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RESILIENT Networks Act Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act [HB-5926]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for expedient restoration of advanced communications service networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes.
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American Territories Exporting Act of 2020 [HB-5881]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Export-Import Bank to establish an Office of Territorial Exporting to (1) promote the territories' export of goods and services, (2) conduct outreach and education on export opportunities and the availability of Bank support, and (3) increase the total amount of assistance provided to benefit the territories.
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To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues for placement in the national statuary hall. [HB-5820]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Authorizes the President to invite each U.S. territory to provide and furnish no more than two statues for placement in National Statuary Hall.
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Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2020 [HB-5756]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the provision of disaster assistance for critical services to solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care. Such assistance is also extended to any major disaster in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands subsequent to Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria on or before September 30, 2022.
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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [S.3171]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund. [S.3101]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Funding ]
[Environmental ]
Repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer a portion of the amount required to be covered over to Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
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To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes. [HB-5436]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Delays the implementation of a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states and U.S. territories and possessions that do not ban such fights. In addition, the Department of Agriculture must analyze the impacts of the ban on U.S. territories and possessions.
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Covering our FAS Allies Act [S.2218]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
Permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
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ELEVATE Act Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act [HB-4943]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants.
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ELEVATE Act Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act [S.2761]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Makes changes in the treatment of Puerto Rico with respect to allotments for English Language Acquisition grants, to allow students who have migrated from Puerto Rico to the states to be fully counted in the annual grant allocation that states receive under such program.
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act [HB-4901]
[Elections ]
(1) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to be a state of the United States if it chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2020 election.
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United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 [HB-4863]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency, and for other purposes.
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Covering our FAS Allies Act [HB-4821]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
Permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
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AGILE Act of 2019 Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 [S.2657]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Mining ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Provides support for research and development of geothermal energy, including enhanced (i.e., engineered) geothermal systems. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 funding to the Department of Energy (DOE) for (1) a research and development program for geothermal energy, and (2) a grant program for geothermal development in places with high utility prices. In addition, the bill directs DOE to support an initiative to adapt technologies from the oil and gas sector for use in geothermal energy development; support within the Geothermal Technologies
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FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 [S.2667]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises certain provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements having to do with drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. In addition,
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Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act [HB-4768]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend section 511 of the Social Security Act to reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing the social determinants of maternal health and morbidity.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. [HB-4666]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
Automatically qualifies Medicaid enrollees of U.S. territories for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 [HB-4605]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques. An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
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Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019 [HB-3943]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Economic Development ]
Extends the expensing provisions for film, television, and theater productions to productions in Puerto Rico. (Expensing permits the write-off of property costs in the current taxable year rather than capitalizing such costs.)
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Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act [HB-4522]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requires the President to appoint an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and converts two temporary bankruptcy judgeships in that district to permanent judgeships.