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US Congress 116th Congress

Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 [HB-4160] [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, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 08/15/2019

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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [HB-3548] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. Specifically, the bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans bays, estuaries, and coasts; creates the Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee to promote the exploration and improved understanding of the oceans; revises the Ocean Policy Committee to the Committee on Ocean Policy; establishes a technology innovation task force to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Committee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2020

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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain duties, and for other purposes. [HB-3514] [Trade ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that occur because of an increase in duties on U.S. seafood or fish products imposed as retaliation for increases in duties imposed by the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 07/15/2019

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A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain duties, and for other purposes. [S.1984] [Trade ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Agriculture ]
Authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that occur because of an increase in duties on U.S. seafood or fish products imposed as retaliation for increases in duties imposed by the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/26/2019

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Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 [HB-3477] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Requires the President, when modifying duty rates for national security reasons, to obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution for these modifications. The bill also gives Congress the authority to disapprove through a joint resolution certain duties or other import restrictions imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer Introduced In House on 06/25/2019

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Coral Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019 [S.1922] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ]
Authorizes the federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions must be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Priority is given to establish programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/20/2019

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Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-3384] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Authorizes the federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions must be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Priority is given to establish programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 07/01/2019

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Neighborhood Homes Investment Act [HB-3316] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Small Business ]
Establishes a new business-related tax credit to finance home building and rehabilitation in neighborhoods that meet certain eligibility criteria relating to poverty rates, income, and home values. The credit is limited to 35% of the lesser of the qualified development cost (i.e., the cost of construction, substantial rehabilitation, demolition, and environmental remediation of residential properties) or 80% of the national median sale price for new homes. The credit applies to single family homes containing four or fewer residential units, condominiums, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee Introduced In House on 06/18/2019

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Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2019 [S.1852] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors it considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration. FEMA must (1) provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance, specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other federal assistance (10%), and economic circumstances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/13/2019

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NATO Defense Financing Act [HB-3194] [Defense ] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Finance ]
Authorizes the President to make direct loans to countries that joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after March 1, 1999, for the purchase of U.S. defense articles. The President may (1) make such loans with lower interest rates than required by statute, and (2) charge fees associated with such loans. Before making such a loan, the Department of State shall certify to Congress that the receiving country (1) is making demonstrable progress toward meeting its NATO defense-spending obligations, (2) is respecting the country's constitution (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel Introduced In House on 06/11/2019

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CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 [HB-3182] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ]
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal financial regulators to report on the implementation of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard and its impact on credit availability, capital requirements, financial institutions, and nonfinancial institutions. Required compliance with the CECL standard is delayed until one year after submission of this report.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/28/2019

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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019

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Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019 [HB-3006] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Air Quality ]
Revises requirements for exemptions given to small refineries of crude oil under the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill establishes an annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions and subjects information in the petition to public disclosure requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 05/24/2019

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Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019 [HB-3006] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Air Quality ]
Revises requirements for exemptions given to small refineries of crude oil under the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill establishes an annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions and subjects information in the petition to public disclosure requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 05/24/2019

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DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act [S.1611] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Science ] [Trade ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), and it establishes a steering committee composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The IoT is a system of interrelated devices connected to a network and each other that exchange data without requiring human interaction (e.g., smart home devices, medical monitoring devices, and wearable fitness trackers). The working group must (1) identify federal laws (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/10/2020

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DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act [S.1611] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Science ] [Trade ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), and it establishes a steering committee composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The IoT is a system of interrelated devices connected to a network and each other that exchange data without requiring human interaction (e.g., smart home devices, medical monitoring devices, and wearable fitness trackers). The working group must (1) identify federal laws (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/10/2020

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Chief Manufacturing Officer Act [HB-2900] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer who shall (1) coordinate manufacturing-related policies and activities across agencies; and (2) create and submit a national manufacturing srategy to develop the manufacturing sector, encourage economic growth, and promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 05/23/2019

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Green New Deal is antithetical to the principles of free market capitalism and private property rights, is simply a thinly veiled attempt to usher in policies that create a socialist society in America, and is impossible to fully implement. [HR-398] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Economic Development ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Green New Deal violates Americans' right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; would destroy the economy and social fabric of the United States; and contains many proposals that have no connection to climate change.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/26/2019

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Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act [S.1564] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal financial regulators to report on the implementation of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard and its impact on credit availability, capital requirements, and financial institutions. Required compliance with the CECL standard is delayed until one year after submission of this report.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/21/2019

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-78, By Mrs. Lowey. on 05/20/2019

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