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Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1518
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Buy American requirements
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Marketing and advertising
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

 
Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. 

action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-221.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-221.
action_date: 2015-11-18
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
PORTS Act

Bill: 114-s-1519
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Labor-management relations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 

Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 or the PORTS Act

 
This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to extend to labor slowdowns occurring at U.S. ports the President's authority to appoint a board of inquiry into the issues involved.
 
State and territorial governors shall have authority to request the President to appoint a board of inquiry if a slowdown, or a threatened or an actual strike or lock-out, occurring at one or more U.S. ports will, if continued, imperil national or state health or safety. 
 
If the President does not appoint a board of inquiry within 10 days after receiving a request, the governor who made the request may appoint one to report on the dispute to the governor and the President, although without recommendations. Supplemental reports are also authorized. Boards of inquiry are limited to one that may appointed for each dispute during a 90-day period.
 
Governors may also petition for injunctions against such labor or management actions affecting ports in their states or territories. 
 
The National Labor Relations Board, for each dispute, shall take not more than one secret ballot for the same employees in any 30-day period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1520
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to: 
 
 
 state that the term &quot;intimate partner&quot; includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and
 
 expand the term &quot;misdemeanor crime of domestic violence&quot; to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. 
 
 
The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Charity Care Expansion Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1521
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 

Charity Care Expansion Act of 2015 

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a physician a tax deduction equal to the amount such physician would have otherwise charged for charity medical care provided on a volunteer or pro bono basis through a pre-existing agreement between the physician and a health care clinic or other organization providing health care to underserved or low-income individuals. Imposes an overal limitation on such deduction equal to 10% of the physician's gross income derived from physicians' services (as defined by the Social Security Act) or $10,000 for physicians who do not have income derived from physicians' services.
 
Repeals the block grant program for preventive health and health services under the Public Health Service Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Bill: 114-s-1522
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2015-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Interior
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: 

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
 
 
Makes an employee of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency or any other agency if: (1) the original appointment was competitive, (2) the employee has served under one or more time-limited appointments totaling more than 24 months without a break of two or more years, and (3) the employee's performance has been at an acceptable level. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act

Bill: 114-s-1524
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Building construction
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Judicial review and appeals
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Materials
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: 

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act

 
This bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of promotion, research, and information regarding concrete masonry products. Manufacturers and importers shall maintain, and make available, specified records. 
 
An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers with respect to concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United States. Assessment rates are specified. At least 50% of the assessments paid by a manufacturer must be used to support research, education, and promotion plans and projects in support of the geographic region of the manufacturer. During the 60-day period preceding the proposed effective date of an order, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum for order approval among the manufacturers required to pay assessments under it. Referendum procedures are outlined.
 
The bill allows petition and review of an order, and order enforcement through U.S. district courts. The Secretary: (1) may conduct appropriate investigations in order to administer this Act (with power of subpoena); and (2) must suspend or terminate any order or provision that obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes of this Act, or that is not favored by persons voting in a referendum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program.

Bill: 114-s-1525
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
Separation, divorce, custody, support

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any action to finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule entitled &quot;Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs&quot; or any proposal set forth in the proposed rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1527
Sponsor: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2015-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Iraq
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: 

Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015

 
This bill grants competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which the employee is qualified to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013.
 
The Secretary of State shall certify to Congress that the Department of State has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems.
 
Each State Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report within five business days to the Inspector General (IG) any allegations of: 
 
 
program waste, fraud, or abuse; 
 
criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, GM-15 level or higher; 
 
criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and 
 
serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches (such as conduct that would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority). 
 
 
No State Department entity with concurrent jurisdiction over such matters, including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation without first reporting the allegations to the IG. 
 
A State Department entity that initiates an investigation of such a matter must fully cooperate with the IG, unless the IG authorizes an exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1528
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase combat vehicle fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption.
 
DOD shall: 
 
 
establish an online, centralized repository for all DOD operational energy-related research and development efforts; 
 
conduct a program to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and reliable energy sources for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant power systems; and 
 
develop associated cost and benefit metrics.
 
 
The DOD Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund is established in the Treasury to support installing and operating alternative fuel dispensing stations for DOD's alternative fueled vehicles and other related infrastructure. 
 
 DOD shall: 
 
 
report on the costs and benefits associated with requiring 25% of National Guard and Reserve facilities to have at least a 21-day on-site power storage capacity to assist civil authorities in case of man-made or natural disasters; and 
 
submit a plan for integrating energy storage, micro-grid technologies, and on-site power generation systems at military installations at risk of power interruptions due to geographic location, dependence on connections to the electric grid, or other factors.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1529
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Crime Gun Tracing Act
 
of 2015

 
 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant that has reported all firearms recovered during the previous 12 months at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for the purpose of tracing.
 
Requires each application for a COPS grant to specify: (1) whether the applicant recovered any firearms at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation during the 12 months before the submission of the application; (2) the number of such firearms recovered; (3) the number of such firearms reported to the Bureau, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for tracing; and (4) the reason why any such firearms were not so reported.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3928)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Moving to Work Promises Act

Bill: 114-s-1530
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Housing and community development funding
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Keeping Moving to Work Promises Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to renew for a period of 10 years any Moving to Work demonstration program agreement with a public housing agency that: (1) provides for the use of an alternative operating fund formula, and (2) is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
 
HUD may not, in renewing an agreement, make any significant change to its financial terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Patient Freedom Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1531
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Income tax credits
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Patient Freedom Act of 2015

 
This bill provides states with three options regarding title I (provisions on health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): (1) continue implementing PPACA, (2) do not apply title I of PPACA except to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on health insurance benefits and require coverage of dependents up to 26 years old, or (3) the second option plus implementation of a health savings account (HSA) deposit system.
 
In states implementing an HSA deposit system, residents who are enrolled in health insurance coverage that meets state standards receive monthly deposits in their HSAs either from states administering federal funds or as a tax credit paid in advance. States that administer deposits are entitled to payments from the Department of Health and Human Services for population health initiatives.
 
States with an HSA deposit system must offer a health insurance plan that is continually available for enrollment and penalize residents who have a break in coverage.
 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to disregard assets in an HSA for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility and benefits except for long-term care services.
 
This bill amends SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to require participating hospitals to limit costs to individuals for uncovered emergency medical care.
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that an individual have a high deductible health plan to be eligible for the tax benefits of an HSA.
 
HSAs can be used to pay premiums for health insurance that meets specified requirements.
 HSA tax benefits only apply to payments for health care for which the provider publishes the price.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3928-3930)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordability Is Access Act

Bill: 114-s-1532
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Affordability Is Access Act

 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance and group health plans to cover, as preventive care for women, over-the-counter oral contraceptives for daily use, regardless of whether an enrollee has a prescription for the contraceptive. (Insurers and plans cannot impose cost sharing for preventive care.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1534
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Texas
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2015

 
 Designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located in Harlingen, Texas, as the "Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center."
 
Directs the VA to: (1) ensure that such Center includes a full-service inpatient health care facility; (2) modify the existing facility to meet such requirement; and (3) include in the annual VA strategic capital investment plan a project to expand the Center's capabilities to provide increased inpatient capacity, an urgent care center, and a full range of services to meet the health care needs of women veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3931-3932)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1535
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2015-06-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: 

Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015

 
 Revises passenger motor vehicle information program requirements.
 
Directs the Department of Transportation to ensure that passenger motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided next to, and in the same format as, crashworthiness information at each place that the latter is made available to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Introduced in Senate