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Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2912
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Prescription drugs
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2016

 
This bill bars the federal government from prohibiting or restricting the production, manufacture, distribution, prescribing, or dispensing of an experimental drug, biological product, or device that is: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness; and (2) authorized by, and in accordance with, state law. The federal government may not restrict the possession or use of such a treatment by a patient certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options.
 
A producer, manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser, possessor, or user of such a treatment has no liability regarding the treatment.
 
The outcome of production, manufacture, distribution, prescribing, dispensing, possession, or use of such a treatment may not be used by a federal agency to adversely impact review or approval of the treatment.
 
The treatment must: (1) have successfully completed a phase 1 (initial, small scale) clinical trial; (2) remain under investigation in a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and (3) not be approved, licensed, or cleared for sale under the Federal Food, Drug, or Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act.
 
Not later than 30 days after enactment of this bill, and every 30 days thereafter until implementation is complete, the FDA must report on its progress in implementing a streamlined application process for compassionate use of experimental drugs and biological products.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act

Bill: 114-s-2913
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Health care costs and insurance
Military civil functions
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act

 
This bill makes National Guard and Selected Reserve members deployed to augment active forces for a preplanned mission in support of a combat command eligible for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) a reduced eligibility age for non-regular service retirement pay, (3) transitional post-demobilization health benefits for a member who is separated from active duty after a period of more than 30 days of duty, and (4) pre-deployment TRICARE benefits.
 
The amendments made by this bill shall take effect retroactively on December 31, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2914
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial review and appeals
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to allow classified information to be submitted to a reviewing court ex parte or in camera in a judicial review of a determination by the President that a foreign person is subject to sanctions as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Research Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2915
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Federal Research Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate with each federal agency that provides funding to entities to carry out research and development to establish a system for the detection of potential duplicative applications for funding in order to prevent duplicative funding. 
 
Each federal agency shall include in a publicly accessible database a searchable listing of each unclassified research and development project the agency funds, including contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or task orders. 
 
The acknowledgment section in each study carried out in whole or in part with federal funds and published, presented at a conference or meeting, or otherwise made publicly available shall include: 
 
 
the name of the agency that provided funding for the study,
 
the project or award number associated with the study, and 
 
an estimate of the study's total cost.
 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall study agency compliance with these requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2916
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 
This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo.

action_date: 2016-12-20
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 727.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-431.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-431.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-347.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2918
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 
This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at that agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.
 
A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2919
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employment and training programs
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from rejecting a disabled veterans training and employment outreach plan submitted by a state based solely on which agency the state selected to carry out the plan.
 
Labor shall encourage each state to: (1) colocate its disabled veterans outreach program specialists and local veterans employment representatives with one or more one-stop centers, and (2) tailor its plan to meet the employment and training needs of in-state veterans. 
 
If a plan addresses a significant employment barrier, a state may propose such barriers as appropriate in order to allow additional categories of veterans to receive outreach and local veterans employment representative services.
 
 Labor shall, if it objects to only a portion of a state's plan: (1) approve those portions of the plan that it does not object to, (2) submit to the state an explanation of which portions were not approved and why, and (3) allow the state to submit revisions to such portions for approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2920
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and other laws to: (1) establish, or reauthorize through FY2021 and revise, various public safety programs and services with respect to Indian communities; and (2) modify provisions, and reauthorize through FY2021 various programs, related to Indian youth and juvenile justice.

action_date: 2016-12-09
text: 

Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Indian Law Enforcement Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and other laws to: (1) establish, or reauthorize through FY2021 and revise, various public safety programs and services with respect to Indian communities; and (2) modify provisions, and reauthorize through FY2021 various programs, related to Indian youth and juvenile justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 726.
action_date: 2016-12-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-404.
action_date: 2016-12-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-404.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-347.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2710)
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2922
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2016

 
 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into covered partnerships and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of covered VA health-care resources with eligible academic affiliates in order to improve access to, and quality of, VA hospital care and medical services.
 
 The VA shall use non-competitive procedures in the case of a partnership or contract for: 
 
 
coordination, use, or exchange of a clinical service; 
 
use of medical equipment or space; 
 
research; 
 
construction or lease of clinical space; 
 
use of any full-time equivalent VA employee or contractor; or 
 
use of any full-time equivalent employee jointly hired by the VA and an eligible academic affiliate.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act

Bill: 114-s-2923
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Historic sites and heritage areas
New Hampshire
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act

 
This bill redesignates the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in New Hampshire, as the &quot;Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2924
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Georgia
Members of Congress
Senate
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph Maxwell &quot;Max&quot; Cleland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2750-2751)
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act

Bill: 114-s-2925
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health facilities and institutions
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for annual inspections to ensure that VA medical facility kitchens and food service areas meet private hospital kitchen and food service area standards.
 
The VA shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations to conduct such inspections. If the VA is unable to enter into an agreement with the Commission, the VA shall seek such an agreement with a non-federal, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise and objectivity.
 
If a VA facility kitchen or food service area fails such inspection, the VA shall implement a remediation plan within 48 hours and conduct a second inspection within 7 days. A facility kitchen or food service area that fails the second inspection shall be closed until: (1) remediation is completed, and (2) all kitchens and food service areas at that facility meet the standards. 
 
The Veterans Integrated Service Network of a facility in which a kitchen or food service area is closed shall enter into a food service contract with a General Services Administration-approved vendor to provide food at such facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2926
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Government information and archives
Life, casualty, property insurance
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 regarding prize competitions, including to allow an agency to waive insurance requirements. 
 
 Each prize competition shall be published on a publicly accessible government website rather than in the Federal Register.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Conscience Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2927
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Conscience Protection Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health insurers.
 
The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), must investigate complaints alleging discrimination based on an individual's religious belief, moral conviction, or refusal to be involved in an abortion.
 DOJ or any entity adversely affected by such discrimination may obtain equitable or legal relief in a civil action. Administrative remedies do not need to be sought or exhausted prior to commencing an action or granting relief. Such an action may be brought against a governmental entity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require an expedited decision with respect to securing land-based missile fields, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2928
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Defense, in order to mitigate the risk posed to U.S. nuclear forces by the failure to replace the UH-1N helicopter, to make (and implement within 60 days) a decision for securing land-based missile fields using alternative helicopters, or making a change in security posture, until the acquisition process for a replacement helicopter has concluded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".

Bill: 114-s-2929
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York City
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate