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
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HB-2076: Ending Homelessness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 [S.822]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Owners or operators of such sites may be financially liable for cleanup costs.) (Sec. 2) The bill makes certain nonprofit organizations and community development
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S.822: BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-148. on 09/07/2017
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
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HB-1875: Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/05/2017
Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017 [HB-1833]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017 This bill amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions for: (1) the establishment of loan-loss reserve funds to defray the costs of small business lending, and (2) related technical assistance. A community development financial institution must provide nonfederal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received. A grantee
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HB-1833: Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1824]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized
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HB-1824: Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017