Natural Disasters
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Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2019 [HB-3541]
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[Grants ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
Directs the Department of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program to (1) assist coastal states with voluntarily developing coastal climate change adaptation plans, and (2) provide financial and technical assistance and training for coastal states to implement the adaptation plans.
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Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world. [HR-467]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
This resolution reaffirms the important role of local frontline health workers in promoting global health, specifically in the aftermath of humanitarian and public health crises. The resolution calls on relevant federal agencies to implement certain measures in order to strengthen the frontline health workforce.
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Resilient Communities Act of 2019 [HB-3531]
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[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce the harmful impacts to people and property from multiple hazards, and for other purposes.
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SHELTER Act [S.1958]
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[Small Business ]
[Housing ]
Allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. The allowable amount of such credit is 25% of the mitigation expenditures, up to $5,000 in any taxable year.
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SHELTER Act [HB-3462]
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[Housing ]
Allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. The allowable amount of such credit is 25% of the mitigation expenditures, up to $5,000 in any taxable year.
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-3460]
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[Public Health ]
[International ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
States that it is U.S. policy to support a broad range of activities toward finding cost-effective treatment for, and eliminating, neglected tropical diseases in order to improve the economic and social well-being of all people. The bill defines neglected tropical diseases as those that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries, and includes Chagas disease, dengue fever, and leprosy.
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Resilient Highways Act of 2019 [S.1909]
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[Climate Change ]
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Addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the National Highway System. Specifically, the bill allows states to use up to 15% of funds apportioned under the national highway performance program for projects to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters on infrastructure that is part of the National Highway System; provides for a maximum federal cost-share of up to 100% for these projects; and authorizes emergency
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Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-3301]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Extends certain individual and business-related tax provisions, provides tax incentives for energy production and green economy jobs, eliminates the increase in the estate and gift tax unified credit after 2022, and provides disaster tax relief.
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TREAD Act Tax Relief and Expedited Assistance for Disasters Act of 2019 [HB-3287]
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[Retirement ]
Provides tax relief for qualified disaster areas (i.e., an area, excluding a California wildfire disaster area, for which a major disaster was declared on or after January 1, 2018). Specifically, the bill provides for distributions and loans from retirement plans for disaster assistance, a tax credit for wages paid by employers in a qualified disaster area, a temporary suspension of limitations on the deductibility of charitable contributions, and an automatic extension of filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by disasters.
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 [S.1811]
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[Environmental ]
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[Economic Development ]
Addresses water resources infrastructure funding as well as Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration. The bill removes from annual discretionary spending limits funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for harbor operations and maintenance purposes, up to a specified amount. This allows additional funds from the HMTF to be appropriated for these purposes without these amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits. Similarly, the bill removes from annual
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Permanent General Provisions Act of 2019 [S.1819]
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[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
Makes permanent various foreign relations-related provisions. These include a general requirement that expenditures under certain Department of State contracts for consulting services are made public; a general prohibition against providing certain types of foreign assistance to a country whose duly elected head of government has been deposed in a military coup d'etat, a country in default of certain U.S. government loans, or a country that supports international terrorism; a general prohibition against assistance by the Export-Import Bank or the
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [HB-3208]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness. Such programs and requirements include grant programs and the establishment of the National Commission on Disability Rights and Disasters.
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [HB-3208]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
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[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness. Such programs and requirements include grant programs and the establishment of the National Commission on Disability Rights and Disasters.
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National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-3167]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Generally revises the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. Among other things, the bill expands the NFIP mapping program, establishes capitalization grants for states to provide low-interest loans, establishes pilot programs for means-tested flood insurance rates and community-based NFIP coverage, and revises continuous coverage requirements.
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [S.1755]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes.
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Living Shorelines Act of 2019 [HB-3115]
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[Water ]
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Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to state or local governments, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions. In awarding grants, NOAA must prioritize projects in areas (1) where a federal disaster has been declared in the past 10 years, or (2) that have a history of coastal erosion or frequent coastal inundation
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Living Shorelines Act of 2019 Living Shorelines Act of 2020 [S.1730]
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Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to state or local governments, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions.
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Storm Shelter Act of 2019 [S.1708]
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[Property Tax ]
Establishes a one-time refundable tax credit of up to $2,500 for the costs of installing a storm shelter to be used at a taxpayer's principal residence. To qualify for the credit, the residence may not be valued at more than $250,000.
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BE SAFE Act of 2019 Bolstering Emergency routes to Save Americans From Extreme weather Act of 2019 [S.1709]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Climate Change ]
Directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to certain governmental entities and planning organizations for transportation infrastructure projects in rural counties that connect small communities to broader thoroughfares and evacuation routes that are essential for supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency weather events.
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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060]
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[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
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[Economic Development ]
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Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration
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