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Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015 [HB-2332] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Manufacturing ] [Environmental ]
Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program to award grants to state and local governments, transit agencies, and port authorities for certain public transportation projects (including water infrastructure projects) that will significantly impact a metropolitan area, a region, or all of the United States. Specifies the federal share of project costs at 100%. Requires the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in projects funded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/15/2015

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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Tourism ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Science ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Telecommunications ] [National Security ]
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/04/2015

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-2060] [Trade ] [Energy ] [International ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act This bill authorizes the President to expand U.S.-Mexico academic exchange programs at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. It is the sense of Congress that such programs should reflect the goals of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative and should seek to double the number of students studying in each other's country within five years. Priority should be given to strengthening ties between communities and academic institutions in those portions of the United States and Mexico (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 05/20/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Children and Youth ] [Housing ]
Community Parks Revitalization Act Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015

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Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2015 [HB-2007] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Aerospace ]
Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an aerotropolis grant program to assist in the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (i.e., planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation networks that provide efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to assist in planning, design, environmental review, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/24/2015

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MOVE Freight Act of 2015 Multimodal Opportunities Via Enhanced Freight Act of 2015 [HB-198] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
MOVE Freight Act of 2015 Multimodal Opportunities Via Enhanced Freight Act of 2015 Defines the "national freight network" as a network composed of highways, railways, navigable waterways, seaports, airports, freight intermodal connectors, and aerotropolis transportation systems most critical to the multimodal movement of freight. Revises requirements for establishment and designation of a national freight network. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national freight network for efficient movement of freight on highways (as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/08/2015

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Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2015 [HB-1962] [Education ] [Infrastructure ] [Libraries ] [Energy ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ]
Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries. Requires loans also to community learning centers to connect and improve broadband services, and to educational service agencies for building or repairing elementary schools, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015 [HB-1775] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ]
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which is any stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015

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National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 [HB-1731] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [National Security ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Telecommunications ] [Small Business ] [Crime ]
National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to allow the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to include tribal governments, information sharing and analysis centers, and private entities among its non-federal representatives. Expands the composition of the NCCIC to include: a collaborator with state and local governments on cybersecurity risks and incidents; a U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team that coordinates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Ratcliffe H.amdt.107 Amendment (a011) Offered By Ms. Jackson Lee. (consideration: Cr H2442; Text: Cr H2442) on 04/23/2015

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Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act [HB-1663] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Mining ]
Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2017-2022 (Program) issued by the Secretary of the Interior to be approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including the modifications to the Program as prescribed by this Act. Includes the following additional areas within the Program: (1) the Chukchi Sea; (2) the Beaufort Sea; (3) Bristol Bay; (4) previously leased areas off the coast of Virginia; and (5) all other outer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 04/29/2015

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American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act [HB-1330] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area. Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/23/2015

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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 [HB-1278] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2016-FY2020 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/23/2015

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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [HB-1107] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-366. on 12/03/2015

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Building Back American Manufacturing Act B–BAM Act [HB-8785] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Committee on Building Back American Manufacturing to review and report on the strength, integrity, and capacity of the manufacturing base of the United States and supply chain for crucial, strategic resources and products in the United States. The duties of the committee shall include (1) developing proposals to diversify production lines within the United States; (2) recommending policy proposals to improve production and acquisition of critical products and supplies where access can be severely (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Conor Lamb Introduced In House on 11/19/2020

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A resolution honoring James L. Oberstar as a remarkable public servant who served in Congress with extraordinary dedication and purpose. [SR-461] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Mining ] [Public Safety ]
Honors James L. Oberstar as a remarkable public servant who served in Congress with extraordinary dedication and purpose. Remembers his accomplished work to improve transportation, infrastructure, and mine safety. Recognizes his indelible legacy left on Minnesota and the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3308-3309; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3302) on 05/22/2014

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A resolution designating the week of May 18 through May 24, 2014, as "National Public Works Week". [SR-457] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Designates the week of May 18-May 24, 2014, as National Public Works Week. Recognizes the important contributions of public works professionals to improving U.S. public infrastructure and to the communities they serve.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Carper Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3308-3309; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3300) on 05/22/2014

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A resolution recognizing June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, which originally spanned 3,389 miles through 13 states, including the great State of Nebraska. [SR-188] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Arts and Culture ] [Economic Development ]
Recognizes June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the Lincoln Highway. Commemorates the important role the highway has played in significant historical and cultural events in the United States. Recognizes the economic growth, modernization in infrastructure, and rural development that has resulted from it.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5305; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S5274) on 06/26/2013

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A resolution designating the week of May 19 through May 25, 2013, as "National Public Works Week". [SR-149] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Designates the week of May 19-May 25, 2013, as National Public Works Week. Recognizes the important contributions of public works professionals to improving U.S. public infrastructure and to the communities they serve.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3631; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3616-3617) on 05/20/2013

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [SCR-8] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Pensions ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Social Security ] [Defense ] [Aerospace ] [Elections ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Conference Held. on 11/13/2013

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