Sections 701 through 703 of such Act, the 
provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections, and any 
regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, as were in effect on 
December 31, 2014, are restored and revived as if the sunset provision 
in section 704 had not taken effect.
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Title: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act
This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase from 8,500 to 11,000 the total number of visas available for the Afghan special immigrant visa program.
Such program is for Afghan translators who worked with the U.S. government or Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 630 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 630

 To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas 
available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2017

   Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Reed, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
  Blumenthal, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas 
available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, 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 ``Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan 
Allies Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.

    Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ``8,500'' and inserting ``11,000''.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 260 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 260

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
       Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

   Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
 Tillis, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Flake, Mr. Heller, Mr. Thune, Mr. Daines, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
 Cochran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Shelby, 
and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
       Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

    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 ``Protecting Seniors' Access to 
Medicare Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

    Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), sections 3403 and 10320 of 
such Act (including the amendments made by such sections) are repealed, 
and any provision of law amended by such sections is hereby restored as 
if such sections had not been enacted into law.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the "Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the "Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2300 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2300

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the ``Maurice D. 
                    Hinchey Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2018

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) 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 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the ``Maurice D. 
                    Hinchey Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. MAURICE D. HINCHEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building''.
    (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 ``Maurice D. 
Hinchey Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: KIWI Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act
This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2245 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2245

 To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals 
   are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 
 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
                       Government of New Zealand.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2017

 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gardner, 
 Mr. McCain, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals 
   are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 
 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
                       Government of New Zealand.

    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 ``Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy 
Investors Act'' or the ``KIWI Act''.

SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS.

    For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), New 
Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such 
section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant 
status to nationals of the United States.
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Title: A bill to indemnify local law enforcement entities for complying with valid detainers issued by immigration officers.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Subject to available appropriations, the Department of Homeland Security shall be responsible to pay the costs of any legally-cognizable injuries to third parties by any state or local law enforcement officer resulting from a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to temporarily detain an alien or transport the alien to a federal detention center.
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to preclude a legal cause of action.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1039

 To indemnify local law enforcement entities for complying with valid 
               detainers issued by immigration officers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To indemnify local law enforcement entities for complying with valid 
               detainers issued by immigration officers.

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

SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure that States and localities do 
not incur costs by complying in good faith with immigration detainers 
issued by the Federal Government.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COSTS.

    Since immigration detainers are issued by Federal officials based 
upon information about an alien's immigration status that is often only 
known by such officials, the Federal Government shall be responsible to 
pay for the costs of any legally cognizable injuries to third parties 
resulting from the issuance and execution of such detainers.

SEC. 3. INDEMNIFICATION FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Subject to available appropriations, a State or its employee, 
a political subdivision of a State or its employee, or an elected 
official that receives a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement to temporarily detain an alien or transport the alien to a 
Federal detention center shall be indemnified and held harmless by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security from all claims by any person that may 
arise from good faith compliance with such request.''.

SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to preclude a legal cause of 
action.
                                 <all>
Title: Congressional Revolving Door Ban Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Congressional Revolving Door Ban Act
This bill prohibits former Members of Congress from engaging in specified lobbying activities for compensation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3454 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3454

 To prohibit Members of Congress from lobbying after leaving Congress.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2018

   Mr. Sasse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Members of Congress from lobbying after leaving Congress.

    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 ``Congressional Revolving Door Ban 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LOBBYING FOR COMPENSATION BAN.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to prohibit Members of 
Congress from lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress.
    (b) Prohibition.--No individual serving as a Member of Congress on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act shall, upon the completion 
of the Member's term of office, accept compensation for offering any 
advice or engaging in written or oral communication with regard to--
            (1) the formulation, modification, or adoption of Federal 
        legislation (including legislative proposals);
            (2) the formulation, modification, or adoption of a Federal 
        rule, regulation, Executive order, or any other program, 
        policy, or position of the United States Government;
            (3) the administration or execution of a Federal program or 
        policy (including the negotiation, award, or administration of 
        a Federal contract, grant, loan, permit, or license);
            (4) the nomination or confirmation of an individual for a 
        position subject to confirmation by the Senate; or
            (5) the representation of any party in a pending matter 
        involving the Federal Government before a Federal court or in a 
        Federal administrative proceeding.
    (c) Exception.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to full-time 
employment by or elected service in Federal, State, or local 
government, unless the activities described in that subsection 
constitute a primary responsibility of employment.
    (d) Penalty.--Whoever violates this section shall be fined the 
greater of not greater than $1,000,000 or the value of the compensation 
received by the individual, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
both.
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Title: A bill to suspend the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
This bill suspends the importation of Brazilian beef and poultry products into the United States for 120 days.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 688 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 688

      To suspend the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2017

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To suspend the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF IMPORTATION OF BEEF AND POULTRY FROM BRAZIL.

    Beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from 
Brazil may not enter the United States during the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 
120 days after such date of enactment.
                                 <all>
Title: Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use, pain management, and alternative pain-management treatments.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2707 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2707

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide educational 
   resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the 
                        Medicare & You handbook.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2018

Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide educational 
   resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the 
                        Medicare & You handbook.

    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 ``Informing Seniors about Opioids Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING OPIOID USE AND PAIN 
              MANAGEMENT AS PART OF MEDICARE & YOU HANDBOOK.

    (a) In General.--Section 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395b-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The notice provided under subsection (a) shall include 
educational resources, compiled by the Secretary, regarding opioid use, 
pain management, and alternative pain management treatments.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to notices distributed prior to each Medicare open enrollment 
period beginning after January 1, 2019.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue in Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue in Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3546 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3546

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 901 N. Francisco Avenue in Mission, Texas, as the ``Mission Veterans 
                        Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2018

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) 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 901 N. Francisco Avenue in Mission, Texas, as the ``Mission Veterans 
                        Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. MISSION VETERANS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue in Mission, Texas, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Mission Veterans Post Office Building''.
    (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 ``Mission 
Veterans Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: Clean Air Refugee Assistance Act of 2018
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Clean Air Refugee Assistance Act of 2018
This bill authorizes the President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide transitional shelter assistance to individuals living in an area where the air quality index is determined to be unhealthy for not less than three consecutive days as a result of a wildfire declared by the President to be a major disaster or declared to be a major disaster by the governor of the state in which the individuals are located.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3403 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3403

  To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who 
 live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 28, 2018

   Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who 
 live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, 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 ``Clean Air Refugee Assistance Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE.

    In carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 403 of Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b), the President may provide transitional shelter assistance to 
individuals living in an area where the air quality index is determined 
to be unhealthy for not less than 3 consecutive days as a result of a 
wildfire declared by the President to be a major disaster under section 
401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or declared to be a major disaster by 
the Governor of the State in which the individuals are located.
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Title: A bill to require mailing addresses to correspond with the physical address at which the mail will be delivered.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill requires the state and municipality used by the U.S. Postal Service for the delivery address of mail to correspond with the state and municipality of the physical address of the location for such delivery.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2285 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2285

To require mailing addresses to correspond with the physical address at 
                   which the mail will be delivered.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2018

Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require mailing addresses to correspond with the physical address at 
                   which the mail will be delivered.

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

SECTION 1. MAILING ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter VI of chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3687. Mailing address requirements
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `municipality' means a city, town, borough, 
        county, parish, district, association, or other public entity 
        established by, or pursuant to, applicable State law; and
            ``(2) the term `State' means each of the several States, 
        territories, and possessions of the United States, the District 
        of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    ``(b) Physical and Mailing Address Shall Correspond.--The State and 
municipality used by the Postal Service for the delivery address for 
purposes of mail matter shall correspond with the State and 
municipality of the physical address of the location for the delivery 
of such mail matter.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3686 the following:

``3687. Mailing address requirements.''.
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Title: A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2024 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1446 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1446

    To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
                     Historic Preservation program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
                     Historic Preservation program.

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

SECTION 1. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HISTORIC 
              PRESERVATION PROGRAM REAUTHORIZED.

    Section 507(d)(2) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 302101 note) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ``and each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2024.''.
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Title: A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill provides that any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2817 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2817

  To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
                 Board is not subject to the sequester.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2018

   Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
  To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
                 Board is not subject to the sequester.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION.

    Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) does not apply with respect to the funding 
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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Title: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2018
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2018
This bill, with respect to veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents during military, naval, or air service in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975: (1) removes the manifestation period required for presumption of service connection for chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, and (2) includes in such presumption acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a disability degree of 10% or more.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded without having to go through a separate adjudicative process.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3355

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation 
    period required for the presumptions of service connection for 
 chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral 
 neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 21, 2018

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation 
    period required for the presumptions of service connection for 
 chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral 
 neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, 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 ``Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF MANIFESTATION PERIOD REQUIRED FOR PRESUMPTIONS OF 
              SERVICE CONNECTION FOR CERTAIN DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH 
              EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS.

    Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``within one'' and all 
        that follows through ``1975'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``within a'' and all 
        that follows through ``1975''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(I) Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming 
        manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more.''.
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Title: TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Defense to implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered TRICARE program beneficiary whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or suspected of being so complicated receives, at the beneficiary's discretion, expedited evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1387 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1387

    To require the Secretary of Defense to implement processes and 
 procedures to provide expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal 
                   surgery under the TRICARE program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2017

  Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Booker) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of Defense to implement processes and 
 procedures to provide expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal 
                   surgery under the TRICARE program.

    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 ``TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and 
Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FOR PRENATAL SURGERY UNDER 
              THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement processes 
and procedures to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE 
program whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or 
suspected of being complicated with a fetal anomaly receives, in an 
expedited manner and at the discretion of the covered beneficiary, 
evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist 
capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered 
beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
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