Atmospheric Science And Weather
US Congress 117th Congress
FLOODS Act Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act [S.558]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
A bill to establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
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Clean School Bus Act of 2021 [S.506]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 PRECIP Act Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022 [HB-1437]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information, and for other purposes.
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FLOODS Act Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act [HB-1438]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
To establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
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Clean School Bus Act of 2021 [HB-1344]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
To establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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Sustainable Agriculture Research Act [HB-1363]
[Agriculture ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to provide for an additional goal of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative sustainability solutions.
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Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act [S.423]
[Climate Change ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks, and for other purposes.
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Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters with Cover Crops Act of 2021 FEEDD Act of 2021 [S.359]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Insurance ]
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify prevented planting coverage.
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FEEDD Act of 2021 Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters with Cover Crops Act of 2021 [HB-1240]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Insurance ]
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify prevented planting coverage.
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Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2021 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2021 [HB-1187]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act [HB-957]
[Climate Change ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks, and for other purposes.
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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [S.280]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency, and for other purposes.
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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [HB-744]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency, and for other purposes.
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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [S.140]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, and for other purposes.
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Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021 [S.62]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
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ADVANCE Act Analyzing Disaster Vulnerabilites and Applicable National Capabilities for Emergencies Act [HB-170]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national hazard preparation and response exercises, and for other purposes.
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Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act [HB-8909]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration the climate benefits of such standards. Climate benefit is defined as a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; an increase in carbon sequestration; or mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility.
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Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 [HB-8915]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires the consideration of factors related to climate change when selecting remedial actions for the cleanup of Superfund sites (sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Specifically, the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change, must be taken into account when selecting remedial actions. Under current law, some remedial actions result in hazardous substances remaining at the site, so there must be a review every
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Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 [S.638]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the requirements for regulations that govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. (The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] may exclude monitored exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards from consideration when designating an area as nonattainment, redesignating an area as nonattainment, or reclassifying an existing nonattainment area to a higher classification if a state
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [S.533]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2021 the Tsunami Warning and Education Act. The tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean are consolidated into a single warning system. The system must support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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