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Clean Energy Innovation Funding Act of 2020 [HB-7827]
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[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
To authorize funding for certain offices and programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 [HB-7781]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.
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Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020 [S.4306]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
A bill to invest in workers and jobs, address important legacy costs in coal country, and drive development of advanced manufacturing and technologies.
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RISE Act RISE Act of 2020 Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2020 [S.4286]
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[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, and Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Support under this bill shall be provided through federal science agencies with at least $50 million in basic and applied research obligations in FY2020. Support may be
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7613]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Environmental ]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7610]
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[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including the Office of the Secretary, Executive Operations, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The bill
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Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 [HB-7516]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
To advance innovation in and deployment of zero-emission electricity technology, and for other purposes.
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Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. [HR-1044]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. (A journeyman lineworker is a person who builds and maintains electrical power systems.)
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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 [HB-7483]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
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Allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the
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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 [S.4152]
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[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
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Allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act [HB-7446]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector. The following types of entities are eligible for grants: state energy offices; Native American tribes; nonprofit organizations that focus on providing energy efficiency or renewable energy services and receive funding from states, tribes, or utilities; electric cooperative groups; or entities with a public-private partnership under the Hollings Manufacturing
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act [S.4147]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector. The following types of entities are eligible for grants: state energy offices; Native American tribes; nonprofit organizations that focus on providing energy efficiency or renewable energy services and receive funding from states, tribes, or utilities; electric cooperative groups; or entities with a public-private partnership under the Hollings Manufacturing
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Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act [HB-7426]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To require development and implementation of an interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin, and for other purposes.
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Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act [HB-7429]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.
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Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act [HB-7406]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
To streamline nuclear technology regulatory permitting and licensing, and for other purposes.
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Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act [HB-7410]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
To modernize the hydropower licensing process and to promote next generation hydropower projects, and for other purposes.
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GREEN Act of 2020 Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now Act of 2020 [HB-7330]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
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Greener Transportation for Communities Act [HB-7318]
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[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Authorizes the use of tax-exempt facility bonds to fund zero-emission vehicle infrastructure used to charge or fuel zero-emissions vehicles. The bill defines zero-emissions vehicles as (1) any any light-duty vehicle or light-duty truck conforming to the applicable low-emission vehicle standard, or any heavy-duty vehicle with an engine conforming to such standard; or (2) vehicles that produce zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes and conditions.
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Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2020 [HB-7304]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to eligible entities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports, and for other purposes.
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Open Back Better Act of 2020 [HB-7303]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To provide additional funds for Federal and State facility energy resiliency programs, and for other purposes.