STEM RESTART Act STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act [S.1297]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level.
S.1297: STEM RESTART Act STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jacky Rosen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/21/2021
End Outsourcing Act [HB-2745]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
To provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in America, and for other purposes.
HB-2745: End Outsourcing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 04/21/2021
Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021 [HB-2689]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To require the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to promote and administer programs in the public and private sectors to assist the development of minority business enterprises, to ensure that such Agency has the necessary supporting resources, particularly during economic downturns, and for other purposes.
HB-2689: Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/23/2021
Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021 [S.1255]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to require the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to promote and administer programs in the public and private sectors to assist the development of minority business enterprises, to ensure that such Agency has the necessary supporting resources, particularly during economic downturns, and for other purposes.
S.1255: Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/20/2021
Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 [S.1248]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
A bill to establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.
S.1248: Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/20/2021
Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021 [HB-2681]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to include additional information in requests and reports to Congress, to make information available to certain Members of Congress regarding certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral, to require the Integrity Committee to submit semiannual reports to Congress and the President, to expand the membership of the Integrity Committee, and for other purposes.
HB-2681: Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/13/2021
AI Scholarship-for-Service Act [S.1257]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
A bill to establish a Federal artificial intelligence scholarship-for-service program.
S.1257: AI Scholarship-for-Service Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/20/2021
Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 [HB-2682]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.
HB-2682: Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/15/2021
HB-2662: Inspector General Independence Act Inspector General Protection Act Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021 IG Subpoena Authority Act Inspector General Access Act Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act Inspector General Training Enhancement Act IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act Inspector General Access Act of 2021 Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 585. on 12/05/2022
You have voted HB-2662: Inspector General Independence Act Inspector General Protection Act Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021 IG Subpoena Authority Act Inspector General Access Act Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act Inspector General Training Enhancement Act IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act Inspector General Access Act of 2021 Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021.
Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2021 [S.1212]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to address the needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies.
S.1212: Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/19/2021
Reconnecting Communities Act [S.1202]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to establish a program to improve community connectivity by identifying and removing or mitigating infrastructural barriers that create obstacles to mobility or economic development or expose the community to pollution and other health and safety risks, and for other purposes.
S.1202: Reconnecting Communities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Favorably. on 12/15/2021
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act [S.1218]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
S.1218: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/19/2021
HB-2644: To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021
You have voted HB-2644: To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes..
Homegrown Act of 2021 [HB-2649]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant Program in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
HB-2649: Homegrown Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Dwight Evans
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021
Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-2645]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
To address the needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies.
HB-2645: Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheri Bustos
Introduced In House on 04/19/2021
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act [HB-2664]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
HB-2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/19/2021
S.1197: QUANTUM for National Security Act of 2021 Quantum for Universal Advancement in Nationwide Technology Use and Modernization for National Security Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/15/2021
You have voted S.1197: QUANTUM for National Security Act of 2021 Quantum for Universal Advancement in Nationwide Technology Use and Modernization for National Security Act of 2021.
Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act [S.1129]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Aerospace ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training when hiring air traffic control specialists, and for other purposes.
S.1129: Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/14/2021
Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act THRIVE Act [HB-2523]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to improve the COVID–19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance program, to make certain technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and for other purposes.
HB-2523: Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act THRIVE Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost
Became Public Law No: 117-16. (txt | Pdf) on 06/08/2021