State And Local Finance
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Water Justice Act [HB-4033]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
Addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or
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FLARE Act Funding Local Assistance and Recovery Efforts Act [HB-4205]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to make retroactive payments to states and local governments under the emergency watershed protection program for work that is done after a project is approved, but before funds are dispersed.
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Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act [HB-3596]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Addresses the preservation and accessibility of waterfronts in coastal states. The bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force that will be designed to identify and address critical working waterfront needs with respect to cultural and economic importance, environmental threats, and market conditions for water-dependent businesses. NOAA must also establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program. Under the program, NOAA may award grants to coastal states with approved working waterfront
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Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019 [HB-3540]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Removes cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances, and it prohibits the Small Business Administration from declining to provide certain small business loans to an eligible entity solely because it is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider.
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Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 [S.2004]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
Reduces the marketing exclusivity period for biological drug products from 12 to 7 years and establishes policies and programs designed to increase access to prescription insulin. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to create insulin card programs, which provide uninsured or underinsured individuals with insulin at no cost for specified time periods. Payments for insulin prescriptions made through the program must count toward an underinsured individual’s health plan deductible.
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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3572]
[Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
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Resilient Communities Act of 2019 [HB-3531]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce the harmful impacts to people and property from multiple hazards, and for other purposes.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should not bail out any State. [SR-268]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Pensions ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) the federal government should not redeem, assume, or guarantee any debt, including pension obligations, of a state; and (2) the Department of the Treasury should report to Congress any negotiations to engage in actions that would result in an outlay of federal funds on behalf of creditors of a state.
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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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School Food Modernization Act of 2019 [S.1949]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes.
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School Food Modernization Act [HB-3444]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes.
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BETTER Act of 2019 Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-3417]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities; requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals
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Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 [HB-3421]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, and technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment for benefit programs for low-income, older individuals.
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Election Security Assistance Act [HB-3412]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses security threats to federal elections. Specifically, the bill authorizes grants to states for election technology and security, requires election poll books to meet voting system standards, allows for expedited security clearances for certain state election officials and officials with the Election Assistance Commission, requires federal entities to share information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding election cybersecurity incidents, and requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election
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National Green Bank Act of 2019 [HB-3423]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes a U.S. Green Bank to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects at the state and local level by capitalizing regional, state, and municipal green banks. The Department of the Treasury must issue green bonds to provide the bank with (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time. The bill also establishes in the Treasury a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.
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ENROLL Act of 2019 Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 [S.1905]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Makes several changes to the navigator program for health insurance exchanges (a program through which entities receive funding to provide education and enrollment assistance). Specifically, the bill addresses certain funding decisions and regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). For example, the bill increases funding for navigators in federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs) beginning in FY2020. (The CMS decreased annual funding for FFE navigators for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 program years.) The bill also
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Connect America Act of 2019 [HB-3278]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved and underserved areas and unserved anchor institutions, such as schools or libraries. The program shall consist of both a national reverse auction and population-based grants to states.
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Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-3253]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Extends several health care programs and requirements and revises certain Medicare drug payment methodologies. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. (Sec. 3) The bill also temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services. (Sec. 4) The bill increases appropriations for FY2019 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under
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Disaster Relief Medicaid Act [HB-3215]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to Medicaid coverage of individuals affected by a federally declared major disaster. In particular, the bill provides for specific disaster relief coverage under Medicaid for individuals who meet specified income eligibility standards and, during the seven-day period preceding the disaster, were either residents of the impacted area or were employed in the impacted area (and subsequently lost employment). Coverage is effective for two years after the date of the disaster declaration. State
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