Natural Disasters
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Hurricane Dorian Charitable Giving Act [S.2476]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
Suspends limitations on the tax deduction for charitable contributions in the case of cash contributions made for relief efforts related to Hurricane Dorian. Such contributions must be made after August 23, 2019, and before January 1, 2020, for such relief efforts.
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Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 [S.2478]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.) A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status,
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TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019 [HB-4272]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Human Rights ]
Designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.) A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status,
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To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Haiti to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section during and after the pendency of certain litigation, and for other purposes. [HB-4112]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
Designates Haiti as a temporary protected status (TPS) country from this bill's enactment date to at least 18 months after the conclusion of two lawsuits challenging the President's decision to terminate Haiti's TPS designation. (Nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)
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TPS Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3899]
[Immigration ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the procedure to designate a foreign state, and for other purposes.
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Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act [HB-3898]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the benefits of an emergency project to navigation when preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assessment for the project. Such projects include those involving (1) emergency response to a natural disaster, (2) flood fighting and rescue operations, or (3) the repair or restoration of any flood control work threatened or destroyed by flood.
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Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act [S.2384]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
A bill to promote botanical research and botanical sciences capacity, and for other purposes.
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A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes. [S.2129]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), including by incorporating resilience into its emergency relief program; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program; (3) provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states; and (4) develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief products. (The emergency relief program provides
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Residential Recovery Zone Act [HB-3790]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Allows a new tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence in a residential recovery zone. The credit is equal to 10% of the purchase price of the residence, which may not exceed $1.5 million. The dollar amount of the credit is limited to $8,000 in a taxable year. The bill allows the chief executive officer (e.g., governor) of a state to designate certain population census tracts in areas related to federally declared disasters as opportunity zones. This makes investments in the areas eligible for various tax incentives.
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Restore Coast Guard Capabilities Act [S.2319]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to take into account the impacts of Hurricane Michael for the purpose of modifying the contract to construct offshore patrol cutters if it facilitates national security.
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Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 [HB-3702]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides statutory authority for certain procedures related to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBR-DR) Program and adds new program requirements, including with respect to coordination of benefits, precertification for grant assistance, and allocation of grant funds. Additionally, the bill expands CDBG-DR assistance to Puerto Rico. Finally, the bill establishes the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund.
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Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 [HB-3779]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds. Such funds shall provide funding assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risk in order to decrease the loss of life and property, the cost of insurance claims, and federal disaster payments.
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America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2302]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Animals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive
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Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019 [S.2421]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Modifies the process for contracting following natural disasters. Specifically, the bill (1) requires state and local governments to have advance contracts in place for debris removal services in order to be eligible for the public assistance grant program; and (2) limits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement of debris removal to the lower of federal, state, or local contract rates. The bill further requires FEMA to penalize vendors for failing to adhere to pre-disaster contracts; develop and implement clear rules regarding the
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Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019 [HB-3669]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.
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Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019 [HB-3669]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.
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Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019 [HB-3814]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Mining ]
Increases the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive from certain federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and eliminates the revenue sharing cap.
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WIRED Act Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act [HB-3836]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes states to require wireless companies to deploy infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters.
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Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019 [S.2333]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector. DOE shall advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems; leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture; perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and develop
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act [S.2364]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, and for other purposes.