Indian Social And Development Programs
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Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1688]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Education to pay, and provides annual funding beginning in FY2020 for such payments to, Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students. The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1695]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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Native American Indian Education Act [S.759]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Education to pay Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students. The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments are treated as reimbursements to IHEs from their states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2019
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PREP Act of 2019 Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2019 [S.752]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Reauthorizes and revises certain grant programs to address shortages of teachers and school leaders (e.g., principals) in elementary and secondary schools, including shortages in rural areas and related to specific positions (e.g., special education and English language instruction). First, the bill makes permanent and otherwise revises the Teacher Quality Partnership program (which provides grants to improve the quality of teachers and enhance professional development activities). It revises the program to, among other things (1) expand the purpose
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2019
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Youth Corps Act of 2019 [HB-1634]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide low-income youth (age 16 and not more than age 24) with education and work readiness training. The term "Youth Corps model" means a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth with, among other things, stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to (1) enrollment in postsecondary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1585]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 66. on 04/10/2019
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1585]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 66. on 04/10/2019
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A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. [SR-100]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution celebrates the successes of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and the contributions they have made in the United States. The resolution also recognizes the importance of supporting equity, providing safety, and upholding the interests of these women.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 03/28/2019
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Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. [HR-173]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution celebrates and honors the successes of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and recognizes that policy and societal changes are needed to ensure these women can live safely and freely to realize their full potential.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 03/06/2019
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To sever United States Government relations with the Creek Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Creek Nation of Oklahoma restores full Tribal citizenship to the Creek Freedmen disenfranchised in the October 6, 1979, Creek Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. [HB-1514]
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[Gaming ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
Directs the United States to sever all relations with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma (i.e., Creek Nation) until the tribe complies with treaty and federal obligations. Specifically, Creek Nation must restore full tribal citizenship to those individuals who can trace their ancestry to individuals listed on the 1906 Dawes Commission Rolls for the Creek Freedmen (i.e., Creek Freedmen, Freedmen, and Black Creeks). The bill also suspends the tribe's authority to conduct gaming or administer any funds from gaming until the tribe is in compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/03/2019
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SAFE Lending Act of 2019 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2019 [HB-1509]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) A voluntary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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SAFE Lending Act of 2019 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2019 [HB-1509]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) A voluntary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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SAFE Lending Act of 2019 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2019 [S.656]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) A voluntary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/05/2019
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Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019 [HB-1488]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/04/2019
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Computer Science for All Act of 2019 [HB-1485]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal schools to serve as models for national replication of computer education expansion efforts. A grant recipient shall use the grant funds to train teachers to teach computer science; expand access to high-quality learning materials and online learning options; create plans for expanding overall access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) classes; utilize computer science as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/04/2019
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To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. [HB-1457]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools. The bill allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state. States shall reallocate the grant funds to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of school improvement funds received by LEAs in the state for the previous fiscal year. In addition, ED shall make
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/28/2019
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SAFE Act of 2019 Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-1468]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/08/2019
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Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019 [S.605]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/28/2019
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SAFE Act of 2019 Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 [S.627]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/28/2019
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Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 [S.617]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Retirement ]
Extends certain tax credits and deductions expiring in 2018 and 2019, and provides disaster tax relief, including penalty-free withdrawal of retirement funds for disaster expenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 28. on 03/04/2019