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Built to Last Act of 2020 [S.3349]
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[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify and support research that enables a consistent, federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that (1) models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and (2) is suitable for specified uses, including federal and nonfederal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications. NOAA must provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with
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Built to Last Act of 2020 [HB-5994]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify and support research that enables a consistent, federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that (1) models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and (2) is suitable for specified uses, including federal and nonfederal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications. NOAA must provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with
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Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2019 [HB-4041]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century.
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Public Housing Fire Safety Act [HB-5969]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
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Trillion Trees Act [HB-5859]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
To establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
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Clean Economy Act of 2020 [S.3269]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
A bill to set and meet a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by not later than 2050, and for other purposes.
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Climate Resilient Communities Act [HB-5709]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate, and report to Congress on, the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including recommendations on how to improve FEMA's use of building codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
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Climate Resilient Communities Act [HB-5709]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate, and report to Congress on, the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including recommendations on how to improve FEMA's use of building codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
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Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020 [HB-5654]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Permits the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award matching grants to institutions of higher education to establish medical schools in underserved areas (i.e., areas with populations of more than 1 million and no medical schools). HRSA must prioritize awards that (1) establish medical schools in areas with fewer than 200 actively practicing physicians per 100,000 residents, and (2) emphasize care for diverse and underserved populations in the curriculum. Among other purposes, grant funds may be used for constructing facilities,
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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-5644]
[Construction ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.
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Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2020 [HB-5650]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program.
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USA Electrify Forward Act [HB-5558]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote American leadership in vehicle manufacturing, job creation, improved air quality, and climate protection through domestic manufacturing of low- and zero-emission vehicles and development of electric vehicle charging networks, and for other purposes.
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NO EXHAUST Act of 2020 New Opportunities to Expand Healthy Air Using Sustainable Transportation Act of 2020 [HB-5545]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
To promote the domestic manufacture and use of advanced, fuel efficient vehicles and zero emission vehicles, encourage electrification of the transportation sector, create jobs, and improve air quality, and for other purposes.
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Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2020 [HB-5547]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Real Estate ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, and other entities for the preservation of manufactured housing communities. Such funds may be used to (1) acquire and preserve manufactured housing communities; (2) make improvements to common areas and community property in such communities; and (3) demolish, remove, and replace dilapidated homes in such communities. A grantee that uses funds to acquire a manufactured housing community must agree to maintain the community
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Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2019 [HB-5523]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
Allows new tax credits for investment in emerging energy technology and for the production of electricity from such technology. The bill also allows an energy tax credit for energy storage technologies, including equipment which receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies.
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BUILD for Veterans Act of 2019 Build, Utilize, Invest, Lease, and Deliver for Veterans Act of 2019 [S.3089]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
A bill to improve the construction and leasing of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Public Housing Fire Safety Act [S.3090]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
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Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 [HB-5445]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
(1) requires specified power administrations to disclose all estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, such as costs for complying with environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, (2) prohibits the Department of the Interior from designating critical habitat in certain water infrastructure areas, and (3) provides exemptions from environmental review requirements for certain electrical power projects or construction projects that may affect prairie dogs. Specifically, the bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration,
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Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2020 [HB-5428]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct Federal research on grid modernization and security, and for other purposes.
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A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly individuals with disabilities. [SCR-30]
[Disabilities ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
This concurrent resolution recognizes the importance of equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities and that many government facilities remain inaccessible to such individuals due to architectural and other barriers. The concurrent resolution also pledges to make universal and inclusive design a guiding principle for all infrastructure bills and projects.