Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act [S.763]
Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) assess, and implement a risk-based security strategy to address, the vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation and maritime transportation systems; (2) develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for implementing the security strategy; and (3) submit a report that describes a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for surface transportation sectors that reflects the
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S.763: Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-178. on 10/25/2017
Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017 [S.796]
Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include an employer's payments to an employee or lender for the principal or interest on any qualified education loan incurred by an employee.
S.796: Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [S.808]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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S.808: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 07/09/2018
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 [S.870]
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: extend the Independence at Home demonstration program; modify provisions regarding access to home dialysis therapy under Medicare and special needs plans under Medicare Advantage (MA); expand testing of the MA Value-Based Insurance Design test model; allow an MA plan to provide additional telehealth benefits to enrollees and, to chronically ill enrollees, certain supplemental health
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S.870: Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Finance. Reported By Senator Hatch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-146. on 08/03/2017
Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 [S.909]
Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and conservation easement programs administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.) The bill modifies CRP to: reauthorize the program through FY2023, increase the annual acreage cap to 30 million acres, revise the formula
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S.909: Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/07/2017
SR-137: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2684) on 05/02/2017
S.944: American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2554-2555) on 04/26/2017
REPAIR Act Real EPA Impact Reviews Act [S.971]
REPAIR Act Real EPA Impact Reviews Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when promulgating any rule the cost of which is projected to be greater than $1 million, to include in each of the regulatory impact analyses for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include: (1) any other proposed rule; or (2) any other rule that has been finalized by the EPA, but that has not been implemented.
S.971: REPAIR Act Real EPA Impact Reviews Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/27/2017