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US Congress 117th Congress

State & Local Emergency Stabilization Fund Act of 2021 [S.252] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide additional funding for States, Tribal governments, and local communities due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2021

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A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. [S.254] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/04/2021

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Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act [HB-836] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Introduced In House on 02/04/2021

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Supplemental Security Income Equality Act [HB-537] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Introduced In House on 01/28/2021

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Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Act of 2021 [S.46] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Water ]
A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2021

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Direct Support for Communities Act [S.34] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to provide funding for cities, counties, and other units of general local government to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/22/2021

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Living Wage Now Act [HB-325] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Economic Development ]
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 01/15/2021

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Targeted Federal Funding to Invest in Communities Act [HB-313] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
To provide increased funding for States and communities in need, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond Introduced In House on 01/13/2021

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INVEST Act Incentives for our Nation’s Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies Act [HB-257] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/11/2021

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Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act [HB-265] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2021

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Direct Support for Communities Act [HB-199] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
To provide funding for cities, counties, and other units of general local government to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Introduced In House on 01/05/2021

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Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Act of 2021 [HB-160] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Water ]
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-626. on 12/14/2022

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National Landslide Preparedness Act [HB-8810] [Science ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ]
To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Became Public Law No: 116-323. on 01/05/2021

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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 [S.659] [Animals ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Sports ] [Recreation ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 This bill revises a variety of existing programs related to hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and wildlife. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund are reauthorized through FY2020. The Toxic Substances Control Act is amended to exempt components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-210. Minority Views Filed. on 02/24/2016

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A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. [S.2843] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [International ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. This bill provides FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus and other infectious diseases. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2390) on 04/21/2016

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Territories Relief Act [S.2682] [Finance ]
Territories Relief Act This bill allows a territory (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands), or a municipality of a territory, to petition the bankruptcy court for the judicial district in which it is located to effect a plan to adjust its debts. The chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit of the district in which the case is commenced shall designate the bankruptcy judge to conduct the case.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/15/2016

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Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016 [S.2676] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Pensions ] [Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016 This bill permits the government of Puerto Rico to restructure its debt by using a process that requires it to establish a Fiscal Stability and Reform Board, a Chief Financial Officer, and a fiscal plan. The Department of the Treasury may provide technical assistance to territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands) it determines are eligible for assistance relating to fiscal and financial practices. The bill amends the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/14/2016

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Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 [S.2381] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXES The bill provides for a reduction in employment and self-employment tax rates for qualified residents of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands during a payroll tax holiday period beginning after December 31, 2015, and ending before January 1, 2021. TITLE II--PUBLIC PENSIONS The bill requires reports on: (1) the financial condition of Puerto Rico public pension plans, and (2) state and local government employee pension benefit plans. The bill amends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/09/2015

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Omnibus Territories Act of 2015 [S.2360] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [International ]
Omnibus Territories Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982, to eliminate the restriction on the use of resettlement and relocation funds by people of the Bikini Atoll for resettlement and relocation to areas only within the Marshall Islands. The bill limits eligibility for the funds to Bikini people living on Kili and Ejit Islands, but they may use the funds to relocate and resettle outside the Marshall Islands. The use of resettlement funds is subject to the condition that the Department of the Interior (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Received In The House. on 11/14/2016

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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015

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