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Summer of Service Act of 2009 [HB-1153]
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Summer of Service Act of 2009 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply
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Semester of Service Act [HB-1152]
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Semester of Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies or their nonprofit partners and, through them, competitive subgrants to schools or their nonprofit partners for Semester of Service programs that allow high school juniors and seniors to earn academic credit for service-learning that meets unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in their
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [HB-1]
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- (Sec. 7001) Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require each entity receiving financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to meet specified standards for executive compensation and corporate governance of such entity during the period in which any obligation arising from TARP financial assistance remains outstanding, including: (1) limits on compensation that exclude incentives for senior executive officers of the TARP recipient to take unnecessary
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Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act [S.4775]
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Establishes measures and funding to provide economic relief and support for individuals, families, and businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). These measures include (1) implementing certain liability protections, (2) extending pandemic unemployment compensation, and (3) authorizing second draw loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.
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The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
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Rebuilding a Better Child Care Infrastructure Act [S.4688]
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A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply, quality, and affordability of child care, and for other purposes.
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Outlying Area Apprenticeship Expansion Act [HB-8320]
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Directs the Department of Labor to make grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements available to America Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (the outlying areas) to establish registered apprenticeships under the National Apprenticeship Act or expand opportunities through apprenticeships registered under that Act.
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EHDC Act of 2020 Ending Health Disparities During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-8200]
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Expands COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief efforts, expands data collection and health literacy, supports research, promotes diversity in the health professional workforce, increases access to telehealth and other health care, and otherwise addresses the health of minority populations and immigrants. For example, the bill provides funding for emergency aid and services, grants to address COVID-19 health inequities, grants to address social determinants of health, and payments for language services. It also expands COVID-19 testing
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RECOVERY Act Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act [S.4537]
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A bill to provide for economic recovery, and for other purposes.
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Insular Area Liquidity Act [HB-8116]
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Requires each department or agency making a grant to an Insular Area (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands) to provide the Insular Area with (1) not less than 50% of the grant funds through advanced payments, and (2) additional monitoring and technical assistance to manage the grant funds.
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating areas within the island of Guam as a National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. [HB-8029]
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The bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating areas of Guam as a National Heritage Area.
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STEM Educator Awards Equity Act [HB-8055]
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To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to direct the award of Presidential awards for excellence in teaching of mathematics and science to more teachers from the territories, and for other purposes.
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Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 [S.4521]
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A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce health care costs and expand health care coverage to more Americans.
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Native Chamorro Equity Act [HB-7986]
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To provide for contracting with Native Chamorro Organizations, and for other purposes.
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ACCESS the Internet Act Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act [S.4515]
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A bill to provide funding for internet-connected devices and associated internet connectivity services.
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Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act [S.4505]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make one-time direct payments to parents or guardians to offset the educational expenses of their children during the period of March 2020 to June 2021. It also directs Treasury to award emergency education freedom grants to states. The bill establishes a new tax credit for contributions to an eligible scholarship-granting organization. An eligible scholarship-granting organization is an tax-exempt organization that provides scholarships to individual elementary and secondary school
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VACC Act Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act [S.4509]
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Modifies provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to the cost and coverage of vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as provisions relating to Medicaid coverage of certain citizens of the Freely Associated States, the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Medicaid expansion population, and the health insurance premium tax credit.
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Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020 [HB-7909]
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Provides federal support to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in child care provider settings during the period of community spread of the virus. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must (1) provide technical assistance to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations regarding the acquisition and use of protective equipment and training related to COVID-19 transmission prevention, among other things; and (2) publish specified information and facilitate the sharing of best practices related
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Back on Your Feet Act of 2020 [HB-7762]
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To provide continued support for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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HELP Act Helping Educators with Learning Preparation Act [HB-7746]
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Establishes a temporary grant program to assist schools with reopening and resuming instruction during the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to reopen schools and resume instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. ED must also reserve funds for outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Subgrants must be used for certain expenses, such as educational
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