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Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017 [HB-1034] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention, reuse, and recycling tactics and operations. Applicants must set specific waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste. Zero waste is a goal to guide people towards emulating sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017

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Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017 [HB-922] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for any building which is a qualified public educational facility to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit. A "qualified public educational facility" is a school facility which is part of a public elementary or secondary school and is owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement with a state or local educational agency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald McEachin Introduced In House on 02/07/2017

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Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-935] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch to make recommendations to DHS regarding: (1) recruitment of information assurance, cybersecurity, and computer security professionals; (2) grants, training programs, and other support for kindergarten through grade 12, secondary, and post-secondary computer security education programs; (3) guest lecturer programs in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017

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Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2017 [S.326] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Construction ]
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following: an elementary or secondary school; a facility of a state college or university used for educational purposes; a public library; a court; a hospital, health care, laboratory, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2017

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. [HB-960] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Libraries ] [Community Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following: an elementary or secondary school; facilities of a state college or university (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 02/07/2017

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Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 [S.246] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Disabilities ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions, in a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit organization or a public safety department (eligible entity), for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students. ED shall give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/30/2017

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Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 [HB-746] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Disabilities ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions, in a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit organization or a public safety department (eligible entity), for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students. ED shall give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695] [Children and Youth ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019

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Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 [HB-672] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ] [National Security ]
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies; and (4) the Department of State should continue to document acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic incitement and encourage adoption (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Presented To President. on 01/02/2019

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Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 [HB-627] [Energy ] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by directing the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse for disseminating information regarding available programs and financing mechanisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The office must: (1) consult with appropriate agencies to develop a list of programs and financing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017

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Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 [S.198] [Human Rights ] [Religion ] [International ] [National Security ]
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/24/2017

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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 [HB-547] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. The bank's board of directors shall be responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The board is authorized to: (1) make loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure projects, and (3) pay an interest (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/17/2017

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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 [S.138] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against any foreign person that: (1) is responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Iraq or Syria, actions or policies that undermine economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq, or the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq or Syria; (2) has materially assisted or provided financial, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/12/2017

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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-343] [Community Development ] [Recreation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ]
Community Parks Revitalization Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. HUD may designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under a partial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Albio Sires Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017

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Safe Students Act [HB-34] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Safe Students Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017

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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-88] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Military ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Tourism ]
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire such lands, which shall be administered as part of the park. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Amendment To Senate Amendment. on 12/21/2018

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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act [HB-2479] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Health ] [Water ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for: secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas; drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water; the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency; energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018

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School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2017 [S.1156] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for any building which is a qualified public educational facility to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit. A "qualified public educational facility" is a school facility which is part of a public elementary or secondary school and is owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement with a state or local educational agency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3013-3014) on 05/17/2017

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Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017 [HB-2475] [Education ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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United States Library Trust Fund Act [HB-2343] [Libraries ] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
United States Library Trust Fund Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the United States Library Trust Fund, and (2) allow taxpayers to designate a portion of any tax overpayment (not less than $1) to the fund. The bill also authorizes public libraries or public school libraries to receive grants from the fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Introduced In House on 05/03/2017

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