US Legislation | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB3471	Pass	Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that an eligible disabled veteran provided an automobile or other conveyance is given the opportunity to make personal selections relati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-256.
SB1915	Pass	First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to carry out a pilot program to provide eligible anthrax vaccines ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-268.
SB1808	Pass	Northern Border Security Review Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of: terrorism and criminal threats posed... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-267.
SB1632	Pass	A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. (Sec. 1) This bill requires: the Department of State and the Department of Defense to develop jointly and submit to Congress a five-year strategy to help Nigeria, member... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-266.
SB1550	Pass	Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: adopt and oversee implementation of governmen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-264.
SB1555	Pass	Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill defines "Filipino Veterans of World War II" to include an individual who served: honorably at any time from July 26, 1941, to December 31, 1946; in an active-du... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-265.
SB817	Pass	A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trus... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-262.
SB795	Pass	A bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees. (Sec. 1) This bill extends federal contractor whistle-blower protections to employees of: (1) personal services contractors working on defense contracts (currently, the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-261.
SB818	Pass	A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) The Department of the Interior may accept title to any real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-14 Became Public Law No: 114-263.
HB6483	Intro Sine Die	SWINE Act Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1717)
HB5510	Intro Sine Die	FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to: (1) provide additional factors for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider before it may declare acts or practices to be unlawful on the grou... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
HB5092	Intro Sine Die	Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016 (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 "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in Am... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
HB34	Pass	Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-13 Became Public Law No: 114-255.
HB6526	Intro Sine Die	To eliminate the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the definition of the term "official purpose" as it applies to drivers' licenses and personal identification cards, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
HCR183	Engross Sine Die	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 612. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 612 to change the title to read "An Act to provide for improvements to t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HCR181	Engross Sine Die	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a certain correction in the enrollment of S. 1635. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB6475	Intro Sine Die	To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 To House Subcommittee on Federal Lands
HCR179	Engross Sine Die	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in the enrollment of S. 2943. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make specified technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2943 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SCR57	Engross Sine Die	A concurrent resolution honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB3346	Engross Sine Die	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB3336	Engross Sine Die	A bill to provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and plants. This bill authorizes the military department concerned, in the case of a military manufacturing arsenal (a government-owned, government-operated defense plant of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
HB5729	Intro Sine Die	To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-866, Part I.
SB3112	Engross Sine Die	Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
HB5602	Engross Sine Die	To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill revises the authority of the Department of the Treasur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB3086	Engross Sine Die	Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize through FY2021 for: (1) the Marine Debris Program, which includes activities for reducing debris in oceans and coastal areas; (2) an information clearinghouse ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB3021	Engross Sine Die	VEI Act of 2016 Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2016 This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program leading to a certificate that reflects completion... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB2852	Engross Sine Die	OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act This bill requires government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Election Commission, and ce... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB2781	Engross Sine Die	Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify the establishment of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) within the Department of Homeland Securi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
HB4245	Engross Sine Die	To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec. 1) This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins, sea cucumbers, squid, octopus, and cuttlefish that ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB3387	Intro Sine Die	Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, and the Federal Advisory ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
SB1831	Engross Sine Die	PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SB1776	Engross Sine Die	TIRES Act Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by furnishing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Pol... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
HB2896	Intro Sine Die	TAILOR Act of 2015 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpor... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680.
HB2769	Intro Sine Die	Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to study the appropriate capital requirements for federal credit unions and state credit unions, including: whether the NCUA has the clear... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 679.
HB2287	Intro Sine Die	National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to require the National Credit Union Administration Board, before the annual submission of its required detailed business-type budget,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 678.
HB2205	Intro Sine Die	Data Security Act of 2015 Requires individuals, corporations, or other non-government entities that access, maintain, communicate, or handle sensitive financial account information or nonpublic personal information to implement an information securit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-867, Part I.
SB1168	Engross Sine Die	Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation innova... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
HB1941	Intro Sine Die	Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 684.
HCR40	Engross Sine Die	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families. Encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet with their family members from North Korea. Calls on North Korea to take steps to build goodwill that is conducive to peace on the Kore... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB1660	Intro Sine Die	Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to permit a federal savings association to elect to operate subject to supervision by the Comptroller of the Currency with the rights and duties of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 683.
HB1550	Intro Sine Die	Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to superv... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 681.
HB1266	Intro Sine Die	Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System, with an independent Financial Product... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 682.
HB957	Intro Sine Die	Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Syst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-865, Part I.
SB290	Engross Sine Die	Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016 Requires the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals removed from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Senior Executive Service (SES) if they are convic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-12 Held at the desk.
SR638	Intro Sine Die	A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the lasting significance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed Senate: CR S7038)
SR637	Intro Sine Die	A resolution honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed Senate: CR S7037-7038)
SR636	Intro Sine Die	A resolution designating the week of December 4 through December 10, 2016, as "National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week". Designates the week of December 4-December 10, 2016, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week and expresses support for its... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed Senate: CR S7037)
SR642	Intro Sine Die	A resolution authorizing taking pictures and filming in the Senate Chamber, the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol, and Senate Office Buildings for production of a film and a book on the history of the Senate. Suspends specified provisions of R... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7149; text as passed Senate: CR S7040)
SR640	Intro Sine Die	A resolution recognizing the death of John Glenn, former Senator for the State of Ohio and the first individual from the United States to orbit the Earth. Declares that the Senate: (1) extends its deepest condolences and gratitude to the family of Jo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7122-7123; text as passed Senate: CR S7039)
SR639	Intro Sine Die	A resolution designating December 17, 2016, as "Wreaths Across America Day". [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-12-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed Senate: CR S7038)