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in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 23, 2021

S 2828: Preserving Employment Visas Act

Preserving Employment Visas Act This bill reclaims unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY2020 and FY2021 and makes such unused visas available in FY2022, for the purposes of calculating the total number of employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year. If, at the end of FY2022, there are still unused FY2020 and FY2021 visas, these unused visas shall be available in subsequent fiscal years until they are all used.
Thom Tillis (R) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 23, 2021

S 2830: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 This bill provides $1 billion in supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense to provide to the government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.
Marco Rubio (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 23, 2021

HR 5348: ESP Family Leave Act

ESP Family Leave Act This bill allows education support professionals to meet the hours of service requirements for family and medical leave if they have worked a number of hours equal to not less than 60% of the total monthly hours expected for their job descriptions and duties, as assigned for the previous school year. Education support professionals are employees within a public school or public institution of higher education which may include specified staff, such as paraeducators, administrative support staff, custodians, skilled trade workers, and nursing support staff. The Department of Labor may provide a method for calculating such leave for these professionals.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill ensures education support professionals qualify for family leave with 60% hours worked, protecting staff benefits in educational settings.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands family leave eligibility for education support professionals by lowering hours requirement to 60%, protecting workers' rights under FMLA and strengthening leave access.92% confidence
Sean Casten (D) · 33 co-sponsors
passed · Maine · Senate Sep 22, 2021

SRES 379: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 13, 2021, through September 17, 2021, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

This resolution honors the contributions of small businesses in the United States and supports the designation of National Small Business Week.
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) · 45 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 22, 2021

S 2808: Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act

Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act This bill establishes a mechanism for compensating certain victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must establish a fund to compensate qualifying victims of the bombing (generally, former employees of Pan American who were part of an earlier lawsuit seeking compensation from Libya for the bombing). The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission must establish a process for claimants to apply for compensation from the fund.
Susan M. Collins (R) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 22, 2021

HR 5342: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021 This bill addresses harassment at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and a sex stereotype), disability, or religion. In addition, the Department of Education may award grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; or (3) educate and train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires IHEs to implement anti-harassment policies, protecting students and strengthening educational environment in higher education.90% confidence
Mark Pocan (D) · 90 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 21, 2021

S 2790: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021 This bill changes the source of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from Federal Reserve System transfers to annual appropriations. Under current law, the transfers from the Federal Reserve System permit the CFPB to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process.
Bill Hagerty (R) · 24 co-sponsors
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