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Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act [HB-1675]
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[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report on petroleum coke usage, including public-health and environmental impacts, best practices for storage and transport, and an analysis of current and projected production and utilization locations. The Environmental Protection Agency must issue rules for petroleum coke storage and transportation that protect public and ecological health, based on the HHS study.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/12/2019
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 [S.717]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Air Quality ]
Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos. The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product. Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the three-year period preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/07/2019
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 [HB-1603]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos. The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product. Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the 36 months preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within the year
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/19/2019
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Move America Act of 2019 [HB-1508]
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[Finance ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows tax-exempt Move America bonds and Move America tax credits to be used for certain infrastructure projects. A Move America bond is treated as a tax-exempt private facility bond with certain exceptions. At least 95% of the net proceeds from the issuance of the bond must be used for infrastructure projects, including airports; docks and wharves; mass commuting facilities; facilities for the furnishing of water; sewage facilities; railroads; certain surface transportation projects eligible for federal assistance, projects for an international
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 [HB-1497]
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[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Reauthorizes funding for several grants programs that address water pollution, such as wastewater and stormwater. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 grants to states for water pollution control programs; grants to municipalities for watershed pilot projects, such as projects that manage wet weather discharges (e.g., sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows) or control pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer systems; grants to states, local governments, private utilities, and nonprofit entities for alternative water source
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-484. on 09/04/2020
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019 [HB-1417]
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[Taxes ]
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Provides funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water. Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund, increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for such programs, revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, and creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 03/27/2019
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019 [S.611]
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Provides funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water, revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, and creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields. In addition, the bill makes permanent a grant program for household water well systems in rural areas. It also
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/28/2019
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019 [S.572]
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Provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 02/26/2019
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Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act [HB-1381]
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[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
Authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. on 03/07/2019
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Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act [S.554]
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Authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/26/2019
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Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act [S.554]
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[Healthcare ]
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Authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/26/2019
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ACCESS Act Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act [HB-1326]
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[Sports ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
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Reauthorizes, authorizes, and establishes entities and activities for the conservation of fish and wildlife and opportunities for hunting and recreational shooting. The bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada, facilitates the construction and expansion of public target ranges, and requires the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior to establish a fee schedule for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/26/2019
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Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [HB-1222]
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Allows a state to use federal funds to cover a higher percentage of the costs for the construction and expansion of public target ranges. Specifically, a state may use specified federal grant funds to pay up to 90% of such costs (rather than 75%, as under current law). Additionally, amounts provided for these purposes shall remain available for five fiscal years (rather than two, as under current law).
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Signed By President. on 05/10/2019
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IMAGINE Act Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 [HB-1159]
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[Water ]
[Construction ]
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Encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects. Among other things, the bill establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/14/2019
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Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act [HB-1162]
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Makes permanent, and otherwise revises, the Bureau of Reclamation's grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects. The bill removes priority under the program for projects in areas that, in the preceding four-year period, have been (1) identified as experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought; or (2) designated as a disaster area by a state. Additionally, the bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the program and otherwise revises provisions related to program funding.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-667. on 12/18/2020
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IMAGINE Act Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 [S.403]
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[Construction ]
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Encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects. Among other things, the bill establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/07/2019
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North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 [S.267]
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[International ]
[Energy ]
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Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to provide a capital increase for the North American Development Bank, a financial institution the United States and Mexico created to develop infrastructure that protect the environment along their shared border. Treasury may subscribe to and purchase 150,000 shares of the bank's capital stock, to the extent that funds are appropriated for such a purpose. Treasury shall support projects related to water pollution and conservation, waste treatment, natural gas and energy security, expanding land border crossings,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/29/2019
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Move America Act of 2019 [S.146]
[Infrastructure ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows tax-exempt Move America bonds and Move America tax credits to be used for certain infrastructure projects. A Move America bond is treated as a tax-exempt private facility bond with certain exceptions. At least 95% of the net proceeds from the issuance of the bond must be used for infrastructure projects, including airports; docks and wharves; mass commuting facilities; facilities for the furnishing of water; sewage facilities; railroads; certain surface transportation projects eligible for federal assistance, projects for an international
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2019
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Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act [S.101]
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[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
Declares that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves the acquisition by the United States of such land and interests, effective as of September 26, 2013, and any alteration of such land or interests held or claimed by the United State that occurred after such date. The Department of the Interior may make certain technical and limited revisions to the permanent boundaries of the park. Interior shall reestablish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/10/2019
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Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [S.94]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
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Allows a state to use federal funds to cover a higher percentage of the costs for the construction and expansion of public target ranges. Specifically, a state may use specified federal grant funds to pay up to 90% of such costs (rather than 75%, as under current law). Additionally, amounts provided for these purposes shall remain available for five fiscal years (rather than two, as under current law).
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Senate Vitiated Previous Passage. on 04/30/2019