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Title: Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act
This bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for nutrition and supportive services for older Native Americans.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3511 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3511

    Making emergency supplemental appropriations for nutrition and 
    supportive services for older Native Americans under the Older 
                         Americans Act of 1965.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    Making emergency supplemental appropriations for nutrition and 
    supportive services for older Native Americans under the Older 
                         Americans Act of 1965.

    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 ``Supplemental Services for Native 
Elders Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely:
    

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Administration for Community Living

                 aging and disability services programs

    For an additional amount for ``Aging and Disability Services 
Programs'', for carrying out the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.) (``OAA''), $35,896,860, to remain available through 
December 31, 2020, of which--
            (1) $27,826,920 shall be for providing services through 
        Indian and Native American programs under parts A and B of 
        title VI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057b et seq., 3057g et seq.); 
        and
            (2) $8,069,940 shall be for providing services through the 
        Native American caregiver support program under part C of title 
        VI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057k-11 et seq.):  Provided, That 
        the amount appropriated under this heading is designated by 
        Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
        section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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Title: Plum Island Conservation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Plum Island Conservation Act
This bill repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 519 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 519

    To amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement 
    directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal 
  property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island 
            Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2019

    Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
  Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement 
    directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal 
  property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island 
            Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York.

    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 ``Plum Island Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY IN PLUM 
              ISLAND, NEW YORK.

    (a) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 110-329.--Section 540 of 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (division 
D of Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed.
    (b) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 112-74.--Section 538 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (6 U.S.C. 190 
note; division D of Public Law 112-74) is repealed.
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Title: PPP for Critical Access Hospitals Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
PPP for Critical Access Hospitals Act
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals.
A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3907 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3907

 To provide that all critical access hospitals are eligible for loans 
     under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2020

  Ms. Collins introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that all critical access hospitals are eligible for loans 
     under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PPP for Critical Access Hospitals 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN THE PAYCHECK 
              PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) Inclusion of critical access 
                        hospitals.--During the covered period, any 
                        nonprofit organization that is a critical 
                        access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) 
                        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1395x(mm))) shall be eligible to receive a 
                        covered loan, regardless of the status of such 
                        a hospital as a debtor in a case under chapter 
                        11 of title 11, Unites States Code, or the 
                        status of any debts owed by such a hospital to 
                        the Federal Government.''.
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Title: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act
This bill extends through FY2036 the reclamation fee that each operator of a coal mining operation must pay to the Department of the Interior.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1193 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1193

  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to 
                                be paid.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2019

    Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Ms. 
Duckworth, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to 
                                be paid.

    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 ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FEE.

    Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2036''.
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Title: Educational Award Parity Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Educational Award Parity Act
This bill allows AmeriCorps members who are 55 years of age or older and served in any program, including the National Civilian Community Corps or Volunteers in Service to America, to transfer their national service educational award to a family member. Currently, only members who served in AmeriCorps State and National may transfer such an award.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3454 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3454

   To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to allow 
   participants in specified service positions to transfer national 
             service educational awards to family members.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to allow 
   participants in specified service positions to transfer national 
             service educational awards to family members.

    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 ``Educational Award Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604(f)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``in a 
national service program that receives a grant under subtitle C'' and 
inserting ``in a position specified in section 123''.
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Title: A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill requires the United States Postal Service, by September 30, 2019, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of the communities of Ocoee and Miami Lakes, Florida.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1347 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1347

  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
              unique ZIP code for particular communities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
              unique ZIP code for particular communities.

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

SECTION 1. ZIP CODES.

    Not later than September 30, 2019, the United States Postal Service 
shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as 
practicable, each of the following communities:
            (1) Ocoee, Florida.
            (2) Miami Lakes, Florida.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill adds Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations where court must be held in the U.S. District of Arizona.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 688 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 688

To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the 
list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district 
                       for the State of Arizona.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2019

Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the 
list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district 
                       for the State of Arizona.

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

SECTION 1. DISTRICT COURTS IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF 
              ARIZONA.

    Section 82 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson'' and inserting ``Flagstaff, 
Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma''.
                                 <all>
Title: Statistical Area Fairness Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Statistical Area Fairness Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Office of Management and Budget from including a county with a large federal installation in a core-based statistical area on the basis of employment in that county of residents of the central county or counties of the core-based statistical area. Core-based statistical areas are delineated based on census data and include metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 372

  To appropriately limit the impact of the presence of large Federal 
   installations in the delineation of core based statistical areas.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To appropriately limit the impact of the presence of large Federal 
   installations in the delineation of core based statistical 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 ``Statistical Area Fairness Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. LIMITS IN DELINEATION OF CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``large Federal 
installation'' means a parcel of Federal land--
            (1) that has an area of not less than 500 miles; and
            (2) on which a Federal facility (as defined in section 930 
        of title 18, United States Code) is situated.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to account for the impact that large Federal 
        installations have on rural counties in which they are based; 
        and
            (2) to ensure that rural counties with large Federal 
        installations within their borders are not negatively affected 
        by core based statistical area designations.
    (c) Limitation.--In delineating core based statistical areas, the 
Office of Management and Budget shall not include a county in which a 
large Federal installation is located in a core based statistical area 
on the basis of the percentage of the employment in that county that is 
accounted for by workers who reside in the central county or counties 
of the core based statistical area, as determined by the Office of 
Management and Budget.
                                 <all>
Title: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 237 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 237

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse 
  practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation 
 requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes 
                     for individuals with diabetes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse 
  practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation 
 requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes 
                     for individuals with diabetes.

    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 ``Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO 
              SATISFY MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COVERAGE 
              OF CERTAIN SHOES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES.

    Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(12)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, nurse 
        practitioner, or physician assistant'' after ``physician''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, nurse 
        practitioner, or physician assistant'' after each occurrence of 
        ``physician''.
                                 <all>
Title: Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act
This bill repeals the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act, which sets forth how funds credited to the Klamath Tribe must be distributed.
The Department of the Interior must disburse to the tribe the balance of funds that were appropriated or deposited into per capita trust accounts and trust accounts for remaining legal fees and administration.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 46 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 46

             To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 8, 2019

Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
             To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.

    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 ``Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    Public Law 89-224 (commonly known as the ``Klamath Tribe Judgment 
Fund Act'') (79 Stat. 897) is repealed.

SEC. 3. DISBURSEMENT OF REMAINING FUNDS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of Public Law 89-224 (79 Stat. 897) 
(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) 
relating to the distribution or use of funds, as soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall disburse to the Klamath Tribe the balance of any funds that, on 
or before the date of enactment of this Act, were appropriated or 
deposited into the trust accounts for remaining legal fees and 
administration and per capita trust accounts, as identified by the 
Secretary of the Interior, under that Act (as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act).
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a DOD regional center for security studies for the Arctic, to be located in Alaska and known as the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2707 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2707

To provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in 
           the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 24, 2019

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in 
           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. TED STEVENS ARCTIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

    (a) Establishment Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
        and administer for purposes of section 184 of title 10, United 
        States Code, and other applicable provisions of law, a 
        Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies for 
        the Arctic.
            (2) Designation.--The Regional Center for Security Studies 
        established and administered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
        known as the ``Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security 
        Studies''.
            (3) Location.--The Regional Center for Security Studies 
        established and administered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
        located in such location in Alaska as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (b) Sixth Regional Center for Security Studies.--Section 184(b)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) The Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies, 
        located in Alaska.''.
    (c) Acceptance of Gifts and Donations.--Section 2611(a)(2) of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) The Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security 
        Studies.''.
                                 <all>
Title: COMPRESSOR Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the COMPRESSOR Act
This bill prohibits the construction of any natural gas compressor station as part of a project that would lead to the export of natural gas or facilitate the export of natural gas.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2642 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2642

To prohibit the construction of natural gas compressor stations as part 
   of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the construction of natural gas compressor stations as part 
   of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports.

    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 Outreach, Maintenance, and 
Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our 
Regulations Act'' or the ``COMPRESSOR Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR 
              STATIONS.

    The construction and placement in service of any natural gas 
compressor station not in service on the date of enactment of this Act 
shall be prohibited if the natural gas compressor station would be 
constructed as part of a project that, as determined by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, would--
            (1) lead to the export of natural gas; or
            (2) facilitate the export of natural gas.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill extends daylight saving time through November 7, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4582 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 548
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4582

 To extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2020

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the 
             following bill; which was read the first time

                           September 16, 2020

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, 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. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

    For each State and area of a State that is not exempt from section 
3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), such section 
shall be carried out in calendar years 2020 and 2021 as if the periods 
described in such section for such calendar years described just one 
period that commenced at 2 o'clock antemeridian on March 8, 2020, and 
ends at 2 o'clock antemeridian on November 7, 2021.
                                                       Calendar No. 548

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4582

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2020

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Title: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill extends through FY2025 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4428 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4428

 To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
                                 1998.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2020

  Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Burr, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
  Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
                                 1998.

    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 ``Tropical Forest and Coral Reef 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
            ``(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
            ``(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
            ``(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
            ``(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.
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Title: TRUST CDC Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Transparent Reporting and Use of Statistics in the Transmission of Coronavirus Data Collection or the TRUST CDC Act
This bill nullifies specified guidance issued by the White House Coronavirus Task Force on July 10, 2020, concerning the reporting of state and hospital COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) data.
Specifically, states and hospitals must revert to reporting this data directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under the task force guidance, they report it to the Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition, the CDC must reinstate, and update daily, a particular website that reported certain COVID-19 data, including the number of cases and deaths in each state.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4351 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4351

To require States and hospitals to report COVID-19 health data directly 
           to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require States and hospitals to report COVID-19 health data directly 
           to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    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 ``Transparent Reporting and Use of 
Statistics in the Transmission of Coronavirus Data Collection'' or the 
``TRUST CDC Act''.

SEC. 2. SHARING OF COVID-19 HEALTH DATA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the updates to the guidance of the 
White House Coronavirus Task Force entitled, ``COVID-19 Guidance for 
Hospital Reporting and FAQs For Hospitals, Hospital Laboratory, and 
Acute Care Facility Data Reporting'', issued on July 10, 2020, States 
and hospitals required to report data with respect to COVID-19 pursuant 
to such guidance shall report such information directly to the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, and shall not be required to report 
such data to the Department of Health and Human Services as described 
in such updates.
    (b) Public Posting of Data; Updates.--The Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention shall--
            (1) not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, reinstate the website of such agency containing 
        COVID-19 data, including the number of cases, deaths, and 
        diagnostic and serologic tests per State; and
            (2) update such data on such website daily thereafter.
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Title: Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains poppy seeds with potentially harmful levels of morphine, codeine, or other alkaloid compounds.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1016 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1016

 To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.

    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 ``Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Stephen Hacala was a 24-year-old from Fayetteville, 
        Arkansas, who was dearly loved by family and friends when he 
        died from morphine intoxication caused by consumption of 
        contaminated poppy seeds.
            (2) More than a dozen people in the United States have been 
        confirmed to have died from morphine overdoses from 
        contaminated poppy seeds.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to prohibit the 
distribution and sale of contaminated poppy seeds in order to prevent 
harm, addiction, and further deaths from morphine-laced poppy seeds.

SEC. 3. UNSAFE POPPY SEEDS AS ADULTERANTS IN FOOD.

    Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
331) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(fff) Selling, or offering to sell, directly to consumers a food 
that is or contains poppy seeds, including concentrates, metabolites, 
constituents, or extracts of poppy seeds, that contain levels of 
morphine, codeine, or other alkaloid compounds that may render the food 
injurious to health.''.
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Title: A bill to nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill nullifies the supplemental treaty between the United States and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon. Among other things, the treaty restricted the rights of tribal members to leave the reservation.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 832 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 832

To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America 
  and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, 
                    concluded on November 15, 1865.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2019

Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America 
  and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, 
                    concluded on November 15, 1865.

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

SECTION 1. NULLIFICATION OF TREATY.

    The Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and 
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, 
concluded on November 15, 1865, and entered into pursuant to the Senate 
resolution of ratification dated March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 751), shall 
have no force or effect.
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Title: No Red and Blue Banks Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
No Red and Blue Banks Act
This bill prohibits the General Services Administration from awarding a contract to a bank or savings association insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation if the institution avoids doing business with companies based solely on social policy considerations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1104 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1104

To prohibit the General Services Administration from awarding contracts 
 to certain insured depository institutions that avoid doing business 
with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely 
                    on social policy considerations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2019

Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Cramer) 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 General Services Administration from awarding contracts 
 to certain insured depository institutions that avoid doing business 
with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely 
                    on social policy considerations.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Red and Blue Banks Act''.

SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--The General Services Administration may not award 
a contract to an insured depository institution, as defined in section 
3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813), or an 
affiliate of a depository institution if the insured depository 
institution or affiliate avoids doing business with certain companies 
that the insured depository institution or affiliate believes are 
engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy 
considerations.
    (b) Applicability.--This Act shall not apply to any contract 
awarded before the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 2019
This bill makes certain federal prisoners ineligible to receive good time credit.
Specifically, it prohibits good time credit for a federal prisoner who is serving time for a terrorism offense.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1684 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1684

   To prevent prisoners who have been convicted of terrorism related 
offenses from being eligible for early release, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To prevent prisoners who have been convicted of terrorism related 
offenses from being eligible for early release, 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 ``No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. EARLY RELEASE EXCEPTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (2)'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Subject to paragraphs 
                (2) and (5)'' ; and
                    (B) by striking ``year'' and inserting ``year,''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) A prisoner may not receive credit toward service of 
        the prisoner's sentence for a crime under--
                    ``(A) chapter 113B of this title; or
                    ``(B) section 206 of the International Emergency 
                Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) resulting from 
                conspiring with, providing material support or 
                resources to, supplying services to, or otherwise 
                aiding a foreign terrorist organization designated 
                under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
                Act of 1965 (8 U.S.C. 1189).''.
    (b) Applicability.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall apply with respect to each prisoner in the custody of the Bureau 
of Prisons on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: Support our National Guard Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Support our National Guard Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide a National Guard member separating from active service after full-time duty in support of the government response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with the transitional health benefits provided to a separating active-duty reservist.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3713 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3713

 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of 
    the National Guard serving on active service in response to the 
  coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to 
     members of the reserve components separating from active duty.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of 
    the National Guard serving on active service in response to the 
  coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to 
     members of the reserve components separating from active duty.

    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 ``Support our National Guard Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
              NATIONAL GUARD SERVING UNDER ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO THE 
              CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19).

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a member 
of the National Guard separating from active service after serving on 
full-time National Guard duty pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32, 
United States Code, the health benefits authorized under section 1145 
of title 10, United States Code, for a member of a reserve component 
separating from active duty, as referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) of 
such section 1145, if the active service from which the member of the 
National Guard is separating was in support of the whole of government 
response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``active duty'', 
``active service'', and ``full-time National Guard duty'' have the 
meanings given those terms in section 101(d) of title 10, United States 
Code.
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