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US Congress 117th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding many of today's greatest national security challenges and outlining a new framework for foreign policy for the 21st century. [HR-877] [International ] [National Security ] [Defense ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding many of today's greatest national security challenges and outlining a new framework for foreign policy for the 21st century.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 01/20/2022

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Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 [S.3488] [International ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to counter the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, to expedite security assistance to Ukraine to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities, and to impose sanctions relating to the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 01/18/2022

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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. [HB-166] [Workers' Compensation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John C. Blanton Introduced In House on 01/04/2022

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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to occupational disease claims. [HB-165] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 342.125 to remove the requirement that an affected employee previously diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis resulting from exposure to coal dust must have an additional two years of employment in the Commonwealth wherein the employee was continuously exposed to the hazards of the disease in order to reopen a claim.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty Introduced In House on 01/04/2022

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National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021 [S.3435] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ]
An original bill to extend the authorizations for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Manchin. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2021

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National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021 [S.3425] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ] [Tourism ]
A bill to extend the authorizations for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/16/2021

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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To The Employees' Retirement System. [SB-488] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Climate Change ] [Investments ]
Requires the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System to reevaluate its existing future investments in coal, oil, natural gas, oil and natural gas services, and pipeline companies; divest, at appropriate times over the next five years, the public fund's holdings in any such companies that have not invested more in clean renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics and wind power, than in fossil fuels or are not set up for favorable long term investment returns by having clear plans to abandon fossil fuels by 2030; search and evaluate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022 [HB-6102] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Mining ] [Public Health ]
To ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "black lung disease"), and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 12/23/2022

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3062] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/25/2021

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3034] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/20/2021

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John A. Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2021 [S.2810] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Mining ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/23/2021

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Prioritizing Clean Energy and Climate Cooperation with India Act of 2021 [S.2719] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [International ]
A bill to establish the United States-India Climate and Clean Energy Partnership to facilitate clean energy cooperation with India, to enhance cooperation with India on climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/13/2021

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RE-POWER Act Resources to Expand Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Act [HB-5000] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To appropriate funds to carry out certain Appalachian Regional Commission grant programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David B. McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 08/11/2021

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Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2021 [HB-4799] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Community Development ]
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/09/2022

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A bill to prohibit the United States International Development Finance Corporation from imposing restrictions on the source of energy used by power-generation projects intended to provide affordable electricity in IDA-eligible countries or IDA-blend countries and to require the Corporation to promote a technology- and fuel-neutral, all-of-the-above energy development strategy for such countries. [S.2516] [Energy ] [International ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to prohibit the United States International Development Finance Corporation from imposing restrictions on the source of energy used by power-generation projects intended to provide affordable electricity in IDA-eligible countries or IDA-blend countries and to require the Corporation to promote a technology- and fuel-neutral, all-of-the-above energy development strategy for such countries.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/28/2021

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Steel Industry Preservation Act [HB-4758] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ] [Budget and Spending ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Introduced In House on 07/28/2021

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 [HB-4549] [Energy ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ]
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcy Kaptur The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 117-98, By Ms. Kaptur. on 07/20/2021

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Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 [HB-4309] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ]
To advance innovation in and deployment of zero-emission electricity technology, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Executive Comment Requested From Def Nuc Agcy. on 10/01/2021

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Clean Energy for America Act [S.2118] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 78. on 06/21/2021

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