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CPRA Civilian Property Realignment Act of 2017 [S.1166] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Construction ]
CPRA Civilian Property Realignment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to direct the Public Buildings Reform Board to identify a total savings to the federal government of at least $9 billion from the disposal of surplus federal civilian real properties. The bill removes the maximum limit (currently $750 million) on the fair market value of the properties to be identified by the board. The list of the properties identified for disposal shall be submitted to the President and Congress (currently, the Office (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/17/2017

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Deborah Sampson Act [HB-2452] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 [HB-2401] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/08/2017

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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 [S.1072] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Criminal Justice ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ]
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is receiving services. The VA shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/09/2017

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Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 [S.1064] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/08/2017

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Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act [HB-2208] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make available the following amounts for youth employment programs: up to $1.5 billion to provide youth ages 14-24 with subsidized summer employment opportunities, and up to $2 billion to provide them with subsidized year-round employment opportunities. Labor must award, on a competitive basis: one-year planning and three-year implementation grants out of the subsidized summer employment opportunities funding, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Introduced In House on 04/27/2017

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Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018 [HB-2069] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Poverty ]
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months. Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1023. on 11/14/2018

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Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 [HB-2076] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Mental Health ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to make additional FY2018-FY2022 appropriations available for: (1) emergency relief grants to address the unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest need, (2) rental assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons and households who are homeless, and (3) homeless outreach and coordination services. Beginning in FY2018, the bill provides annual additional funds for: (1) the Housing Trust Fund to provide grants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ] [Senior Citizens ] [Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018

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Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017 [HB-1875] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund to provide services to homeless veterans; (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a portion of any overpayment of tax or an additional contribution for the fund; and (3) require the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Housing and Urban Development, to include in the President's budget, beginning with FY2019, a description of the uses of the fund during the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/05/2017

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Protecting Sensitive Locations Act [HB-1815] [Immigration ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, except: (1) under exigent circumstances, and (2) with prior approval. A "sensitive location" includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of: medical treatment or health care facilities; public and private schools; scholastic or education-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/30/2017

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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [S.774] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2017

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Save Our Seas Act of 2018 [S.756] [Environmental ] [Trade ] [International ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Science ] [Funding ]
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 12/21/2018

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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [HB-1757] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/12/2017

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A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. [S.743] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ]
A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness indefinitely and repeal its termination date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2049-2050) on 03/28/2017

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