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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2018 [S.2855]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/16/2018
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Safer Communities Act of 2017 [HB-4142]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Safer Communities Act of 2017 This bill provides grants to expand mental health crisis assistance programs, support comprehensive school mental health programs, and enhance mental health and substance abuse needs of prisoners. The Department of Health and Human Services must expand research on violence associated with mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must expand the National Violent Death Reporting System to all 50 states and research the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/14/2017
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
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FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 [S.1867]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the expiration date of (thus making permanent) provisions of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that require: (1) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make available to the public a list of each major information technology investment made by a covered agency for information technology, including data on cost, schedule, and performance; (2) the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency and the program manager of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-244. on 05/10/2018
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Environmental Justice Act of 2017 [HB-4114]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Environmental Justice Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 10/27/2017
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Growing Value-Added Economies Act [HB-5764]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Growing Value-Added Economies Act This bill amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Value-Added Producer Grants Program. (The program provides grants for the development and marketing of value-added agricultural products, which are products that have increased in value due to processing.) The bill modifies the program to require USDA to: establish independent external review panels to review and evaluate each eligible application based on merit and relevance, develop and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/22/2018
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Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 [S.2193]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program. The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
By Senator Isakson From Committee On Veterans' Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-212. on 03/07/2018
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Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 [HB-5679]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 05/07/2018
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Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 [HB-4050]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 This bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2018-FY2022. The bill requires DOE to: conduct a program of research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities (R&D activities) on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of U.S. passenger and commercial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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American Apprenticeship Act [HB-4083]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
American Apprenticeship Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Introduced In House on 10/19/2017
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Tribal Connect Act of 2018 [HB-5661]
[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Tribal Connect Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. The Federal Communications Commission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/27/2018
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Transparency in Government Act of 2017 [HB-4504]
[Ethics ]
Transparency in Government Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 11/30/2017
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Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act [HB-5605]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) increase access to opioid-use disorder treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries, (2) improve physical and mental health outcomes for such beneficiaries, and (3) reduce Medicare expenditures. Opioid-use disorder care teams of practitioners may apply for participation in the demonstration project. The CMS must establish a performance-based incentive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/20/2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 [HB-5515]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) Procurement, including helicopters, combat vehicles, weapons, aircraft, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 08/13/2018
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Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018 [S.2286]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Received In The House. on 03/14/2018
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Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act [HB-4802]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act This bill directs Senior Real Property Officers of specified federal agencies to track applications to locate or modify communications facilities on certain federal real property assets of those agencies. Each officer shall report on the tracking of such applications to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). In turn, the NTIA shall report to Congress on the information in each submitted report and analyses of the application process. An officer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/19/2018
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DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act [HB-4819]
[Animals ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to work with Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, and in partnership with donors, the private sector, and local, regional, and nongovernmental entities, to develop a strategy to: (1) promote sustainable natural resource and wildlife management practices in the greater Okavango River Basin, (2) protect migration routes of elephants and other threatened wildlife species, (3) combat wildlife poaching
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Presented To President. on 12/21/2018
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Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2019 [HB-4969]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2019 This bill sets forth diplomatic post design and construction requirements. The Department of State shall: use the design-build project delivery system in which one entity works under a single contract to provide design and construction services at diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or construction contracts, develop a vertical standard design for diplomatic posts that are to be situated on smaller plots of land, adapt the design that utilizes a standardized design template with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
S.amdt.4181 Amendment Sa 4181 Proposed By Senator Mcconnell For Senator Corker. (consideration: Cr S8039-8041; Text: Cr S8039-8041) In The Nature Of A Substitute. on 12/22/2018
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 [HB-5034]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 This bill provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2018
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BUILD Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 [S.2463]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Investments ]
[Human Rights ]
BUILD Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 This bill establishes the United States International Development Finance Corporation to facilitate the participation of private sector capital and skills in the economic development of countries with low- or lower-middle-income economies and countries transitioning from nonmarket to market economies in order to complement U.S. assistance and foreign policy objectives. The corporation may: (1) make loans or loan guarantees, (2) as a minority investor acquire equity
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/27/2018