Rural Conditions And Development

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US Congress 117th Congress

Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up. [HR-438] [Poverty ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Human Services ]
Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/25/2021

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Build Local, Hire Local Act [HB-3473] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ]
To establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high-quality American jobs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 07/01/2021

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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act [HB-3541] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2021 [S.1759] [Small Business ] [Investments ]
A bill to establish a MicroCap small business investment company designation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2021

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Anti-Hunger Pandemic Recovery Act of 2021 [HB-3453] [Food ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ] [Community Development ]
To provide community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups with funding to partner with small and mid-sized restaurants to expand meal access and delivery for low-income and vulnerable populations during, and through 1 year following the end of, a pandemic or public health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 07/09/2021

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Broadband for Rural America Act [HB-3369] [Telecommunications ] [Agriculture ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
To codify the ReConnect Program, to expand rural broadband assistance, and to improve the administration and accountability of the broadband programs at the Department of Agriculture.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 07/07/2021

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Capital for Cooperatives Act [S.1736] [Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to address the participation of cooperatives in the program carried out under section 7(a) of that Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/20/2021

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High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021 [S.1763] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ]
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a high risk rural roads safety program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/20/2021

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AFFRM Act of 2021 A Future for Freight Rail Manufacturing Act of 2021 Federal Public Transportation Act of 2021 [HB-3341] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Manufacturing ]
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/20/2021

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Rural Jobs Act [HB-3357] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for new markets tax credit investments in the Rural Jobs Zone.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Introduced In House on 05/19/2021

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SELF Act of 2021 Social-Emotional Learning for Families Act of 2021 [S.1668] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of successful educator and school leader professional development programs on family engagement that will increase the capacity of educators and school leaders to work with families to develop and support the social-emotional learning of children.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2021

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Federal Home Loan Banks' Mission Implementation Act [S.1684] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ]
A bill to strengthen the ability of the Federal Home Loan Bank system to provide critical financing to address the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to meet the short- and long-term housing and community economic development needs of low-income communities, including Tribal communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/18/2021

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Rural Jobs Act [S.1671] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for new markets tax credit investments in the Rural Jobs Zone.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/18/2021

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must seize the opportunity to create millions of jobs, become a net exporter of clean energy, and secure a better, more equitable future by accelerating the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses in the United States, modernizing the United States electricity grid, and continuing on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation in the United States by 2035. [SR-224] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must seize the opportunity to create millions of jobs, become a net exporter of clean energy, and secure a better, more equitable future by accelerating the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses in the United States, modernizing the United States electricity grid, and continuing on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation in the United States by 2035.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/18/2021

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Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mission Implementation Act [HB-3323] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ]
To strengthen the ability of the Federal Home Loan Bank system to provide critical financing to address the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 and to meet the short- and long-term housing and community economic development needs of low-income communities, including Tribal communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ritchie Torres Introduced In House on 05/18/2021

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Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act [S.1676] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be used for qualified broadband projects, to provide for tax credit payments to issuers of tax-exempt bonds used to finance broadband infrastructure projects, and to provide an investment credit for qualified broadband projects.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/18/2021

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Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act [HB-3192] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
To modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Golden Introduced In House on 05/13/2021

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COMMUTE Act Connecting Opportunities through Mobility Metrics and Unlocking Transportation Efficiencies Act [S.1629] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to develop and provide to States and transportation planning organizations accessibility data sets, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/13/2021

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Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act [S.1617] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch Became Public Law No: 117-249. on 12/20/2022

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Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021 [S.1605] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Became Public Law No: 117-81. (txt | Pdf) on 12/27/2021

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