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Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities. [HCR-80]
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This concurrent resolution recognizes the immense hardships that people with disabilities must overcome every day and pledges to make universal and inclusive design a guiding principle for all infrastructure bills and projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 01/30/2020
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Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-5356]
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Requires the inclusion of certain information related to research infrastructure in specified reports to Congress. The bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to include in a report to Congress a description of the deficiencies in funding for research infrastructure in research facilities and major instrumentation located at federal laboratories and national user facilities at academic institutions that are widely accessible for use by researchers in the United States. The General Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Introduced In House on 12/06/2019
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Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act [HB-5347]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to establish a Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program. Under the program, Interior must provide grants to assist communities that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water in obtaining or maintaining adequate quantities of water that meet drinking water quality standards. Specifically, grants must be provided to communities that are unable to meet primary drinking water quality standards or to communities with water supplies that have been lost or severely
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-671, Part I. on 12/18/2020
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Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act [HB-5347]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to establish a Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program. Under the program, Interior must provide grants to assist communities that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water in obtaining or maintaining adequate quantities of water that meet drinking water quality standards. Specifically, grants must be provided to communities that are unable to meet primary drinking water quality standards or to communities with water supplies that have been lost or severely
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-671, Part I. on 12/18/2020
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American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 [HB-5335]
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Establishes a process for expediting and standardizing the permitting process for certain distributed energy systems. The bill defines such systems as equipment or materials installed in, on, or near a building to support onsite or local energy use, such as solar energy, batteries, and charging systems for electrical vehicles. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish or designate a Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to (1) expedite the process for local permitting and inspection of qualifying distributed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 12/09/2019
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-5319]
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To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 12/05/2019
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Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2951]
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Authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings; states and communities to reduce the risk of flood damage to housing; very low-income residents to improve and modernize rural housing; Indian tribes to develop housing and housing services; nonprofit organizations and community development financial institutions to conduct activities related to affordable housing and economic development; state housing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/21/2019
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Homes for All Act of 2019 [HB-5244]
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Provides funding for the construction of new public housing units, authorizes additional assistance for the construction of new affordable housing units, and otherwise addresses housing affordability. Specifically, the bill provides permanent, mandatory funding for the capital and operating funds available to public housing agencies (PHAs) and allows PHAs to use such funds to construct new public housing units. Under current law, a PHA generally may not use such funds to construct public housing units if doing so would result in a net increase of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H9283) on 12/05/2019
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Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2020 [HB-5187]
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Authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings; states and communities to reduce the risk of flood damage to housing; very low-income residents to improve and modernize rural housing; Indian tribes to develop housing and housing services; nonprofit organizations and community development financial institutions to conduct activities related to affordable housing and economic development; state housing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-686. on 12/24/2020
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Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019 [HB-5166]
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Allows a tax credit for 10% of the labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 11/19/2019
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Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Act of 2019 [HB-5160]
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Reinstates and extends that tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings through 2024. It also increases the maximum allowable amount of such deduction. The bill modifies American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineer (ASHRAE) standards and other efficiency standards for commercial buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 11/19/2019
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Rural Health Innovation Act of 2019 [S.2411]
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Establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in remote rural areas where the nearest emergency department is at least 30 minutes away or inaccessible by road.First, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide grants to establish or maintain federally-qualified health centers or rural health clinics located remote rural areas. Eligible health centers or clinics must (1) employ physicians and professional clinical and support staff; (2) have laboratories, x-ray machines, and cardiac monitors
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/31/2019
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SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible Pipelines Act of 2019 [HB-5120]
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Addresses pipeline safety with respect to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2023 for pipeline safety activities; prioritizes assessment methods for transmission pipelines that can provide a greater level of safety than direct assessment, including the use of internal inspection devices or pressure testing; makes it mandatory for each operator of a transmission pipeline facility in a high consequence area to install automatic or remote shutoff valves; directs owners and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-661, Part I. on 12/17/2020
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West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-5093]
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To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to provide for the treatment of proceeds from seized or forfeited assets in connection with certain third-party land use, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/19/2019
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Encouraging the Architect of the Capitol to transition to the exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the United States Capitol Complex by 2032. [HCR-74]
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This concurrent resolution encourages the Architect of the Capitol to transition to the exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the U.S. Capitol Complex by 2032.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 11/14/2019
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School Security Enhancement Act [HB-4951]
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Allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises. The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 10/31/2019
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Rural Health Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-4898]
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Establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in remote rural areas where the nearest emergency department is at least 30 minutes away or inaccessible by road.First, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide grants to establish or maintain federally-qualified health centers or rural health clinics located remote rural areas. Eligible health centers or clinics must (1) employ physicians and professional clinical and support staff; (2) have laboratories, x-ray machines, and cardiac monitors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/30/2019
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Protecting Our Conserved Lands Act [HB-4910]
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Prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire certain land or property to construct, operate, or maintain a natural gas pipeline, including land that is subject to a conservation easement or other conservation-related restriction by a local government or nonprofit entity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 10/30/2019
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-4874]
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To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 11/14/2019
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Western Water Security Act of 2020 [HB-4891]
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Addresses water management infrastructure and improvement, groundwater management, and water conservation and environmental restoration in certain western states. Specifically, the bill increases the authorization of appropriations to fund research agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and eligible entities for water management improvement. The bill expands eligibility for such agreements to include nonprofit conservation organizations. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 a program through which Interior is authorized to assist eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-674, Part I. on 12/18/2020