Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act [HB-3966]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. The Government Accountability
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HB-3966: Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 10/06/2017
SR-328: A resolution recognizing November 25, 2017, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting the efforts of the Small Business Administration to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7167; Text: Cr S7159) on 11/09/2017
You have voted SR-328: A resolution recognizing November 25, 2017, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting the efforts of the Small Business Administration to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses..
Tax Policy Transparency Act [HB-4085]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Tax Policy Transparency Act This bill requires the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to make publicly available an analysis of the effects of major tax legislation, including: (1) a distributional analysis, (2) a dynamic distributional after-tax wage income analysis, and (3) a written summary of the results of the analyses. During the 10-year period after major tax legislation is enacted into law, the JCT must submit to Congress annual updates for the estimates included in the analyses. "Major tax legislation" includes legislation for which the
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HB-4085: Tax Policy Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger
Introduced In House on 10/19/2017
A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Workforce Development Month". [SR-267]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Workforce Development Month". Designates September 2017 as National Workforce Development Month. Supports federal initiatives to promote workforce development. Acknowledges that workforce development plays a crucial role in supporting workers and growing the economy.
SR-267: A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Workforce Development Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6234) on 09/28/2017
ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act [S.3346]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall: connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and improved digital inclusion efforts; hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting
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S.3346: ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/01/2018
You have voted S.3346: ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act.
Automotive Jobs Act of 2018 [S.3266]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Automotive Jobs Act of 2018 This bill directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to report on the status of the U.S. automotive industry. The bill suspends the Department of Commerce's investigation initiated on May 23, 2018, regarding the effects on national security of importing automobiles and automotive parts until the USITC submits its report to the President and Congress and the President subsequently determines whether to reopen the investigation.
S.3266: Automotive Jobs Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2018
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 [S.2229]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities'
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S.2229: Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/14/2017
S.3230: A bill to impose a limitation on increases in duties on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, to improve congressional oversight of tariffs imposed to protect national security, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/18/2018
You have voted S.3230: A bill to impose a limitation on increases in duties on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, to improve congressional oversight of tariffs imposed to protect national security, and for other purposes..
Startup Act [S.1877]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Startup Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa if the alien is searching for STEM field employment, and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in a
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S.1877: Startup Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/27/2017
Merger Enforcement Improvement Act [S.1811]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Merger Enforcement Improvement Act This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers (acquisitions by one corporation of the voting securities or assets of another). Specifically, the bill: adjusts premerger notification filing fees; requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger; requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets;
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S.1811: Merger Enforcement Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/14/2017
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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HB-4074: Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act [HB-5861]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act This bill extends through FY2023 and revises the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grant program, and the Child Care Entitlement (CCE) grant program. The bill modifies a variety of programmatic requirements as well as funding for the TANF program and related activities. Specifically, the bill: renames the program as the "Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services" program;
HB-5861: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 115-754. on 06/13/2018
GSP Footwear Act of 2017 [S.2032]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
GSP Footwear Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain footwear as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The President shall include in the next six annual reports to Congress regarding the status of internationally recognized worker rights within a GSP eligible beneficiary developing country a study on the state of the U.S. footwear manufacturing industry for the preceding year. In conducting any study of the probable economic effect of providing
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S.2032: GSP Footwear Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/30/2017