Libraries And Archives
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Bring Our Heroes Home Act [HB-5646]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
To provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes.
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Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act [HB-5243]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Libraries ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program. Under the program, the NTIA may provide grants to eligible institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools, universities, Indian Tribes, or libraries) to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides students with a portable hotspot device for connecting to the internet. The NTIA shall prioritize institutions that will provide hotspots to the highest number of low-income students and, to the extent practicable, shall
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Broadband Parity Act of 2019 [S.2816]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Prohibits an agency from providing assistance to a broadband internet access service through a federal broadband support program unless the service to be assisted meets or exceeds (or will meet or exceed when deployed) minimum download and upload speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Bring Our Heroes Home Act [S.2794]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes.
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-4874]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [S.2704]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [HB-4486]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [HB-4486]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 [HB-4019]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To protect and educate children about the dangers of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes.
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Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2019 [HB-3667]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
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Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2019 [S.2070]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
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Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-4127]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program. Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments.
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Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 [S.1832]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to protect and educate children about the dangers of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes.
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Connect America Act of 2019 [HB-3278]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved and underserved areas and unserved anchor institutions, such as schools or libraries. The program shall consist of both a national reverse auction and population-based grants to states.
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Success in the Middle Act of 2019 [S.1704]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Creates a grant program to support middle schools' efforts to identify and implement best practices for improving student outcomes and increasing high school graduation rates. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to (1) allot grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous secondary
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Success in the Middle Act of 2019 [HB-3089]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Creates a grant program to support middle schools' efforts to identify and implement best practices for improving student outcomes and increasing high school graduation rates. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to (1) allot grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous secondary
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
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What You Can Do For Your Country Act [HB-2441]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [S.1167]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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What You Can Do For Your Country Act [S.1203]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.