Poverty And Welfare Assistance
US Congress 117th Congress
Health Care Affordability Act of 2021 [HB-369]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers.
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Targeted Federal Funding to Invest in Communities Act [HB-313]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To provide increased funding for States and communities in need, and for other purposes.
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Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. [HR-30]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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End Diaper Need Act of 2021 [HB-259]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers places on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers, and for other purposes.
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Local Solutions to End Homelessness Act of 2021 [HB-213]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To modify the minimum allocation requirement for the emergency solutions grants program.
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Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act [HB-157]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam.
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Improving Access to Homes for Heroes Act of 2021 [HB-165]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
To require the inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.
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Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2021 [HB-105]
[Taxes ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit.
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FairTax Act of 2021 [HB-25]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
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EITC Modernization Act [HB-174]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the earned income tax credit to all taxpayers with dependents and to qualifying students, and for other purposes.
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CARING for Kids Act Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed for Kids Act [HB-66]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
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Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act [S.5068]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to award formula and competitive grants for layoff aversion activities, and for other purposes.
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Economic Empowerment for Underserved Communities Act [S.5011]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Provides economic assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including through (1) the designation of specified amounts for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, (2) the establishment of a Small Business and Domestic Production Recovery Investment Facility, and (3) the extension of the requirement that the Small Business Administration subsidize certain loan payments.
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Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act [S.4986]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to prevent an unintended drop in Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 and the application of the National Average Wage Index, and improve Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits on an emergency basis.
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [S.2210]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
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PREP for All Students Act of 2020 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act [HB-8869]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To create a Council on Emergency Response Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-informed emergency response protocols in public schools, early childcare and education settings, and institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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PREP for All Students Act of 2020 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act [S.4956]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to create a Council on Emergency Response Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-informed emergency response protocols in public schools, early childcare and education settings, and institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits,
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act [S.996]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act Directs the Internal Revenue Service to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (VITA grant program) for the development, expansion, or continuation of volunteer tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. Establishes the National Center to Promote Quality, Excellence, and Evaluation in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Requires such Center to: (1) promote the adoption of a universally accessible volunteer training platform
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Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 [S.968]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSAct title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the program under SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) for individuals
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