Strength in Diversity Act of 2019 [S.1418]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to specified educational agencies to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools.
S.1418: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/09/2019
Strength in Diversity Act of 2019 [S.1418]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to specified educational agencies to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools.
S.1418: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/09/2019
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-2653]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies;
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HB-2653: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/09/2019
CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act [HB-2632]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
To reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
HB-2632: CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/09/2019
Strength in Diversity Act of 2020 [HB-2639]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools. Specifically, ED may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies. A recipient of a planning grant must use the grant to support students through certain activities, such as developing
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HB-2639: Strength in Diversity Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/16/2020
PREP Act Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 [HB-2635]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.
HB-2635: PREP Act Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019
Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 [HB-2586]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires certain agencies to collect voluntary feedback with respect to their services and transactions. Each of the agencies must (1) annually publish such feedback on its website and report on such feedback to the Office of Management and Budget, and (2) report on the solicitation of such feedback. The Government Accountability Office shall publish a report assessing the data collected and reported by the agencies. The feedback may not be used in any appraisal of job performance of a federal employee.
HB-2586: Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/08/2019
PREP Act Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 [S.1337]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.
S.1337: PREP Act Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/07/2019
STEM Opportunities Act of 2019 [HB-2528]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide specified guidance related to such groups to federal science agencies and IHEs. Each federal science agency must collect comprehensive demographic data on recipients of merit-reviewed research and development grants given
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HB-2528: STEM Opportunities Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/15/2019
Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019 [S.1320]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Permanently reauthorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor-Protege Program, designed to help major defense contractors facilitate the participation of disadvantaged small business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers. The DOD Office of Small Business Programs shall establish performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of approved agreements between mentors and proteges.
S.1320: Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/06/2019
Metro Accountability and Investment Act [HB-2520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects. DOT may not provide such grants until it annually certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that establishes an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA; ensures the inspector general
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HB-2520: Metro Accountability and Investment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/06/2019
COUNTER Act of 2019 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 [HB-2514]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Inflation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Generally revises requirements related to anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism-financing laws. Among other things, the bill establishes new offices within financial regulatory agencies related to privacy and civil liberties; creates programs within the Department of the Treasury to enable foreign and domestic outreach regarding these laws; allows for increased information sharing between law enforcement, financial institutions, and financial regulators; and revises whistleblower incentives related to actions brought by the Financial Crimes
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HB-2514: COUNTER Act of 2019 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/29/2019
American Mineral Security Act [S.1317]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Addresses the availability, development, and production of domestic critical minerals. The President must coordinate the appropriate agencies to implement U.S. policy regarding critical minerals, including to establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral market factors so as to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts. Among other things, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S. Geological Survey to designate and update every three years
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S.1317: American Mineral Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-131. on 10/22/2019
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [HB-2480]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment,
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HB-2480: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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HB-2452: Medicare for America Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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HB-2452: Medicare for America Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 [S.1275]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires certain agencies to collect voluntary feedback with respect to their services and transactions. Each of the agencies must (1) annually publish such feedback on its website and report on such feedback to the Office of Management and Budget, and (2) report on the solicitation of such feedback. The Government Accountability Office shall publish a report assessing the data collected and reported by the agencies. The feedback may not be used in any appraisal of job performance of a federal employee.
S.1275: Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Received In The House. on 07/30/2019
American Manufacturing Leadership Act [HB-2397]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Revises the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing USA program and extends through FY2024 and revises the Economic Development Administration's Regional Innovation Program. The bill grants certain authorities of the Department of Commerce under the Manufacturing USA program to additional federal agencies. All centers under the Manufacturing USA program shall (currently, may) conduct research and development and related activities. The Manufacturing USA program office must, among other things, help develop pilot programs that
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HB-2397: American Manufacturing Leadership Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/24/2019
All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 [S.1245]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Revises energy performance requirements for federal buildings, including by requiring agencies to begin installing energy and conservation measures that are life-cycle cost effective.
S.1245: All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-117. on 09/25/2019
HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2019 [HB-2043]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Provides incentives for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Under the program, DOE must provide rebates to reward homeowners for achieving home energy savings. Rebates may not exceed $10,000 per individual, or 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner. DOE must develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates
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HB-2043: HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/10/2019