Indian Social And Development Programs
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RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 [HB-1731]
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[Water ]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-351, Part I. on 10/19/2017
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RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 [S.728]
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[Mining ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Water ]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1997-1999) on 03/27/2017
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Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls". [HR-222]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls". Supports the designation of National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/27/2017
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 [HB-1673]
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[Infrastructure ]
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer to the fund revenues from the newly included subpart F income. The Environmental Protection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017
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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1661]
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[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing credit, to rename the credit "the affordable housing credit" and make several modifications to the credit. The bill revises tenant eligibility requirements, with respect to: the average income test, income eligibility for rural projects, increased tenant income, student occupancy rules, and tenant voucher payments that are taken into account as rent. The bill revises various requirements to: establish a 4% minimum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Curbelo Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1661, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/16/2018
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Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 [S.691]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Gaming ]
[Water ]
Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 TITLE I--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE (Sec. 103) This bill extends federal recognition to the Chickahominy Tribe. The tribe and its members are made eligible for the services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe. The bill establishes the service area of the tribe. (Sec. 104) The bill sets forth requirements for the tribe regarding its membership roll, governing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-123. on 06/28/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
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[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
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Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 [HB-1581]
[Telecommunications ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indian people the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be accessible at rates reasonably comparable to urban areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017
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Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1528]
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Native American Indian Education Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education, for FY2018-FY2022, to pay Native American-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education the tuition of their out-of-state Native American students. This applies only to schools that are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American students as a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017
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Native American Indian Education Act [S.660]
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Native American Indian Education Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education, for FY2018-FY2022, to pay Native American-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education the tuition of their out-of-state Native American students. This applies only to schools that are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American students as a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
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Native American Business Incubators Program Act [S.607]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Nonprofit ]
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Native American Business Incubators Program Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 808. on 11/20/2018
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 [HB-1510]
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[Student Loans ]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Veterans ]
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2018-FY2026, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 03/10/2017
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Native American Health Savings Improvement Act [HB-1476]
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[Taxes ]
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2018
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Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act [HB-1455]
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Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes of Oregon. Rights and privileges of the tribe and its members under any federal treaty, executive order, agreement, statute, or other federal authority that may have been diminished or lost under the Act approved August 13, 1954, are restored. That Act no longer applies to the tribe and its members. The tribe and its members are eligible to receive all federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes, without
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/20/2017
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469]
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[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [S.548]
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[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing credit, to rename the credit "the affordable housing credit" and make several modifications to the credit. The bill increases state allocations for the credit and modifies the cost-of-living adjustments. It also revises tenant eligibility requirements, with respect to: the average income test, income eligibility for rural projects, increased tenant income, student occupancy rules, and tenant voucher payments that are
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2017
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Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1369]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2017 This bill reaffirms existing amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and certain other provisions of law relating to health care for Native Americans. The bill prohibits federal funds provided by those amendments from being used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that covers abortion, except when a women's life would otherwise be endangered or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/20/2017
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-1301]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to: (1) compensate employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which began on or about February 9, 2018; and (2) ratify and approve certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. (Sec. 102) The bill also specifies that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 includes the period that began on or about February
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Became Public Law No: 115-124. on 02/09/2018
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. [HR-159]
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[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/01/2017
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Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [S.465]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The assessment must address IHS issues including: the demographics and health care needs of the patient population, health care capabilities and resources, staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider, information technology strategies related
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 09/26/2018