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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [HB-872]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/25/2019
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AI JOBS Act of 2019 Artificial Intelligence Job Opportunities and Background Summary Act of 2019 [HB-827]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Expresses the sense of Congress that technology can improve the lives of individuals, but can also disrupt jobs, and for this reason, innovation should be encouraged while training and retraining American workers. The Department of Labor shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Introduced In House on 01/28/2019
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To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes. [HB-618]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Critical Technology and Security, which, among other things, shall serve as a centralized focal point within the Executive Office of the President for coordinating policy and actions of the federal government to stop the transfer of critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use technologies to countries that pose a national security risk, and to maintain U.S. technological leadership and ensure supply chain integrity and security for such technologies; lead messaging and outreach
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intelligence And Emerging Threats And Capabilities. on 01/24/2019
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Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act [HB-617]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research program in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is focused on the development of tools to (1) solve big data challenges associated with veterans' health care, and (2) support the Department of Veterans Affairs in identifying potential health risks and challenges. DOE may carry out research and development activities to develop tools to apply to big data that enable federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and industry
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2019
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Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act [HB-542]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory as a science and technology laboratory responsible for testing and evaluating emerging technologies and conducting research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. The laboratory shall (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies for emergency response providers, including cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. on 11/09/2020
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Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act [HB-528]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Exempts from certain financial reporting and licensing requirements blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services that do not take control of consumer funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/25/2019
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Cyber Sense Act of 2020 [HB-360]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Department of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system. The bulk-power system includes facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/30/2020
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-269]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
(1) reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs and entities relating to public-health emergency preparedness and response; and (2) addresses the approval process for over-the counter (OTC) drugs. Among other programs, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative-agreement program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Hospital Preparedness Program, the CDC situational-awareness and biosurveillance program, the Emergency System for Advance Registration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 10. on 01/10/2019
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
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Financial Technology Protection Act [HB-56]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Crime ]
Provides for the investigation of new financial technologies (e.g., digital currencies) and their use in terrorism and other illicit activities. The bill establishes the Independent Financial Technology Task Force to Combat Terrorism and Illicit Financing, which must research terrorist and illicit use of new financial technologies and issue an annual report. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to provide a reward for a person who provides information leading to the conviction of an individual involved with terrorist use of digital currencies.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/29/2019
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RESCUE Act for Black and Community Banks Reenergized Economic Sustainability for Community and Urban Entities Act for Black and Community Banks [HB-41]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes programs and requirements related to minority banks, black banks, community banks, women's banks, and low-income credit unions. The bill establishes the Office of Black and Community Banks in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to oversee black and community banks. The OCC and the Securities and Exchange Commission must exempt these banks from specified securities and federal banking regulations in certain circumstances. The bill also establishes the Minority Bank Deposit Program. The Department of the Treasury must certify
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 [HB-34]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects. Specifically, the DOE must develop and implement a strategic plan that advances energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices to minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, seismic impacts, and deleterious impacts on water bodies, groundwater, and waterways; increase water use efficiency; and utilize nontraditional water sources. Further, the strategic plan must (1) consider the effects
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/24/2019
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UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 [HB-7384]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 12/20/2018
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REDUCE Government Waste Act Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act [S.3716]
[Agriculture ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
REDUCE Government Waste Act Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.) The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of: (1) a beerbot or other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 12/06/2018
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Reinvigorating American Energy Infrastructure Act [S.3653]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
Reinvigorating American Energy Infrastructure Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Young
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/15/2018
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Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018 [HB-7060]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Introduced In House on 10/12/2018
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Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018 [S.3549]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/04/2018
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PLASTIC Act Protect Lives and Stop the Imminent Chaos Act [HB-7016]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
PLASTIC Act Protect Lives and Stop the Imminent Chaos Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/15/2018
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Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act [HB-6944]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which is any green stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 09/27/2018
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AI in Government Act of 2018 [S.3502]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
AI in Government Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Emerging Technology Policy Lab within the General Services Administration (GSA) to advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in ensuring that the use of emerging technologies by the government, including artificial intelligence, is in the best interest of the public; and improve cohesion and competency in federal agency rule making and the use of emerging technologies. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must identify key skills and competencies needed for positions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/26/2018