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Renew America’s Schools Act of 2019 [S.1890]
[Energy ]
[Education ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishes a program under which the Department of Energy must award grants for energy improvements (e.g., renovations to install energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies, repairs to improve indoor air quality, or purchases of zero-emission vehicles) at public school facilities.
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BRIGHT Act Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act [S.1874]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to the procurement of lighting systems. The General Services Administration (GSA) shall (1) issue guidance to federal agencies for the procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and (2) publish or otherwise make available to state, local, and tribal entities information on ways of improving efficiency, effectiveness, and economy by procuring and using such lighting systems. The GSA must (1) procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient
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Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 [S.1857]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Revises federal energy and water performance requirements for federal buildings and directs the Department of Energy to establish a Federal Energy Management Program.
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Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019 [S.1864]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
Requires federal contracting agencies to assess how the products they procure affect the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The term federal contracting agencies means the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agencies must publish their assessments.
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REVAMP Act of 2019 Renovate and Enhance Veterans Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2019 [HB-3231]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to award grants to veterans service organizations in rural areas to (1) repair or rehabilitate a facility in a rural area, and (2) acquire or upgrade computers and technology for such a facility. An organization may not receive a grant in any fiscal year in an amount exceeding the lesser of (1) the aggregate cost of such proposed activities and uses, or (2) $75,000. An organization that receives such a grant for a fiscal year shall be ineligible for any such grant for the next
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HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2019 [S.1804]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidelines for jurisdictions regarding the inclusion of residential manufactured homes in a jurisdiction's housing affordability strategy and community development plan.
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National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-3167]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Generally revises the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. Among other things, the bill expands the NFIP mapping program, establishes capitalization grants for states to provide low-interest loans, establishes pilot programs for means-tested flood insurance rates and community-based NFIP coverage, and revises continuous coverage requirements.
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To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program, and for other purposes. [HB-3120]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
Requires the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for energy-efficiency materials to install in nonprofit buildings.
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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3077]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Revises provisions of the low-income housing tax credit and renames it as the affordable housing credit. The bill increases the per capita dollar amount of the credit and its minimum ceiling amount beginning in 2019 and extends the inflation adjustment for such amounts. The bill modifies tenant income eligibility requirements and the average income formula for determining such income. It also revises rules for student occupancy of rental units and tenant voucher payments and prohibits any refusal to rent to victims of domestic abuse. The bill further
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CLEANER Buildings Act Commercial, Low Emissions And Net Energy Reduction Buildings Act [HB-3051]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
Extends the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings through December 31, 2019. (Under current law, the deduction expired after December 31, 2017.)
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South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019 [S.1634]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Imposes sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea and addresses other related issues. The President shall impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that (1) contribute to development projects in parts of the South China Sea contested by a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or (2) engage in actions or policies that threaten the peace or stability in disputed South
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Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019 [S.1569]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow certain expenditures for cybersecurity-related services or assistance.
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Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2019 [HB-2825]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Increases the rehabilitation tax credit and modifies certain requirements for the credit. The bill increases the rate of the credit to 30% for smaller projects (rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million) and caps the credit for such projects at $750,000 for all taxable years. The bill also allows taxpayers to transfer all or a portion of the credits that are allowable for smaller projects. The bill expands the types of buildings eligible for rehabilitation by decreasing the rehabilitation threshold from 100% to 50% of project expenses.
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2745]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Military Construction for the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-wide agencies and activities; the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; the Base Closure Account; Construction and
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
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School Security Enhancement Act [S.1442]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
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P3 Act Preventing Pollution through Partnerships Act [HB-2718]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
Allows state and local governments to issue green infrastructure bonds as tax-exempt private activity bonds. The bonds are not subject to the state volume caps that apply to certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. A green infrastructure bond must be issued as part of an issuance that requires 95% or more of the net proceeds to be used to develop, carry out, or certify approved green infrastructure projects. The approved projects are to construct, rehabilitate, maintain, or repair green infrastructure that has been certified by the state in which
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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1434]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[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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All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 [HB-2664]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Revises energy performance requirements for federal buildings, including by requiring agencies to begin installing energy and conservation measures that are life-cycle cost effective.
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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 [HB-2607]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
Revises provisions regarding certain forest management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. The bill establishes categorical exclusions from environmental review for activities such as responding to an infestation or protecting a municipal water supply. For certain forest management activities, including those developed through a collaborative process, an environmental review may compare the impact of the proposed activity only to the impact of taking no action.