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RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act Rare Earth Cooperative 21st Century Manufacturing Act [HB-4410]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To provide for the establishment of the Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative, and for other purposes.
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National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 [S.2195]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a federally chartered corporation. A fab lab is a digital fabrication facility with the capabilities necessary to create form and function from digital designs. The bill requires the National Fab Lab Network to (1) endeavor to establish at least one fab lab in each congressional district and additional labs according to local demand, (2) link fab labs into a national network and promote their further expansion across the country, (3) serve as a training and operating resource for fab labs and their leaders
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HALT Drunk Driving Act Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act [HB-4354]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Crime ]
Directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard that requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle, and (2) prevents the operation of the vehicle if the operator is legally intoxicated. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must implement a program to equip the advanced alcohol detection devices on not less than 1,500 government-owned fleet vehicles by the end of FY2022.
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Competition Prescription Act of 2019 [HB-3947]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To lower the cost of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
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National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 [HB-3837]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a federally chartered corporation. A fab lab is a digital fabrication facility with the capabilities necessary to create form and function from digital designs. The bill requires the National Fab Lab Network to (1) endeavor to establish at least one fab lab in each congressional district and additional labs according to local demand, (2) link fab labs into a national network and promote their further expansion across the country, (3) serve as a training and operating resource for fab labs and their leaders
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ZERO WASTE Act Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, and Sustaining Technical Expertise Act [HB-4050]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices, and for other purposes.
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Hemp for Victory Act of 2019 [HB-3652]
[Agriculture ]
To provide for the study and promotion of hemp.
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act [S.2260]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
A bill to provide for the improvement of domestic infrastructure in order to prevent marine debris, and for other purposes.
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SOS 2.0 Act Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [HB-3969]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
To improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act [S.2364]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, and for other purposes.
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Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 [HB-3607]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Air Quality ]
Expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy. Among other things, the bill authorizes DOE programs regarding carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas; carbon storage, including to develop and maintain mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formations in the United States; carbon utilization, including to assess and monitor potential changes in life cycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions;
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IMPACT for Energy Act Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act [HB-3575]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Investments ]
[Small Business ]
Requires the Department of Energy to establish a nonprofit corporation named the IMPACT for Energy Foundation to channel private sector investment into commercial innovative technologies in energy. The foundation may establish one or more for-profit subsidiaries, including an impact investment fund to (1) stimulate economic development activities, and (2) attract for-profit investment partners for technology translation and commercialization activities.
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The Opportunity Project Act of 2019 [HB-3528]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program to facilitate the development of digital products for the public, and for other purposes.
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Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2019 [HB-3574]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development.
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Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019 [S.2009]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
Directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development. In addition, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to locate and recover unclaimed U.S. government assets on behalf of any agency and to retain a portion thereof to cover administrative and operational costs.
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Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019 [S.2009]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
Directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development. In addition, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to locate and recover unclaimed U.S. government assets on behalf of any agency and to retain a portion thereof to cover administrative and operational costs.
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IMPACT for Energy Act Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act [S.2005]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Investments ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Requires the Department of Energy to establish a nonprofit corporation named the IMPACT for Energy Foundation to channel private sector investment into commercial innovative technologies in energy. The foundation may establish one or more for-profit subsidiaries, including an impact investment fund to (1) stimulate economic development activities, and (2) attract for-profit investment partners for technology translation and commercialization activities.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.