Infrastructure Development
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Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 [HB-5751]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in urban areas, particularly in underserved or disadvantaged communities. If practicable, DOE must ensure that relevant programs provide access to electric vehicle infrastructure, address clean transportation needs, and provide improved air quality in such communities.
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Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 [HB-5751]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in urban areas, particularly in underserved or disadvantaged communities. If practicable, DOE must ensure that relevant programs provide access to electric vehicle infrastructure, address clean transportation needs, and provide improved air quality in such communities.
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Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act [HB-5748]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
To rebuild the Nation's crumbling infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems, by strongly and urgently encouraging the immediate recruitment, employment, and on-the-job "earn as you learn" training of young African Americans who throughout history experience higher unemployment rates than any other race, which is a national crisis.
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Environmental Justice Act of 2019 [HB-3923]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
To require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes.
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Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act [HB-5731]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and maintain on a public website a fixed guideway capital investment grant program dashboard. The website must contain project-specific pages, including a comprehensive tracker of the status of the project in the approval process; a letter of no prejudice tracker that includes the review process by which DOT grants such a letter and an up-to-date status of such review; the date on which a full funding grant agreement is executed; the status of the project sponsor in securing the required
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Promoting Secure 5G Act of 2020 [HB-5698]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution (e.g., the International Monetary Fund or the International Finance Corporation) that it is U.S. policy to support institutional assistance with advanced wireless technologies only if they provide appropriate security for users, encourage assistance with infrastructure or policy reforms that facilitate the use of secure advanced wireless technologies, and cooperate with institutional member states to strengthen international
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Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act [HB-5641]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide grants and develop value capture policy.
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Industries of the Future Act of 2020 [S.3191]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to report to Congress on research and development investments, infrastructure, and workforce development investments of the federal government that enable continued U.S. leadership in industries of the future. The President shall establish or designate an Industries of the Future Coordination Council. The council shall provide the OSTP with advice on ways in which the government can ensure that the United States continues to lead the world in developing emerging technologies that improve
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Environmental Justice Act of 2019 [S.2236]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes.
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To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a Clean Cities Coalition Program, and for other purposes. [HB-5518]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Clean Cities Coalition Program. Under the program, DOE must make awards to clean city coalitions for projects and activities that reduce petroleum consumption, improve air quality, promote energy and economic security, and encourage deployment of a diverse, domestic supply of alternative fuels in the transportation sector. In addition, DOE must provide technical assistance and training to the coalitions, provide opportunities for communication and sharing of best practices among the coalitions,
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Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2020 [HB-5428]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct Federal research on grid modernization and security, and for other purposes.
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Fairness for All Act [HB-5331]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, while providing certain benefits and exemptions to religious providers. An otherwise qualified religious provider shall be eligible to receive federal financial assistance for a particular service without regard to the provider's religious views or teachings. Agencies authorized to administer federal financial assistance for the support of adoption and foster care services shall issue final rules within two years of this bill's enactment to create an indirect funding
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No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019 [HB-5258]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Climate Change ]
Imposes the alternative minimum tax on state regulated electric utilities that are in bankruptcy reorganization and that make incentive-based payments, other than salary, to any of their 13 highest compensated employees, or that own or lease infrastructure other than climate-resilient infrastructure (i.e., infrastructure capable of reducing the impact of major weather events and natural disasters).
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100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 [HB-5221]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Establishes requirements to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Specifically, the bill sets a national goal of achieving a 100% clean economy (i.e., economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) by no later than 2050. Each federal agency must develop and implement a plan to rapidly achieve the national goal. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress of the United States in achieving the national goal. In addition, the EPA must establish the Clean Economy Federal Advisory Committee to make recommendations
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Green New Deal for Public Housing Act [HB-5185]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
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Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-5175]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.
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Wildfire Defense Act [S.2882]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a community wildfire defense grant program and requires other actions by FEMA, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Forest Service with respect to wildfires. In awarding grants, FEMA must give priority to state and local governments, Indian tribes, and joint authorities that will carry out projects or plans supporting a low-income community in a fire-hazard area or a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area. The GAO shall publish (1) a report on authorities
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ROCKS Act Rebuilding Our Communities by Keeping aggregates Sustainable Act [HB-5117]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Mining ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group of federal, state, tribal, and local stakeholders to conduct a study on the regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to covered resources and reduce the costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects. (Covered resources are materials used in the construction and maintenance of roads, buildings, and other facilities, including stone, sand, and gravel.)
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Southern New England Regional Commission Act [HB-5124]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
Establishes the Southern New England Regional Commission. (Federal regional commissions address perceived regional economic underdevelopment.) The commission is given the same structure and duties as the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, Southwest Border Regional Commission, and Northern Border Regional Commission. The bill authorizes those commissions, in addition to their current authorities, to (1) support the maritime economy, (2) assist in developing defense manufacturing industries, and (3) promote the adoption of innovative materials
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [HB-3894]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.