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Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act [S.342]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and otherwise revises international education programs. These programs provide grants to institutions of higher education and related entities to (1) enhance instruction in international and foreign language studies, and (2) promote international business skills and education. First, the bill reauthorizes programs related to international and foreign language studies. Specifically, it extends (1) the Graduate and Undergraduate Language and Area Centers and Programs, which include the National Resource Centers program;
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Native American Business Incubators Program Act [S.294]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Establishes a grant program to provide business incubation and other business services to Native American entrepreneurs and businesses. (Sec. 4) Specifically, the 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 start-ups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate
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A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. [S.280]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.
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Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act [S.279]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Allows schools that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
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Expressing support for designation of the week beginning February 3, 2019, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". [HR-104]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.
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HBCU PARTNERS Act HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act [HB-1054]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Addresses the capacity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to participate in federal programs. Specifically, the bill requires agencies that regularly interact with HBCUs to submit annual plans for strengthening the capacity of HBCUs to participate in federal programs. Among other things, the plans must establish how the agencies intend to increase the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Agencies that do not work regularly with HBCUs must submit annual plans to identify specific
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act [HB-895]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Insurance ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Allows tribally controlled grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
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To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. [HB-870]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Aerospace ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act [S.3583]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act
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Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 [S.3530]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations,
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Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 [HB-6988]
[Libraries ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 18, 2017, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". [SR-253]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A resolution designating the week beginning September 18, 2017, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". Designates the week beginning on September 18, 2017, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
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PROSPER Act Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act [HB-4508]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
PROSPER Act Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act
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Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act [HB-6510]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act