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Title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide estimates of the use of taxpayer funds by the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide to each taxpayer a one-page estimate of how such taxpayer's money was spent by the government during the immediately preceding calendar year.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3834 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3834

 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide estimates of the 
 use of taxpayer funds by the United States Government, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide estimates of the 
 use of taxpayer funds by the United States Government, 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. USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall 
provide, to each individual filing a Federal income tax return for a 
calendar year, a one-page estimate of how the taxpayer's money was 
spent by the Government during the immediately preceding calendar year.
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Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Defense to modernize its forms and surveys that contain terms or classifications that may be considered racially or ethnically insensitive.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1761

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and 
     surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2019

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. 
  Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and 
     surveys of the Department of Defense, 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. MODERNIZATION OF CERTAIN FORMS AND SURVEYS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 
identify each form and survey of the Department of Defense, in use on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, that contains a term or 
classification that the Secretary determines may be considered racially 
or ethnically insensitive.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Interim reports.--On the date that is 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and on the date that is 180 
        days after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate a report on the status of the 
        study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted 
        under subsection (a) that includes--
                    (A) a list of each form and survey identified under 
                such study; and
                    (B) a plan for modernizing the terms and 
                classifications contained in such forms and surveys, 
                including legislative recommendations.
    (c) Modernization Required.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the 
plan included in the report submitted under subsection (b).
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Title: CFPB-IG Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act or CFPB-IG Act
This bill repeals the authority of the Federal Reserve Board 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 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 187 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 187

 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

                            January 17, 2019

  Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Ms. 
    Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Isakson) 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'' or the ``CFPB-IG Act''.

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 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: Indiana Dunes National Park Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Indiana Dunes National Park Act
This bill renames the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the Indiana Dunes National Park.
The bill redesignates the 1.6-mile Miller-Woods Trail within the park as the Paul H. Douglas Trail.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 168 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 168

 To retitle Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as Indiana Dunes National 
                     Park, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To retitle Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as Indiana Dunes National 
                     Park, 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 ``Indiana Dunes National Park Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE RETITLED AS INDIANA DUNES 
              NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 89-761 (16 U.S.C. 460u et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``National Lakeshore'' and ``national 
        lakeshore'' each place it appears and inserting ``National 
        Park''; and
            (2) by striking ``lakeshore'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Park''.
    (b) Nonapplication.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall 
not apply to the title of the map referred to in the first section of 
Public Law 89-761 (16 U.S.C. 460u), or to the title of the maps 
referred to in section 4 of Public Law 89-761 (16 U.S.C. 460u-3).

SEC. 3. PAUL H. DOUGLAS TRAIL.

    The 1.6 mile trail within the Indiana Dunes National Park 
designated the ``Miller-Woods Trail'' is hereby redesignated as the 
``Paul H. Douglas Trail''.
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Title: A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill modifies the time limit from 150 days to 90 days to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation capital project.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3927 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3927

To establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a 
  permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation 
                    project, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 2020

  Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Cotton) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a 
  permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation 
                    project, 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. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 139(l) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``150 days'' each place it appears and inserting 
``90 days''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 330(e) of title 23, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``150 days'' 
                and inserting ``90 days''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``150 
                days'' and inserting ``90 days''.
            (2) Section 24201(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``of 150 days''.
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Title: Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to declassify information relating to whether Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting a trial or sentencing for a criminal offense.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2635 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2635

   To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
 declassify any and all information relating to whether the government 
   of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in 
departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting 
  trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2019

    Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
 declassify any and all information relating to whether the government 
   of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in 
departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting 
  trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United 
                    States, 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 ``Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF ANY AND ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO ACTIONS 
              BY GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA TO ASSIST PERSONS IN 
              DEPARTING UNITED STATES WHO WERE AWAITING TRIAL OR 
              SENTENCING IN UNITED STATES.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination 
with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and 
all information related to whether the government of Saudi Arabia 
materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi 
Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or 
national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense 
committed in the United States.
                                 <all>
Title: Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2019
This bill requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to respond to petitions for regulatory action within 18 months, including petitions for reconsideration of a rule and petitions from groups with delegated authority.
Any action taken by DOT or the PHMSA in response to a petition shall supersede any decision concerning the issue reached by a group with delegated authority.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3024 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3024

 To require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
  Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action 
                           within 18 months.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2019

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
  Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action 
                           within 18 months.

    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 ``Hazardous Materials Safety 
Improvement Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PETITIONS FOR REGULATORY ACTION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration shall act on any petition for 
regulatory action, including petitions for reconsideration of a rule 
and petitions from groups with delegated authority, not later than 18 
months after such petition is received by the appropriate agency.
    (b) Effect of Department Action.--Any action taken by the Secretary 
of Transportation or the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, in response to a petition described in 
subsection (a) shall supersede any decision regarding the issue reached 
by a group with delegated authority.
                                 <all>
Title: LABEL Opioids Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Lessening Addiction By Enhancing Labeling Opioids Act of 2019 or the LABEL Opioids Act
This bill requires prescription opioids to contain a warning label specifying that the opioids may cause dependence, addiction, and overdose.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1449 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1449

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require warning labels for 
             prescription opioids, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2019

 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require warning labels for 
             prescription opioids, 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 ``Lessening Addiction By Enhancing 
Labeling Opioids Act of 2019'' or the ``LABEL Opioids Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 305(c) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 825(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The label of any container or package containing an opioid or 
opiate listed in schedule II, III, IV, or V shall, when dispensed 
(other than administered) to or for a patient, contain a clear, concise 
warning, in a manner specified by the Secretary by regulation, that the 
opioids or opiates dispensed can cause dependence, addiction, and 
overdose.''.
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall prescribe regulations under section 503(b) of 
        the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)) to 
        implement the amendment made by subsection (a) and such 
        regulations shall be effective not later than 2 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Interim rules.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services may issue the regulations required under paragraph (1) 
        by interim rule to the extent necessary to comply with the 
        timing requirement in paragraph (1).
                                 <all>
Title: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded to victims of peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 169 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 169

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from 
    gross income for civil damages as recompense for trafficking in 
                                persons.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2019

   Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Portman, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
 Klobuchar, and Mrs. Capito) 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 an exemption from 
    gross income for civil damages as recompense for trafficking in 
                                persons.

    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 ``Human Trafficking Survivor Tax 
Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION CIVIL DAMAGES AWARDED 
              UNDER SECTION 1595 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 
140 the following new section:

``SEC. 139H. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS CIVIL DAMAGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR 
              TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

    ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--Gross income shall not include 
any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including 
compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal 
matter) awarded in an action under section 1595 of title 18, United 
States Code.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the 
following new item:

``Sec. 139H. Certain amount received as civil damages as recompense for 
                            trafficking in persons.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
This bill adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 31 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 31

 To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln 
            National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 8, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln 
            National Heritage Area, 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 ``Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 
Area Amendment Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES OF LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, Livingston,'' after ``LaSalle''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
        and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County'' after 
        ``Woodford counties''.
    (b) Map.--The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map 
referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources 
Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments 
in subsection (a) of this section.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt distilled spirits plants from denaturing requirements with respect to hand sanitizer produced to help combat COVID-19.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill modifies the excise tax on distilled spirits to exempt distilled spirits plants from requirements relating to the denaturing of such spirits with respect to hand sanitizers used to eliminate the corornavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Denaturing is the process of making distilled spirits unfit for consumption.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3618 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3618

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt distilled spirits 
  plants from denaturing requirements with respect to hand sanitizer 
                   produced to help combat COVID-19.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2020

   Mr. Paul 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 exempt distilled spirits 
  plants from denaturing requirements with respect to hand sanitizer 
                   produced to help combat COVID-19.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM DENATURING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION OF 
              HAND SANITIZER TO HELP ELIMINATE COVID-19.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (14) of section 5214(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 2308 of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116-136), is amended by inserting ``(without regard to any 
requirement or obligation contained in such guidance relating to 
denaturing of such spirits)'' after ``Food and Drug Administration''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
as if included in section 2308 of division A of the CARES Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Tribal Adoption Parity Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Tribal Adoption Parity Act
This bill allows Indian tribal governments to determine whether a child has special needs for the purposes of the adoption tax credit.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 305

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal 
   governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit 
                   whether a child has special needs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2019

   Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Udall, and Mr. Moran) 
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 recognize Indian tribal 
   governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit 
                   whether a child has special needs.

    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 ``Tribal Adoption Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              DETERMINING UNDER THE ADOPTION CREDIT WHETHER A CHILD HAS 
              SPECIAL NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 23(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or Indian tribal 
        government'' after the words ``a State'', and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or Indian tribal 
        government'' after the words ``such State''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
This bill provides statutory authority for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to have whistle-blower rights and protections.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1330 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1330

To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower 
            rights and protections, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower 
            rights and protections, 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 ``Department of Energy and Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PERSON.

    Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5851(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as 
        clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and indenting the 
        clauses appropriately;
            (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so 
        redesignated), by striking the paragraph designation and all 
        that follows through ``includes--'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Employer.--The term `employer' includes--''; 
                and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Person.--The term `person' includes--
                            ``(i) a person (as defined in section 11 of 
                        the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
                        2014));
                            ``(ii) the Commission; and
                            ``(iii) the Department of Energy.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 89 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 89

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State 
                  of Georgia, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State 
                  of Georgia, 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 ``Fort Frederica National Monument 
Boundary Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT, GEORGIA.

    (a) Maximum Acreage.--The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 
(16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by striking ``two hundred and fifty 
acres'' and inserting ``305 acres''.
    (b) Boundary Expansion.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the Fort Frederica 
        National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to 
        include the land generally depicted as ``Proposed Acquisition 
        Areas'' on the map entitled ``Fort Frederica National Monument 
        Proposed Boundary Expansion'', numbered 369/132,469, and dated 
        April 2016.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
            (3) Acquisition of land.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
        acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph 
        (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds 
        from willing sellers only.
            (4) No use of condemnation or eminent domain.--The 
        Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation or 
        eminent domain any land or interests in land under this Act or 
        for the purposes of this Act.
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Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act
This bill permanently extends the work opportunity tax credit. (Under current law, the tax credit expires after 2019.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 978 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 978

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
                        work opportunity credit.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 2, 2019

    Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
  Cassidy, and Mr. Menendez) 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 permanently extend the 
                        work opportunity credit.

    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 ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 51(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 
2019.
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Title: Community Services Block Grant Refinement and Improvement Act
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Community Services Block Grant Refinement and Improvement Act
This bill exempts certain funds appropriated for the Community Services Block Grant program from reductions that would otherwise apply under current law.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4309 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4309

  To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to clarify that the 
      maximum allotment provision does not apply to supplemental 
                  appropriations for fiscal year 2020.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2020

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Barrasso, 
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Hassan, Ms. 
 Rosen, and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to clarify that the 
      maximum allotment provision does not apply to supplemental 
                  appropriations for fiscal year 2020.

    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 ``Community Services Block Grant 
Refinement and Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM ALLOTMENT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
reduction required by this paragraph shall not apply to any funds 
appropriated under the CARES Act or any subsequent supplemental 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020, including any such funds that 
remain available for another fiscal year.''.
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Title: Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act
This bill extends certain port of entry donation authorities through December 16, 2021. This allows the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to accept donations of real and personal property, including monetary donations, from federal and nonfederal entities to establish or improve CBP facilities at ports of entry.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4923 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4923

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year 
  certain port of entry donation authorities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 30, 2020

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year 
  certain port of entry donation authorities, 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 ``Funding for Infrastructure at Ports 
of Entry Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PORT OF ENTRY DONATION 
              AUTHORITIES.

    Section 482(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
301a(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``existing a'' and inserting ``existing''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the date that is 4 
        years after December 16, 2016'' and inserting ``December 16, 
        2021''.
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Title: A bill to designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as "Harry S. Truman Union Station".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates Union Station, located at 40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1367 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1367

  To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as ``Harry S. Truman 
                            Union Station''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2019

 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as ``Harry S. Truman 
                            Union Station''.

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

SECTION 1. HARRY S. TRUMAN UNION STATION.

    (a) Designation.--Union Station, located at 40 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as ``Harry S. 
Truman Union Station''.
    (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 ``Harry S. 
Truman Union Station''.
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Title: BUILD Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act or the BUILD Act
This bill increases from $15 billion to $20.8 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 352 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 352

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national 
  limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer 
                            facility bonds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2019

Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Warner) 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 increase the national 
  limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer 
                            facility bonds.

    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 ``Building United States 
Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act'' or the ``BUILD Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE NATIONAL LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR QUALIFIED HIGHWAY OR 
              SURFACE FREIGHT TRANSFER FACILITY BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 142(m)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$15,000,000,000'' and inserting 
``$20,800,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: A bill to repeal section 692 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This bill repeals a provision of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 that requires the Department of Homeland Security to promulgate regulations to minimize the excessive use by contractors of subcontractors or tiers of subcontractors to perform the principal work of any contract for facilitating response to or recovery from a natural or man-made disaster.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4165 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4165

 To repeal section 692 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
                              Act of 2006.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 2, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal section 692 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
                              Act of 2006.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL.

    Section 692 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 792) is repealed.
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