On Record (15)
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Labor and EmploymentAccounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsBusiness recordsCongressional oversightEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsInflation and pricesPension Benefit Guaranty CorporationWages and earnings
Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 This bill modifies the funding rules and provides financial assistance for certain pension plans that are underfunded or insolvent. First, the bill expands the authority of, and provides funding for, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to provide special partition assistance to a multiemployer pension plan that is insolvent or at risk of …
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Social WelfareAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceState and local government operationsWages and earnings
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 This bill establishes an alternative formula to calculate Social Security retirement benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment. (The existing formula is known as the windfall elimination provision.) The alternative formula adjusts an individual's total lifetime earnings based on the proportion of covered earnings (i.e., earnings subject to Social …
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Labor and EmploymentAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of LaborDepartment of the TreasuryDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesFinancial services and investmentsFirst responders and emergency personnelHigher educationIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest rates
Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.
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Transportation and Public WorksInflation and pricesRailroadsRoads and highwaysTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security
Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act This bill authorizes appropriations for FY2022 to carry out highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, specifically projects for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors. The authorization level shall be adjusted for FY2023 and each subsequent fiscal year to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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Social Welfare
Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes, provides funding through FY2025 for, and otherwise makes changes to programs for preventing, detecting, and treating abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults. Specifically, the bill provides funding for states and localities to enhance adult protective services and long-term care ombudsman programs. Additionally, the bill modifies an existing long-term …
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Social WelfareConflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency planning and evacuationPoverty and welfare assistance
Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money …
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HealthAccounting and auditingAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAppropriationsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicare
Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act of 2021 This bill establishes reporting, staffing, and other quality control requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities. For example, the bill requires facilities to have registered professional nurses available 24-7 and to provide infection control services overseen by infection preventionists at least 40 hours per week. It also establishes civil …
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceBelarusConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeForeign propertyFree trade and trade barriersGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLegislative rules and procedureMilitary operations and strategyRussiaSanctionsTariffsUkraine
Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also permanently authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions based on violations of human rights. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority …
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Immigration
This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications …
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TaxationFamily relationshipsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct an examination to determine the correctness of a Presidential income tax return as rapidly as practicable after it is filed. The IRS must disclose and make publicly available (on the internet) an initial report, periodic reports, and a final report on …
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Social Welfare
Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes, provides funding through FY2027 for, and otherwise makes changes to programs that address abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities. Specifically, the bill provides funding for states and localities to enhance adult protective services and long-term care ombudsman programs. Additionally, the bill modifies an existing …
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Immigration
This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications …
Crossposts (9)
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To reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
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To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
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To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and management and …
