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US Congress 117th Congress

CROWN Act of 2022 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022 [HB-2116] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/21/2022

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WIC Act of 2021 Wise Investment in Children Act of 2021 [S.853] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/18/2021

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BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act [HB-2038] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/19/2021

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Environmental Justice For All Act [S.872] [Environmental ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/18/2021

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Social Determinants for Moms Act [S.851] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to address social determinants of maternal health.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/18/2021

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Environmental Justice For All Act [HB-2021] [Environmental ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act [S.874] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 08/04/2022

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School Food Modernization Act of 2021 [S.876] [Agriculture ] [Education ] [Food ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/18/2021

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Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021 [HB-2013] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
To establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 03/19/2021

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Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021 [S.873] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ]
A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text: Cr S1649-1651) on 03/18/2021

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WIC Act of 2021 Wise Investment in Children Act of 2021 [HB-2011] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/18/2021

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Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021 [S.796] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
A bill to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Became Public Law No: 117-69. (txt | Pdf) on 11/30/2021

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EATS Act of 2021 Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 [HB-1919] [Food ] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 05/13/2021

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Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021 [S.745] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/15/2021

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To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. [HB-1868] [Budget and Spending ]
To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky Became Public Law No: 117-7. on 04/14/2021

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Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021 [HB-1783] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/28/2021

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LIFT America Act Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America Act Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021 [HB-1848] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Water ] [Economic Development ]
To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 01/20/2022

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Digital Equity Act of 2021 [HB-1841] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/12/2021

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Affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improved learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly for girls, in the poorest countries through the Global Partnership for Education. [HR-225] [Education ] [International ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ]
Affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improved learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly for girls, in the poorest countries through the Global Partnership for Education.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On International Development, International Organizations And Global Corporate Social Impact. on 04/02/2021

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CHIPP Act Children’s Health Insurance Program Permanency Act [HB-1791] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/16/2021

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