Minority And Disadvantaged Businesses
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Jobs for Tribes Act [HB-4506]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs for Tribes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Foreign Affairs Discharged. on 12/28/2018
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation. [S.2675]
[Taxes ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Property Tax ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the special depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2018
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SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act [HB-5188]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Food ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program. The bill addresses requirements for the programs relating to: enrollment and funding levels, the length and renewal process for contracts, payment rates, payment limitations, coordinating the application and enrollment processes for the two programs, set-asides
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/06/2018
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Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018 [S.2557]
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[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify several Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The bill includes provisions related to: payment rates and enrollment levels; the CRP eligibility requirements for land; the ranking of CSP applications; CSP payments for cover crop activities, comprehensive conservation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/15/2018
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To codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. [HB-3741]
[Finance ]
To codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 09/12/2017
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Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3354]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Tourism ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Libraries ]
[Military ]
[Mining ]
[Unemployment ]
[National Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Retirement ]
[Crime ]
Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 230. on 09/27/2017
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21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act [HB-2997]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296. on 09/06/2017
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To amend the Small Business Act to create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program, and for other purposes. [HB-2780]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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To amend the Small Business Act to create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Small Business Act to require each federal agency required to have a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to meet annually and report to Congress recommendations on how to: improve collection of SBIR and STTR program data, improve reporting of such data to the SBA, make the application
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-2763]
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[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Aerospace ]
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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require: the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) annual report on the Small Business Information and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to be submitted by December 31, and each federal agency required to establish an SBIR program to submit its annual report on such program by March 30. The bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Defense (DOD), for any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 10/16/2017
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Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017 [HB-2767]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require: the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research before the business is awarded a federal contract; the SBA to modify its policy directives to require procurement center
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
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Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-1693]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to small business concerns, including those: owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; located in qualified HUBZones; owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; owned by an Indian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2018 [HB-1680]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2018 The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall establish standards for a program to accredit eligible entities receiving a grant to operate one or more women's business centers. These organizations shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/09/2018
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[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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To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes. [HB-1641]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Small Business Act to declare that the exclusive duties of a Business Opportunity Specialist reporting to the senior official (or designee) appointed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with certain SBA loan responsibilities, including the procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 03/20/2017
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SHIPP Act of 2017 Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 [S.499]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
SHIPP Act of 2017 Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a voluntary soil health and income protection program. Landowners and operators may enroll eligible land in the program by agreeing to adopt certain practices to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land for a period of three to five years in exchange for rental payments and additional crop insurance premium discounts. During the period of the agreement: the lowest practicable cost perennial
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/02/2017
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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]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Unemployment ]
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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DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 [HB-1249]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a multiyear acquisition strategy that allows flexibility to deal with ever-changing threats and risks and that helps industry align resources to meet DHS needs. Such strategy shall be updated and included in each required Future Years Homeland Security Program. The strategy shall include: a prioritized list of major acquisition programs that DHS and component acquisition investments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/21/2017
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Today's American Dream Act [HB-1084]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Today's American Dream Act This bill establishes new programs or amends existing programs related to workforce and community development. It directs: (1) the Department of Labor to award grants for job skills training for older individuals (older than age 45) and for workers in highly-skilled industries; and (2) the Department of Education to award scholarships to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and teaching certifications. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand and extend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/10/2017
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BALE Act of 2017 Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2017 [HB-831]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
BALE Act of 2017 Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 02/24/2017
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New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 [HB-800]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a rural broadband office within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and authorize new grants and loans for developing broadband in rural, underserved, and tribal areas. The bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives and the position of Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives to: administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs currently administered by the Rural Utilities Service, conduct specified outreach
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 02/24/2017