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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program. [HB-1657] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Agriculture ] [Human Services ]
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) households in which each member receives cash assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), cash assistance under the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled program (AABD). (Current law bases categorical SNAP eligibility upon state benefits received rather than such assistance.) Requires an eligible household that previously (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, And Nutrition. on 05/03/2013

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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 [HB-1616] [Energy ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Manufacturing ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Science ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings to enable the achievement of aggregate energy savings targets established by this Act, (2) encourage and support the adoption by states and local governments of building energy codes that meet or exceed the national codes, and (3) support full compliance with state and local (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 06/24/2013

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SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1510] [Food ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Gaming ]
SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make households in which each member receives state assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled program (AABD) eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). (Current law bases categorical SNAP eligibility upon state benefits received rather than assistance.) States that any household in which a member (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, And Nutrition. on 05/03/2013

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The Heroes Act [S.4800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020

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Consolidation of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Act of 2011 [S.892] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Grants ]
Consolidation of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Act of 2011 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/05/2011

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American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2011 [S.352] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Mining ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2011 - Authorizes the exploration, leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Coastal Plain. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against production of oil and gas from Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. States that, in connection (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S749-751) on 02/15/2011

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No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act [S.351] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mining ]
No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act - Authorizes exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas from the Western Coastal Plain. Defines the Western Coastal Plain as the area of Coastal Plain: (1) that borders the land of Alaska to the west and Alaska offshore waters of the Beaufort Sea on the north, and (2) from which the Secretary of the Interior finds oil and gas can be produced through horizontal drilling or other subsurface technology from sites outside or underneath the Coastal Plain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S749-751) on 02/15/2011

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3295] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 112-176. on 06/14/2012

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Rebuild America Act [S.2252] [Infrastructure ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Retirement ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ]
Rebuild America Act - Establishes grant programs for investment in projects to: (1) modernize, renovate, and repair educational facilities; (2) renovate energy systems, including planning and assessment activities and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; and (3) rebuild U.S. infrastructure. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to establish sectoral technology and innovation centers to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2012

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LIHEAP Protection Act [S.1961] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Social Security ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
LIHEAP Protection Act - Makes appropriations for FY2012 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Expresses the sense of the Senate that this Act should be implemented in a manner consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011, and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should: (1) continue and expedite efforts to identify best practices used by LIHEAP grant recipients; (2) provide training and technical assistance to such grant recipients; (3) recommend policy changes, and assess and mitigate risk at governmental levels (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8417) on 12/07/2011

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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 [S.1904] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Taxes ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ]
Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/17/2011

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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2012 [S.1684] [Energy ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2012 - Title I: Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the Indian energy resource development program, to consult with an Indian tribe before adopting or approving a well spacing program applicable to that tribe or its members. Directs the Secretary to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in developing energy plans as part of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Akaka With Amendments. With Written Report No. 112-263. on 12/21/2012

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 [S.1599] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Libraries ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2012. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 112-84. on 09/22/2011

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National Opportunity and Community Renewal Act [S.1565] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Poverty ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
National Opportunity and Community Renewal Act - Establishes a bipartisan, independent National Opportunity Board (NOB) to administer the National Competition for Community Renewal. Requires the NOB to: (1) establish an Office of Ombudsman to receive and render assistance with respect to individual complaints, grievances, and requests for information about any program or requirement under this Act; and (2) develop model grievance procedures that may be implemented by the Local Opportunity Boards (LOBs). Requires the chief elected official of an (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5687-5688) on 09/15/2011

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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 [HJR-117] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Cybersecurity ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Small Business ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Telecommunications ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Ethics ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Children and Youth ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [International ]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2013. (Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2012 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division A of P.L. 112-55), except for appropriations designated by Congress for disaster relief in such Act the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers Became Public Law No: 112-175. on 09/28/2012

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Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act [HB-6688] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pensions ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Veterans ] [Food ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ]
Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act - Title I: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Subtitle A: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gain and dividend income. Extends through 2013 the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On The Budget, Agriculture, Energy And Commerce, Financial Services, The Judiciary, Oversight And Government Reform, House Administration, And Rules, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/19/2012

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Spending Reduction Act of 2012 [HB-6684] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ]
Spending Reduction Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - (Sec. 101) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on March 1, 2013. (Sec. 102) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 103) Eliminates the requirement that a state agency using a standard utility (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Cantor Received In The Senate. on 12/21/2012

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Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act [HB-6631] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ] [Disaster Relief ]
Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for energy generation, transmission, and distribution in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Provides related funding through FY2015. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to the Authority to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 12/20/2012

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To establish minimum levels of assistance for certain States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and for other purposes. [HB-6533] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), from any appropriations for a fiscal year containing a qualifying winter season, to allot to each qualifying state, at least 25% of whose households use heating oil as the primary heating fuel, an amount that is at least the same as that allotted to the state for FY2010. Requires that allotments to states that do not qualify under this Act be ratably reduced if necessary to ensure the allotments to qualifying states. Defines a "qualifying (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, And In Addition To The Committee On Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 09/21/2012

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Rebuild America Act [HB-5727] [Infrastructure ] [Manufacturing ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Retirement ] [Pensions ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ]
Rebuild America Act - Establishes grant programs for investment in projects to: (1) modernize, renovate, and repair educational facilities; (2) renovate energy systems, including planning and assessment activities and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; and (3) rebuild U.S. infrastructure. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to establish sectoral technology and innovation centers to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/04/2012

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