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| 115-s-3749 | 115 | s | 3749 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act | Congress | 2018-12-13 | 2018-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 115-397. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise dispute resolution procedures, expand CAA protections, apply the CAA to additional individuals and offices, rename the Office of Compliance as the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR), and revise requirements for the OCWR. TITLE I--REFORM OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Subtitle A--Reform of Procedures for Initiation, Preliminary Review, and Resolution of Claims (Sec. 101) The bill revises administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill eliminates the requirement that an employee participate in counseling and mediation before filing a claim with the OCWR alleging a violation. A hearing officer, appointed by the OCWR, must conduct a preliminary review of the claim to assess if the claimant is a covered employee and has stated a claim for which relief may be granted. Claimants who do not meet those criteria must be notified by the hearing officer that they may file a civil action in a U.S. district court within 90 days. Claimants who do meet the criteria may file a civil action in a U.S. district court within 70 days if they have not requested a hearing. This action terminates the preliminary review and prohibits subsequent preliminary reviews regarding the claim. After the OCWR receives a claim from an employee of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) or of the Capitol Police alleging a CAA violation, the OCWR may recommend that the employee use AOC or Capitol Police grievance procedures for a specific period of time. Library of Congress (LOC) employees may elect to switch the applicable procedures for their claims between an agency's procedures and the procedures under this bill before specified steps in the procedures. (Sec. 102) If the claim alleges that a Member of Congress committed a CAA discri… | 2023-03-22T19:51:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3749 |
| 115-s-3753 | 115 | s | 3753 | Forest Management for Rural Stability Act | Congress | 2018-12-13 | 2018-12-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7588) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 3 | Forest Management for Rural Stability Act This bill establishes the Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide payments to certain counties containing federal land. The bill also provides appropriations for the fund, requires certain annual receipts generated from public lands to be deposited into the fund, and grants a federal charter to the Forest and Refuge County Foundation to manage the fund. | 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3753 |
| 115-s-3748 | 115 | s | 3748 | Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act | Congress | 2018-12-12 | 2018-12-13 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 1 | Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 to allow the transfer of the Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Publishing Office to another position within, or another location of, the respective entity. | 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3748 |
| 115-s-3718 | 115 | s | 3718 | Ban Conflicted Trading Act | Congress | 2018-12-06 | 2018-12-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | Ban Conflicted Trading Act This bill prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, and (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity. | 2023-01-11T13:40:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3718 |
| 115-s-3708 | 115 | s | 3708 | One Subject at a Time Act | Congress | 2018-12-05 | 2018-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | One Subject at a Time Act This bill requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change of existing law requirement if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. The bill voids: (1) an entire bill or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title, (3) appropriation provisions that are outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction, and (4) provisions of appropriation bills not germane to their subject matter. The bill grants aggrieved persons and Members of Congress the right to bring an action against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law the passage of which did not conform to this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:40:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3708 |
| 115-s-3709 | 115 | s | 3709 | Read the Bills Act | Congress | 2018-12-05 | 2018-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Read the Bills Act This bill requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. The text must also set forth the current law that measure is amending and the proposed modifications to the law. A vote on final passage of a measure (except private bills) may not occur in either chamber unless the full text of the measure is published at least seven days before the vote on an official website of each chamber, public notice of the specific calendar week during which the vote is scheduled to take place is posted on the respective website within six days before the Monday of such week, and there is a reading of its full text verbatim by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate to the respective chamber. | 2023-01-11T13:40:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3709 |
| 115-s-3509 | 115 | s | 3509 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-09-26 | 2018-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 115-268. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 1 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Congressional Award Act to reauthorize through FY2023 the Congressional Award Board. | 2023-03-22T19:51:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3509 |
| 115-s-3451 | 115 | s | 3451 | Congressional Anti-Corruption Act | Congress | 2018-09-17 | 2018-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] | NE | R | S001197 | 0 | Congressional Anti-Corruption Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from buying or selling individual securities, with the exception of certain widely held investment funds. | 2023-01-11T13:41:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3451 |
| 115-s-3453 | 115 | s | 3453 | Congressional Workplace Misconduct Accountability Act | Congress | 2018-09-17 | 2018-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] | NE | R | S001197 | 0 | Congressional Workplace Misconduct Accountability Act This bill revises provisions regarding claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their rights and protections under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, including protection against sexual harassment. Specifically, it requires current and former Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for such alleged violation by the Member's involved office. It also requires public disclosure of the award or settlement. | 2023-01-11T13:41:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3453 |
| 115-s-3454 | 115 | s | 3454 | Congressional Revolving Door Ban Act | Congress | 2018-09-17 | 2018-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] | NE | R | S001197 | 0 | Congressional Revolving Door Ban Act This bill prohibits former Members of Congress from engaging in specified lobbying activities for compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:41:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3454 |
| 115-s-3438 | 115 | s | 3438 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act | Congress | 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 2 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available website containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports. The website must feature, in addition to certain descriptive information related to such reports: (1) the ability to retrieve a report through specified types of searches; (2) a means for downloading reports individually or in bulk; (3) an electronic means for federal agencies to submit reports to the GPO, as required by the bill; and (4) in tabular form, a list of all reports that can be searched and sorted by time frame or submission status. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance to federal agencies on the bill's requirement for agencies to submit copies of congressionally mandated reports and related information to the GPO. With respect to each report, the relevant federal agency may redact or withhold certain information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and other laws. The Library of Congress must submit to the GPO a list of all congressionally mandated reports that are required to be submitted during a year as soon as practicable, but no later than April 1 of the following year. The list shall be provided in an open format and must include specified identifying and otherwise descriptive information. | 2023-01-11T13:41:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3438 |
| 115-s-3154 | 115 | s | 3154 | Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act | Congress | 2018-06-28 | 2018-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 3 | Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act This bill requires agencies or managers that control access to federal facilities to provide immediate access to Members of Congress, excluding the Vice President, unless access is denied for national security reasons with congressional approval. | 2023-01-11T13:42:06Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3154 |
| 115-s-3071 | 115 | s | 3071 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 | Congress | 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 450. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and Joint Items such as: the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. Provides FY2019 appropriations for: the Capitol Police; the Office of Compliance; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House are not included in the Senate bill.) Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill. | 2022-02-28T20:21:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3071 |
| 115-s-2952 | 115 | s | 2952 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act | Congress | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-29 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 43 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for initiating and resolving claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation an employee's option before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging the violation; require current and former Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for compensatory damages included in an award or settlement resulting from the Member's alleged act of discrimination or retaliation; require referral to congressional ethics committees of final disposition of claims alleging CAA violations by Members of Congress and senior staff of employing offices; require non-congressional legislative offices that violate CAA requirements to reimburse the Treasury for resulting award or settlement payments; extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to uncompensated legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; and provide OOC and CAA resources and services to employees outside of the Washington, DC area. The bill applies CAA rights and protections to the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, the Helsinki Commission, the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, and their employees. Non-congressional CAA employing offices must develop programs to train and educate employees about their CAA rights and protections and available procedures to consider alleged CAA violations. The bill renames the OOC the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. | 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2952 |
| 115-s-2930 | 115 | s | 2930 | No Budget, No Vacation Act | Congress | 2018-05-23 | 2018-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 4 | No Budget, No Vacation Act This bill prohibits Congress from recessing, adjourning, considering other matters, or spending funds on official travel beginning on August 1 of each year until both chambers have passed a congressional budget resolution and all of the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. The bill also sets forth requirements for regular quorum calls in the Senate until the budget and appropriations process has been completed. | 2023-01-11T13:42:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2930 |
| 115-s-2944 | 115 | s | 2944 | PAPER Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-05-23 | 2018-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] | LA | R | C001075 | 2 | Preventing Additional Printing of Electronic Records Act of 2018 or the PAPER Act of 2018 This bill limits the printing of the Congressional Record, the Senate Calendar of Business, and the Senate Executive Calendar by requiring the offices that receive printed copies to request the copies. | 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2944 |
| 115-s-2917 | 115 | s | 2917 | Pay for Printing Act | Congress | 2018-05-22 | 2018-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 1 | Pay for Printing Act This bill requires the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total costs of printing the resolution out of the sponsor's Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account. It excludes from such requirement a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of the Senators. | 2023-01-11T13:42:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2917 |
| 115-s-2872 | 115 | s | 2872 | Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act | Congress | 2018-05-17 | 2018-05-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 7 | Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise procedures for initiating, investigating, and resolving claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against discrimination and sexual harassment. | 2021-12-16T16:06:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2872 |
| 115-s-2752 | 115 | s | 2752 | National Fab Lab Network Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 2 | National Fab Lab Network Act of 2018 This bill grants a federal charter to the National Fab Lab Network (formerly, the Fab Foundation). | 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2752 |
| 115-s-2673 | 115 | s | 2673 | PAPER Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-04-16 | 2018-04-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] | LA | R | C001075 | 2 | Preventing Additional Printing of Electronic Records Act of 2018 or the PAPER Act of 2018 This bill limits the printing of the Congressional Record, the Senate Calendar of Business, and the Senate Executive Calendar by requiring various entities that receive printed copies to request the copies. The bill also eliminates distribution of the Congressional Record to the Superintendent of Documents for the depository libraries. | 2023-01-11T13:39:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2673 |
| 115-s-2467 | 115 | s | 2467 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2018-02-28 | 2018-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 16 | This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm. The committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts. The committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol. | 2023-01-11T13:40:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2467 |
| 115-s-2432 | 115 | s | 2432 | National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act | Congress | 2018-02-15 | 2018-12-21 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 11 | National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act This bill revises the charter of the National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Such revisions include (1) making it a purpose of the organization to be an integral component of agricultural education, and (2) removing the Secretary of Education as the chair of the National FFA Board of Directors. | 2023-01-11T13:40:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2432 |
| 115-s-2400 | 115 | s | 2400 | GAO Audit Mandates Revision Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-02-07 | 2018-05-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396. | Senate | Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] | MO | D | M001170 | 1 | GAO Audit Mandates Revision Act of 2018 This bill eliminates or modifies requirements for several Government Accountability Office audits, including audits related to the Congressional Award Foundation, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Troubled Asset Relief Program. | 2023-01-11T13:40:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2400 |
| 115-s-2401 | 115 | s | 2401 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act | Congress | 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S706) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise procedures for initiating, investigating, and resolving claims by legislative branch employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against discrimination and sexual harassment. | 2023-01-11T13:40:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2401 |
| 115-s-2327 | 115 | s | 2327 | No Government No Pay Act of 2018 | Congress | 2018-01-19 | 2018-01-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] | ND | D | H001069 | 9 | No Government No Pay Act of 2018 This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 116th Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2327 |
| 115-s-2236 | 115 | s | 2236 | Congressional Harassment Reform Act | Congress | 2017-12-14 | 2017-12-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 32 | Congressional Harassment Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require certain discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training for Members of Congress, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees; (2) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to legislative interns, fellows, and detailees; (3) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (4) require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for the Member's alleged act of discrimination or harassment, unless the Member's request for a nonreimbursement determination is approved; and (5) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. | 2023-01-11T13:39:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2236 |
| 115-s-2159 | 115 | s | 2159 | ME TOO Congress Act | Congress | 2017-11-16 | 2017-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 18 | Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act or the ME TOO Congress Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), including to (1) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to sexual orientation, gender identity, and to legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; (2) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (3) require the offending Member of Congress to pay for settlements and awards in such complaints; and (4) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. The bill sets forth requirements for certain harassment and discrimination awareness and prevention training. | 2023-01-11T13:39:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2159 |
| 115-s-1772 | 115 | s | 1772 | Confederate Monument Removal Act | Congress | 2017-09-07 | 2017-09-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5058-5059) | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 4 | Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit statues of certain persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from being displayed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol shall identify all such statues and, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for their removal from the Capitol within 120 days. States may substitute statues in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the Revised Statutes and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. The bill makes appropriations for the activities in the bill. | 2023-01-11T13:38:36Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1772 |
| 115-s-1648 | 115 | s | 1648 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 | Congress | 2017-07-27 | 2017-07-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184. | Senate | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | OK | R | L000575 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and Joint Items such as: the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), and the Office of the Attending Physician. It also provides appropriations for: the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the Library of Congress (LOC), the Government Publishing Office (GPO), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Open World Leadership Center. Pursuant to a longstanding practice under which each chamber of Congress determines its own requirements, the Senate bill does not include funds for the House. The bill increases overall legislative branch funding above the FY2017 level and includes an increase for the Senate. For other legislative branch agencies and programs, the bill increases funding above FY2017 levels for the Capitol Police, the AOC, the CBO, the LOC, and the GAO. The bill funds the GPO at the FY2017 levels. The bill also includes provisions that would prohibit a cost of living adjustment for Members of Congress and require Congressional Research Service reports to be made available to the public. Full Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provides appropriations to the Senate for: Expense Allowances; Salaries, Officers, and Employees; the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate; the Office of Senate Legal Counsel; Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate; and Contingent Expenses of the Senate. (Sec. 101) Requires that amounts remaining in the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt. (Sec. 102) Exempts agreements, cont… | 2022-02-28T20:21:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1648 |
| 115-s-1616 | 115 | s | 1616 | Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act | Congress | 2017-07-24 | 2017-09-15 | Signed by President. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) 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 Bob Dole in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman. | 2023-09-05T17:28:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1616 |
| 115-s-1604 | 115 | s | 1604 | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2017 | Congress | 2017-07-20 | 2017-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 3 | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as congressional clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration must each select at least six individuals for a one-year term to serve for a clerkship with an office in their respective chambers. The committees shall ensure that congressional clerks selected under this bill are apportioned equally between majority and minority party offices. | 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1604 |
| 115-s-1608 | 115 | s | 1608 | Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 | Congress | 2017-07-20 | 2017-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 8 | Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries. The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits. The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund. | 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1608 |
| 115-s-1195 | 115 | s | 1195 | Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 | Congress | 2017-05-22 | 2017-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 0 | Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 This bill bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless: the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year. | 2023-01-11T13:36:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1195 |
| 115-s-633 | 115 | s | 633 | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 | Congress | 2017-03-15 | 2017-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 3 | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend specified whistle-blower protections to employees of congressional offices and committees, the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of the Attending Physician, the Office of Compliance, the Government Accountability Office, and the Library of Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/633 |
| 115-s-402 | 115 | s | 402 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a prominent location in the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2017-02-15 | 2017-02-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 1 | This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland under which the commission shall provide, and the joint committee shall accept, a statue of Harriet Tubman. After receiving the statue, the joint committee shall place it in a prominent permanent location in the U.S. Capitol. | 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/402 |
| 115-s-14 | 115 | s | 14 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2017-01-03 | 2017-01-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 9 | No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period. | 2023-01-11T13:34:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/14 |
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