Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 [S.356]
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current
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S.356: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 09/16/2015
Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015 [S.358]
Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015 Expands the TRICARE health care program managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female members of the uniformed service or a reserve component performing active duty or certain servicewomen performing inactive-duty training.) Prohibits cost-sharing from being imposed or collected for such pregnancy prevention care, including
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S.358: Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/04/2015
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act [S.366]
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all election-related designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under the Act to be filed directly with the Federal Election Commission.
S.366: Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/04/2015
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act [S.367]
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk; and (2) the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns on
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S.367: Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2015
Small BREW Act Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act [S.375]
Small BREW Act Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of the excise tax on beer produced within or imported into the United States for brewers who produce not more than 6 million barrels of beer a year.
S.375: Small BREW Act Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S775-776; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S776-777) on 02/04/2015
Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 [S.377]
Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the ambulance fee schedule to: (1) increase the conversion factor for ground ambulance services in the formula for determining the appropriate fee, and (2) increase the mileage rate for such services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study how the conversion factor should be modified, if at all, to take into account the cost of providing
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S.377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2015
Making Public Land Public Access Act [S.390]
Making Public Land Public Access Act Requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that a specified portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is allocated to secure recreational public access to existing federal public land that has significantly restricted access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. Requires Interior and USDA to annually develop a priority list for sites for such funds.
S.390: Making Public Land Public Access Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/05/2015
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015 [S.398]
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015 Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2016, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2018. Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative,
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S.398: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/03/2015
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 [S.405]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is reauthorized through FY2025. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act are reauthorized through FY2020. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances
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S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 15. on 02/09/2015
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act [S.420]
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude services rendered by bona-fide volunteers providing firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services to a state or local government or a tax-exempt charitable organization from the category of services usually rendered by an employee of an applicable large employer subject to the mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),
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S.420: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/10/2015