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Title: A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit federal crop insurance premium subsidies provided to agricultural producers to $40,000. The limit applies to the total amount of premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of a person or legal entity for all policies issued for a crop year.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2713 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2713

  To limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop 
            Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 2018

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Toomey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop 
            Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY CORPORATION.

    Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Limitation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this title, the total amount of premium 
                paid by the Corporation on behalf of a person or legal 
                entity, directly or indirectly, with respect to all 
                policies issued to the person or legal entity under 
                this title for a crop year shall be limited to a 
                maximum of $40,000.
                    ``(B) Relationship to other law.--To the maximum 
                extent practicable, the Corporation shall carry out 
                this paragraph in accordance with section 1001 of the 
                Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308).''.
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Title: Savings for Servicemembers Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Savings for Servicemembers Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction for the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 673

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance 
  away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel 
                               expenses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2017

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance 
  away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel 
                               expenses.

    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 ``Savings for Servicemembers Act''.

SEC. 2. DECREASE IN REQUIRED DISTANCE AWAY FROM HOME FOR ABOVE-THE-LINE 
              DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF A RESERVE 
              COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 62(a)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``100 miles'' and inserting ``50 
miles''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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Title: Florida Coastal Protection Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Florida Coastal Protection Act
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2292 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2292

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
  preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the 
    Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
  preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the 
    Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, 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 ``Florida Coastal Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRELEASING, LEASING, AND 
              RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST OF 
              FLORIDA.

    Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Prohibition of Oil and Natural Gas Preleasing, Leasing, and 
Related Activities in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for 
        oil and gas preleasing or leasing, or any related activity, any 
        tract located in--
                    ``(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that 
                is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico 
                Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note);
                    ``(B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning 
                Area south of 30 degrees, 43 minutes North Latitude; or
                    ``(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
            ``(2) Limitation on effect.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before 
        the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
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Title: Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 to direct the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a cost of $80 to any veteran who was separated from military service under conditions other than dishonorable, if the veteran provides specified proof of that status.
Such pass shall be valid for the lifetime of the passholder.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 521 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 521

    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
                  available at a discount to veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2017

 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. McCaskill) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
                  available at a discount to veterans.

    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 ``Honoring Service Through National 
Park Access Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS FOR 
              VETERANS.

    Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(3) Veteran discount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make the 
                National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
                available, at a cost of $80, to any veteran who was 
                separated from military service under conditions other 
                than dishonorable, if the veteran provides proof of 
                that status by providing a copy of the Certificate of 
                Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Department of 
                Defense Form DD214) or valid military retiree 
                identification card of the veteran.
                    ``(B) Term.--A National Parks and Federal 
                Recreational Lands Pass issued under this paragraph 
                shall be valid for the lifetime of the passholder.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to repeal the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (formerly the Steel Industry American Heritage Area) in Pennsylvania.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2441 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2441

   To amend the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to 
                     repeal the funding limitation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to 
                     repeal the funding limitation.

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

SECTION 1. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 
1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 110 Stat. 4256; 113 Stat. 1501A-158; 122 
Stat. 824; 129 Stat. 2551) is amended by striking the second sentence.
                                 <all>
Title: Travel Trailer and Camper Technical Correction Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Travel Trailer and Camper Technical Correction Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the limit on the deduction for business interest, to modify the definition of "floor plan financing indebtedness" to include the financing of certain trailers and campers.
Under current law, "floor plan financing indebtedness" is: (1) used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease, and (2) secured by the acquired inventory.
The bill specifies that, for the purpose of this definition, a motor vehicle includes any trailer or camper which is designed to: (1) provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use; and (2) be towed by, or affixed to, a motor vehicle.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3600 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3600

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that floor plan 
   financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that floor plan 
   financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers.

    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 ``Travel Trailer and Camper Technical 
Correction Act''.

SEC. 2. FLOOR PLAN FINANCING APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN TRAILERS AND 
              CAMPERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 163(j)(9)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
sentence:
                ``Such term shall also include any trailer or camper 
                which is designed to provide temporary living quarters 
                for recreational, camping, or seasonal use and is 
                designed to be towed by, or affixed to, a motor 
                vehicle.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13780, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, 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. 608 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 608

   To nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that 
 temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering 
                           the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2017

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
 Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Booker, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
   Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Udall, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
   Franken, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
 Hassan, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
  Heinrich, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
Stabenow, and Ms. Harris) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that 
 temporarily restricts most nationals from six 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. RESCISSION.

    The provisions of Executive Order 13780 (82 Fed. Reg. 13209; March 
6, 2017), entitled ``Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry 
Into the United States'', are rescinded and shall not have any legal 
effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Follow the Rules Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Follow the Rules Act
This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 576 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 576

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2017

    Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. 
   Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, 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 ``Follow the Rules Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION BASED ON ORDERING INDIVIDUAL TO 
              VIOLATE RULE OR REGULATION.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, rule, or regulation'' 
after ``law''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Such subparagraph is further amended by 
striking ``for''.
    (c) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any personnel action (as that term is defined in section 
2302(a)(2)(A) of such title) occurring after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, or the Straits of Florida planning areas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 999

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the 
 Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida 
                            planning areas.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2017

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
 Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hassan, 
and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
     and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the 
 Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida 
                            planning areas.

    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 Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-
Drilling Act'' or the ``COAST Anti-Drilling Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE 
              OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue 
a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or 
production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in--
            ``(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area;
            ``(2) the South Atlantic planning area;
            ``(3) the North Atlantic planning area; or
            ``(4) the Straits of Florida planning area.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Caribbean Trade Extension Act of 2017
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Caribbean Trade Extension Act of 2017
This bill amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend preferential duty treatment related to certain apparel items through FY2030.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1943 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1943

   To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend the 
  transition period for preferential treatment of certain textile and 
                           apparel articles.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend the 
  transition period for preferential treatment of certain textile and 
                           apparel articles.

    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 ``Caribbean Trade Extension Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRANSITION PERIOD FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF 
              CERTAIN TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES.

    Section 213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2703(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii)--
                            (i) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking 
                        ``2020'' and inserting ``2030''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking 
                        ``2020'' and inserting ``2030''; and
                    (B) in clause (iv)(II), by striking ``18'' and 
                inserting ``28''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking ``2020'' and 
        inserting ``2030''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation 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 Securities Investor Protection Corporation. (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. 2816 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2816

    To clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection 
              Corporation is not subject to the sequester.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection 
              Corporation 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 Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture to make payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program for livestock that is sold for a reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality. Any payments made pursuant to this bill must be reduced by the amount that the producer received from the sale.
(Under current law, the Livestock Indemnity Program provides payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, or attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2050 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2050

 To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial 
 payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for 
                                salvage.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2017

   Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial 
 payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for 
                                salvage.

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

SECTION 1. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK SOLD FOR SALVAGE.

    Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting ``sold livestock for a reduced sale price in 
        excess of the normal mortality, or both,'' after 
        ``mortality,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``on the day before the 
        date of death of the livestock, as determined by the 
        Secretary.'' and inserting the following: ``, as determined by 
        the Secretary on, as applicable--
                    ``(A) the day before the date of death of the 
                livestock; or
                    ``(B) the day before the date of sale of the 
                livestock.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Payment reductions.--A payment made under paragraph 
        (1) to an eligible producer on a farm that sold livestock for a 
        reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality shall be 
        reduced by the amount that the producer received for the 
        sale.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2953 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2953

   To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to 
    capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2018

  Mr. Jones (for himself, Mr. Heller, Ms. Heitkamp, and 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to 
    capital for rural-area small businesses, 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 ``Expanding Access to Capital for 
Rural Job Creators Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78d(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ``rural-area small 
        businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting ``rural-area 
        small businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''.
                                 <all>
Title: Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 649 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 649

         To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2017

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
         To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

    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 ``Cameras in the Courtroom Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``Sec. 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings
    ``The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open 
sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the 
majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case 
would constitute a violation of the due process rights of 1 or more of 
the parties before the Court.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act
This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 219 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 219

To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
 Shelby, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.

    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 ``Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-CRESTED 
              CORMORANTS.

    (a) Force and Effect.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), section 21.47 
        of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
        date of enactment of this Act), shall have the force and effect 
        of law.
            (2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
        to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Director''), shall notify 
        the public of the authority provided by paragraph (1) in a 
        manner determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) shall 
terminate on the date that is the earlier of--
            (1) the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the 
        Director after the date of enactment of this Act to control 
        depredation of double-crested cormorant populations; or
            (2) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section limits the 
authority of the Director to promulgate regulations relating to the 
taking of double-crested cormorants under any other law.
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Title: National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act
This bill designates as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators" an existing memorial located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. The memorial is not a unit of the National Park System, and its designation shall not require or allow federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to it.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 167 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 167

 To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National 
               Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 17, 2017

Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Roberts) 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 designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National 
               Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.

    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 Memorial to Fallen 
Educators Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) from 1764 to the date of enactment of this Act, more 
        than 119 educators from 36 States have lost their lives in the 
        United States while performing professional duties;
            (2) the United States lacks a national memorial dedicated 
        to fallen educators; and
            (3) a memorial to fallen educators at the National Teachers 
        Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas--
                    (A) was dedicated on June 12, 2014; and
                    (B) will honor educators who have lost their lives 
                in the line of professional service.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The memorial to fallen educators located at the 
National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas, is designated as the 
``National Memorial to Fallen Educators''.
    (b) Effect of Designation.--The national memorial designated by 
this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the 
designation of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators shall not 
require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related 
to that national memorial.
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Title: EGO Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act
This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 188 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 188

    To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 
     portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2017

    Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mrs. 
   Fischer) 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 
     portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

    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 ``Eliminating Government-funded Oil-
painting Act'' or the ``EGO Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a 
portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including 
the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an 
executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or 
        Resident Commissioner to Congress.
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Title: A bill to designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center".
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill renames the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1017 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1017

   To designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in 
 Fargo, North Dakota, as the ``Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research 
                               Center''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2017

  Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp) 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 designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in 
 Fargo, North Dakota, as the ``Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research 
                               Center''.

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

SECTION 1. EDWARD T. SCHAFER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center 
in Fargo, North Dakota, shall be known and designated as the ``Edward 
T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any 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 
Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.
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Title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require all of the producers on a farm to elect to receive for the 2018 crop year either: (1) price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as determined by the election of the producers on the farm required under current law for the 2014-2018 crop years; or (2) federal crop insurance.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2512 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2512

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to 
receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act 
    or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2018

   Mr. Flake 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 the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to 
receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act 
    or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

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

SECTION 1. PRODUCER ELECTION TO RECEIVE PRICE LOSS COVERAGE OR 
              AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE OR FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.

    Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Election To Receive Price Loss Coverage or Agriculture Risk 
Coverage or Federal Crop Insurance.--For the 2018 crop year, all of the 
producers on a farm shall elect to receive--
            ``(1) price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as 
        determined by the election of the producers on the farm under 
        this section for the 2014 through 2018 crop years; or
            ``(2) Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop 
        Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).''.
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