Economic Performance And Conditions
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American Business Tariff Relief Act of 2019 [S.2362]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to establish a process whereby U.S. businesses may request that articles newly subject to raised import duties be excluded from such duties. For an exclusion to be granted, the business seeking the exclusion must demonstrate the article's unavailability from any other source or that the duty would cause economic harm to a U.S. interest.
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Commemorating the unofficial start of the inland waterway system navigation season and the role of the Corps of Engineers in facilitating access and increasing efficiencies in the American agricultural and trade economy. [HR-484]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Manufacturing ]
This resolution (1) recognizes the start of the inland waterway system navigation season, (2) acknowledges the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining the inland waterway system as vital to the nation's economy, (3) recognizes that more than 78% of the locks and dams operated by the Corps on the system are well beyond their 50-year design life, and (4) expresses that investment in the inland waterway system is needed and would significantly impact the competitiveness of American commodities in international markets.
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Economic Mobility Corps Act of 2019 [HB-3845]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes the Economic Mobility Corps for the purpose of providing support to community development financial institutions and projects related to financial counseling, financial services, job placement, small business financing, affordable rental housing financing, commercial facility financing, community facility financing, single-family home financing, and foreclosure prevention services. Specifically, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of the Treasury must establish grants and other support for this program.
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Maximizing America’s Prosperity Act of 2019 [S.2245]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
A bill to cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential GDP to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget.
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Appalachian Regional Energy Hub Initiative Act [S.2280]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Authorizes the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide technical assistance and grants to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for projects and activities (1) to conduct research and analysis regarding the impact of an ethane storage hub in the region, (2) with the potential to significantly contribute to the economic resilience of the area where the project is located, and (3) that will help establish a regional energy hub in the region for natural gas and natural gas liquids.
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STEWARD Act Stop The Ever-growing Wasteful And Reckless Deficits Act [HB-3982]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes expedited legislative procedures for congressional consideration of legislation that establishes limits on discretionary spending (i.e., spending provided by the annual appropriations bills).
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the production of oil and natural gas is essential to the economy and well-being of the United States, and that addressing energy needs requires cooperation instead of coercion. [HR-522]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the production of oil and natural gas is critical to the continued prosperity of the U.S economy, its national security, and its people; (2) the federal government and public leaders should promote policies that encourage greater energy production and independence; and (3) addressing energy needs requires cooperation instead of coercion.
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Green Jobs and Opportunity Act [HB-4148]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address current and future workforce shortages within the clean energy technology sector. Labor must monitor trends and shortages within the sector, recommend ways to prepare the workforce to meet the demands of a clean energy economy, and provide grants to establish training programs for occupations or fields of work with such shortages. Labor must also establish a National Advisory Committee on the Clean Energy Technology Workforce to provide advice on preparing the workforce to transition to a clean energy
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Hemp for Victory Act of 2019 [HB-3652]
[Agriculture ]
To provide for the study and promotion of hemp.
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Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019 [HB-3676]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a biennial assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the U.S. economy.
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 [HB-3794]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes. [SCR-22]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that global warming has resulted in a climate emergency that demands a massive-scale mobilization of U.S. resources to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the emergency.
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To cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential GDP to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget. [HB-3930]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
To cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential GDP to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget.
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America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2302]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Animals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive
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Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2020 [S.2429]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
Addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Coral Reef Conservation Program; directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration; requires NOAA to establish standards for the formation of partnerships among government and community members for the stewardship of coral reefs; provides statutory authority for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to lead,
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Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes. [HCR-52]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that global warming has resulted in a climate emergency that demands a massive-scale mobilization of U.S. resources to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the emergency.
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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-3697]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes.
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Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019 [HB-3720]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on issues pertaining to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and Mexico. Specifically, the office shall report on (1) the activities of drug-trafficking organizations in such countries, (2) the human-trafficking activities of individuals and organizations, and (3) an assessment of current intelligence-collection priorities in such countries.
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 [HB-3972]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that results in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,
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REG Act Reducing Excessive Government Act of 2019 [S.2378]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
A bill to require reductions in the direct cost of Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling.