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A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031. [SCR-14]
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 601, S. Con. Res. 14 Is Considered Passed House. on 08/24/2021

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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [S.2622]
A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2021

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A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes. [S.2633]
A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2021

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-4826]
To enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/30/2021

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2569]
A bill to enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2021

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LIFT Act Local Infrastructure Funding & Technical Assistance Act [S.2552]
A bill to promote long-term economic recovery and job creation in underserved communities by providing for investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation and to provide assistance to support State and local project development, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/29/2021

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Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status. [HR-568]
Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2021

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EATS Act of 2021 Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 [S.2515]
A bill 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: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/28/2021

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SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2022 [S.2521]
A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIC Working Group, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Received In The House. on 09/29/2022

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A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility or certain programs, and for other purposes. [S.2524]
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility or certain programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Received In The House. on 12/23/2022

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Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021 Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths Act of 2021 [S.2510]
A bill to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/12/2022

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FAMILIES Act Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 [HB-4709]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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FAMILIES Act Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 [S.2477]
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/27/2021

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RECOMPETE Act Rebuilding Economies and Creating Opportunities for More People to Excel Act [S.2464]
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, to establish a RECOMPETE grant program to provide flexible, 10-year block grants for purposes of creating quality jobs, providing resources to help local residents access opportunities and attain and retain employment, increasing local per capita income and employment rates, and supporting long-term, sustained economic growth and opportunity in persistently distressed areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/22/2021

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RECOMPETE Act Rebuilding Economies and Creating Opportunities for More People Everywhere To Excel Act [HB-4651]
To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, to establish a RECOMPETE grant program to provide flexible, 10-year block grants for purposes of creating quality jobs, providing resources to help local residents access opportunities and attain and retain employment, increasing local per capita income and employment rates, and supporting long-term, sustained economic growth and opportunity in persistently distressed areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 07/23/2021

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Energy Efficient Public Buildings Act of 2021 [HB-4542]
To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for energy improvements to certain public buildings, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 07/20/2021

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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 [HB-4502]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro Received In The Senate. on 08/03/2021

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Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act [HB-4490]
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award formula and competitive grants for layoff aversion activities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Introduced In House on 07/16/2021

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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone program, and for other purposes. [S.2323]
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Ossoff Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/15/2021

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Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021 IRC implementation Act of 2021 District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021 Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2021 Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-4350]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 144. on 03/01/2022

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