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Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 [HB-3108] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ]
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 This bill authorizes military departments to carry out pilot programs to enter into energy savings performance contracts through FY2041, for the purpose of achieving direct energy savings and secondary savings in: (1) certain mobile assets of the Armed Forces that consume energy for the purpose of transportation or maintaining a controlled environment within the vehicle, device, or equipment; and (2) any federally owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water. Under an energy savings (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015

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Construction Reform Act of 2016 [HB-3106] [Construction ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Construction Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use industry standards, standard designs, and best practices in carrying out medical facility construction. A super construction project is one for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than $100 million (but does not include an acquisition by exchange). The VA shall provide, on a non-reimbursable basis, a non-VA federal entity with: (1) design, planning, and construction assistance; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/10/2016

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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [HB-2983] [Agriculture ] [Cannabis ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Science ] [Food ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015

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Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act [HB-2965] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to add exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local education agencies (LEAs). Specifically, an LEA may reduce its level of expenditures for the education of children with disabilities below the level of those expenditures for the preceding fiscal year where such reduction is attributable to: (1) improved efficiencies that do not result in a reduction of special education services; or (2) the reduction of expenditures (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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SHELTER Act Strengthening Homes and Eliminating Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act [HB-2746] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ]
SHELTER Act Strengthening Homes and Eliminating Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit or place of business for property to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 06/12/2015

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Tornado Family Safety Act of 2015 [HB-2397] [Small Business ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Tornado Family Safety Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to allow Small Business Administration physical disaster loans to be used for the construction of safe rooms or similar storm shelters designed to protect property and occupants from tornadoes or other natural disasters.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 05/18/2015

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Construction Reform, Authorization, and Choice Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-2365] [Construction ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Construction Reform, Authorization, and Choice Improvement Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-VA entity to provide full project management services for a super construction project; and (2) use industry standards, standard designs, and best practices in carrying out medical facility construction. A super construction project is one for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than $100 million (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller Introduced In House on 05/15/2015

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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2318] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Military ]
COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be headed by a Director; and (2) authorize the Attorney General to carry out more than one such program. Repeals provisions authorizing: (1) the Attorney General to give preferential (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015

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National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 [HB-23] [Disaster Relief ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ]
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program and to reauthorize the Program through FY2017. Defines the "Director" of the Program to mean the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (currently, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy). Revises the definition of "windstorm" to explicitly include a northeaster. (Sec. 3) Designates NIST (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Became Public Law No: 114-52. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2015

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To establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program, and for other purposes. [HB-2244] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Manufacturing ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
To establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), acting through the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, to submit to Congress a plan to establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve for the storage, in strategically located facilities, of spare large power transformers in sufficient numbers to temporarily replace critically damaged large power transformers. DOE may not establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve until Congress has approved the plan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/15/2015

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Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2015 [HB-2230] [Disaster Relief ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Inflation ]
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses; and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for excess contributions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Introduced In House on 05/01/2015

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Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-208] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SUPERSTORM SANDY RELIEF AND DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--DISASTER ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS (Sec. 1101) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a small business, homeowner, nonprofit entity, or renter that was located within a declared major disaster area during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 to apply for a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan to: (1) repair, rehabilitate, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Became Public Law No: 114-88. (txt | Pdf) on 11/25/2015

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 [HB-2039] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2017 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Authorizes programs, activities, and reports for NASA, including those relating to human exploration of space, the Space Launch System, the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, space radiation, the International Space Station, the commercial crew program, radioisotope power systems, extrasolar planet exploration, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/30/2015

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Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act of 2015 [HB-2033] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, its aftershocks, and additional damage in Nepal qualifies Nepal for designation under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to which nationals of Nepal would be eligible for temporary protected status in the United States. Extends 18-month temporary protected status to a national of Nepal who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/15/2015

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2028] [Energy ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Telecommunications ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Law Enforcement ] [Immigration ] [International ] [Trade ] [Construction ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in division B of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 4) Specifies the each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations to Congress. Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson Presented To President. on 12/10/2016

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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and management of the risks of drought to drinking water, and for other purposes. [HB-1709] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and management of the risks of drought to drinking water, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with drought to drinking water provided by public water systems. The plan must include steps and time lines to: evaluate the risks posed by drought to drinking water provided by public water systems; establish a comprehensive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 03/27/2015

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Save Our Water Act [HB-1668] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Disaster Relief ]
Save Our Water Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to suspend during droughts the application of the ESA to water releases from water storage facilities by federal and state agencies in a navigable river basin. The bill prohibits a state from enforcing ESA requirements in an area of the state in which a suspension applies, but does not affect the authority of a state to carry out and enforce its own laws. The bill does not prohibit any release of water from a water storage facility under the ESA if a relevant authority (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2362) on 04/22/2015

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Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-1561] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Aerospace ]
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prioritize weather research to improve weather data, forecasts, and warnings for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. (Sec. 3) NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) must conduct a program to develop an improved understanding of forecast capabilities for atmospheric events and their impacts, with priority given to the development of more accurate, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/02/2016

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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act [HB-1543] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Disaster Relief ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the major medical facility projects of the VA specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including by obligating and expending the amounts specified in such statement. (Those projects include seismic corrections to the West Los Angeles Medical Center, replacement of a community living center and mental health facilities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2015

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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 [HB-1472] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to ensure that the President is able, under all conditions, to alert governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by disasters, including by: establishing common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures for such system; including in such system the capability to adapt (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-900. on 12/30/2016

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