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Disaster Relief Medicaid Act [HB-3215]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
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[Grants ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to Medicaid coverage of individuals affected by a federally declared major disaster. In particular, the bill provides for specific disaster relief coverage under Medicaid for individuals who meet specified income eligibility standards and, during the seven-day period preceding the disaster, were either residents of the impacted area or were employed in the impacted area (and subsequently lost employment). Coverage is effective for two years after the date of the disaster declaration. State
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/12/2019
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [HB-3208]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness. Such programs and requirements include grant programs and the establishment of the National Commission on Disability Rights and Disasters.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 06/12/2019
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [HB-3208]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness. Such programs and requirements include grant programs and the establishment of the National Commission on Disability Rights and Disasters.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 06/12/2019
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [S.1755]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/10/2019
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Disaster Relief Medicaid Act [S.1754]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to Medicaid coverage of individuals affected by a federally declared major disaster. In particular, the bill provides for specific disaster relief coverage under Medicaid for individuals who meet specified income eligibility standards and, during the seven-day period preceding the disaster, were either residents of the impacted area or were employed in the impacted area (and subsequently lost employment). Coverage is effective for two years after the date of the disaster declaration. State
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2019
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Affirming the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home. [HR-429]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
This resolution expresses support for robustly funding programs to increase access to affordable housing and address homelessness, including in any infrastructure package housing investments to serve families with the lowest incomes, and expanding renters' rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/05/2019
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AID Act Achieving Independence through Degrees Act [HB-3101]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 06/24/2019
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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019
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Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2019 [HB-2966]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
Requires the Department of Education to provide grants for improving college access, retention, and completion rates for foster and homeless youth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [S.1642]
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[Mental Health ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Grants ]
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Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2019
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Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2019 [S.1650]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
Requires the Department of Education to provide formula grants to states for activities to improve college access, retention, and completion rates for foster and homeless youth. States that receive such grants must award subgrants to institutions of higher education to carry out these activities in partnership with child welfare agencies and organizations serving homeless youth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2019
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Menstrual Hygiene Day. [HR-406]
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[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution encourages the people of the United States to observe Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E677) on 05/28/2019
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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [HB-2958]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Tribal HUD–VASH Act of 2019 [HB-2999]
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[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is directed to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019 [HB-3018]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule. The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-185. on 08/13/2019
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Housing for Women Veterans Act [HB-2924]
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[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
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[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
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Reauthorizes through FY2022 the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, which provides financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing or transitioning from homelessness. Under the bill, a specified amount of such funding shall have a focus on providing assistance to women veterans and their families. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to complete an analysis of programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 06/12/2019
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Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 [S.1605]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/22/2019
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Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2936]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides relief funding for small businesses and enterprises deemed vital to recovery efforts in a disaster area. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exceed the $100,000 cap on small business development center assistance grants to accommodate extraordinary occurrences that have a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a community. The bill also authorizes the SBA and the Farm Service Agency to provide loans for enterprises that are vital to disaster recovery efforts. Such loans shall be made without
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/21/2019
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HEALS Act Help End Abusive Living Situations Act [S.1624]
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[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/22/2019
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Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-2914]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) residing on property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/18/2020