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SOS 2.0 Act Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [HB-3969]
To improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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CIT Act of 2019 Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 [HB-3978]
Provides incentives for the nonpower industrial sector to reduce nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an industrial emissions reduction technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program. Under the program, DOE must award grants and fund demonstration projects to develop and evaluate technologies designed to increase (1) the industrial competitiveness of the United States, and (2) the emission reductions of nonpower industrial
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CIT Act of 2019 Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 [S.2300]
Provides incentives for the nonpower industrial sector to reduce nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an industrial emissions reduction technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program. Under the program, DOE must award grants and fund demonstration projects to develop and evaluate technologies designed to increase (1) the industrial competitiveness of the United States, (2) the viability and competitiveness of U.S. industrial
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America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2302]
Addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive
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National Climate Bank Act [S.2057]
A bill to establish a National Climate Bank.
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Super Pollutants Act [S.2325]
A bill to establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act [S.2364]
A bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, and for other purposes.
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Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 [HB-3607]
Expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy. Among other things, the bill authorizes DOE programs regarding carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas; carbon storage, including to develop and maintain mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formations in the United States; carbon utilization, including to assess and monitor potential changes in life cycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions;
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Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act [HB-3524]
Authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees,
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Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019 [S.2041]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) and appropriate agencies to collaborate on the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and specified lands owned by units of local government or Indian tribes. DOE and such agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the National Park Service. For purposes of determining whether
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Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2019 [HB-3586]
To promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Sewage Treatment Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Outreach Act of 2019 [HB-3363]
Requires certain publicly owned water treatment facilities to monitor, report on, and notify the public of sewer overflows.
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Carbon Capture Prize Act [HB-3282]
The bill directs the Department of Energy to carry out a competition to award prizes for technology that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, including through direct carbon removal and permanent sequestration.
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SEA FUEL Act of 2019 Securing Energy for our Armed Forces Using Engineering Leadership Act of 2019 [HB-3227]
Directs the Department of Defense to carry out a program of research, development, testing, evaluation, study, and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon capture and direct air capture, with the goals of developing technologies to turn carbon dioxide into clean fuels, creating products for military uses, and using the technologies at military facilities and in military transportation. The bill defines "blue carbon capture" as the removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater through engineered or inorganic processes and "direct
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Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019 [S.1812]
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires. Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts.
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START Act Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act [HB-3156]
Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the Department of Energy, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Science Foundation, to create, publish, and maintain a resource guide to assist states, communities, and cities in developing and implementing smart city or community programs. DOT shall develop and implement an additional round to the Smart Cities Challenge, under which it shall provide competitive grants to small- and medium-sized communities to implement smart transportation proposals.
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Challenges & Prizes for Climate Act of 2019 [HB-3100]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Climate Solutions Challenges program. Under the program, DOE must carry out competitions that award cash and other incentives for climate and energy solutions, such as capturing carbon and converting the carbon into a beneficial use, achieving transformative increases in energy efficiency, achieving implementation or grid integration of advanced energy storage technology, providing approaches to mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change, or providing data analytics on the climate
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Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2019 [S.1747]
Requires an expedited trade agreement with a country to meet specified standards regarding wages and production methods for all exported merchandise from that country.