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CALL Act Conservation for Agricultural Leased Land Act [HB-2756] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Food ]
To require a study of the barriers to conservation practice adoption on leased agricultural land, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Introduced In House on 04/22/2021

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Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act [S.1327] [Finance ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/22/2021

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PACT Act of 2021 Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 [S.1357] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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STEM RESTART Act STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act [HB-2784] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Science ] [Small Business ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Introduced In House on 04/22/2021

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STEM RESTART Act STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act [S.1297] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Science ] [Small Business ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jacky Rosen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/21/2021

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Endless Frontier Act National SEAL Act of 2021 National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act of 2021 [HB-2731] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
To establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 04/22/2021

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Manufacturing USA Expansion Act of 2021 [S.1240] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to expand and enhance the Manufacturing USA Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/20/2021

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SPACE Act National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2021 Aeronautics Innovation Act National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act of 2021 National SEAL Act of 2021 Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act IMPACT Act Sister City Transparency Act Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2021 Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021 Space Preservation and Conjunction Emergency Act of 2021 [S.1260] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Aerospace ] [Telecommunications ] [Agriculture ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Passed Senate, Under The Order Of 5/28/21, Having Achieved 60 Votes In The Affirmative, With An Amendment By Yea-nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226. (text: Cr S4049-4499) on 06/08/2021

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To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes. [HB-2644] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 [HB-2516] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-355. on 06/07/2022

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Studying Barriers to Housing Act Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2022 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act [HB-2543] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/21/2022

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Climate Stewardship Act of 2021 [HB-2534] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ]
To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across the United States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Abigail Spanberger Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 06/08/2021

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Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2021 [HB-2303] [Education ] [Construction ] [Manufacturing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
To authorize funding to expand and support enrollment at institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Introduced In House on 04/01/2021

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National Manufacturing Guard Act [HB-2259] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [National Security ]
To establish the Office of Supply Chain Preparedness within the Department of Commerce to manage the partnership of the United States with private industry and State and local governments with respect to the manufacturing of critical resources, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Troy Balderson Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 03/29/2021

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 [HB-2256] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021

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Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 [HB-2241] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Doggett Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/15/2021

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National Science Foundation for the Future Act [HB-2225] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2021

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Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 [S.1057] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Agriculture ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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IMPACT Act Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act [S.996] [Telecommunications ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Favorably. on 03/25/2021

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National Manufacturing Guard Act [S.869] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [National Security ]
A bill to establish the Office of Supply Chain Preparedness within the Department of Commerce to manage the partnership of the United States with private industry and State and local governments with respect to the manufacturing of critical resources, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/18/2021

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