Fires
US Congress 117th Congress
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac [HB-267]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 117th Congress
Thin Blue Line Act [HB-72]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.
Spread the world
US Congress 117th Congress
David’s Law David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021 [HB-133]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020 [HB-8950]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Extends the deadline to spend COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to December 31, 2021, and allows the use of such funds to replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues for emergency services organizations, stemming from the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
National Landslide Preparedness Act [HB-8810]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
A resolution honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016. [SR-637]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A resolution honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016.
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
A resolution honoring the memories and heroic actions of those killed, injured, and affected by the fatal bus crash in Laplace, Louisiana, on August 28, 2016. [SR-609]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A resolution honoring the memories and heroic actions of those killed, injured, and affected by the fatal bus crash in Laplace, Louisiana, on August 28, 2016. Mourns the tragic loss of firefighter Chief Spencer Chauvin, and of civilians Jermaine Starr and Vontarous Kelly as a result of a fatal bus crash that occurred at the scene of an accident along I-10 Westbound in Laplace, Louisiana, on August 28, 2016. Recognizes the bravery, heroism, and dedication of the firefighters, state troopers, and civilians who quickly responded to attempt to save
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits,
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Federal Public Safety Retirement Fairness Act of 2015 [S.969]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Federal Public Safety Retirement Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the 10% additional tax on early distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans distributions from a thrift savings fund to a qualified law enforcement officer who has reached age 50 or has completed 25 years of credible service, whichever is earlier. The bill defines "qualified law enforcement officer" as an individual who is employed by the federal government as a law enforcement officer or as a firefighter and has completed 20 years
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act [S.932]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for 50% of the cost of installing an elevator system or a sprinkler system in a certified historic structure. Limits the total amount of such credit to $50,000 in any taxable year.
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act [S.928]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers, the WTC Program annual report, WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence. Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Crude-By-Rail Safety Act [S.859]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Crude-By-Rail Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: establish, by regulation, an interim national standard for the maximum volatility (measured by the vapor pressure) of crude oil transported by rail within the United States; study the best methods for reliably measuring that volatility as well as the level of volatility consistent with the safest practicable shipment of crude oil by rail; issue a final rule establishing the maximum volatility of crude oil transported by rail; and issue also a final rule, based
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015 [S.616]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow sponsors of certain deferred compensation plans to elect to include length of service award plans for bona fide volunteers providing firefighting and fire prevention services, emergency medical services, ambulance services, and emergency rescue services. Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance clarifying that a length of service award program is not an employee pension benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015 [S.609]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015 Amends Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the amount of benefits excludible; and (2) make such tax exclusion available for taxable years beginning in 2015, 2016, or 2017.
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 [S.508]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 Amends the FLAME Act of 2009 to revise how the FLAME Funds for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funded. Makes amounts appropriated to a FLAME Fund available to USDA or Interior for wildfire suppression operations if the department concerned notifies the relevant congressional committees that a wildfire suppression event is eligible for funding from the FLAME Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2015 [S.487]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2015 Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain residential structures substantially damaged by a fire or other disaster, not including a flood, in a covered area having special flood hazards. Permits state or local authorities, upon making certain determinations, to grant a variance from compliance with certain mandatory adequate land use and control measures to allow repair and restoration of an eligible structure to its pre-damaged condition without elevation of the
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Back the Blue Act of 2016 [S.3184]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Back the Blue Act of 2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act [S.3172]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, whether or not a major disaster is declared, to provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area or related area affected by a fire for which fire management assistance was provided under such Act. The President may establish a minimum amount of hazard mitigation assistance to be provided for a wildfire or fire complex. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall submit an annual report on projects
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [S.3102]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 [S.3085]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 This bill sets forth a procedure for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to request declarations for major wildfire disasters on federal land. This bill shall apply whenever the appropriate department prepares an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a forest management activity whose primary purpose is to: reduce hazardous fuel loads, reduce fuel connectivity through
(continued...)