State And Local Finance
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REPAIR Act Reinventing Economic Partnerships And Infrastructure Redevelopment Act [S.1535]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Construction ]
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Addresses the financing of infrastructure projects through the establishment of the Infrastructure Financing Authority (IFA) and increases the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds. Specifically, the bill directs the IFA to provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate certain infrastructure projects that are economically viable, in the public interest, and of regional or national significance, including the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of airports and air
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/16/2019
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A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes. [S.1528]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/16/2019
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PFAS Release Disclosure Act PFAS Release Disclosure and Protection Act of 2019 [S.1507]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Healthcare ]
Requires regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, in relation to safe drinking water and the management of toxic chemicals. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. (Sec. 101) This section requires specified PFAS to be immediately included in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In general, PFAS that are being assessed for toxicity
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 06/19/2019
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Investing in Our Communities Act [HB-2772]
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[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-exempt bonds, to reinstate the exclusion from gross income for interest on certain bonds issued to advance refund another bond. The exclusion was repealed for bonds issued after 2017. (A refunding bond is a bond used to pay principal, interest, or the redemption price on a prior bond issue. An advance refunding bond is issued more than 90 days before the redemption of the refunded bond.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/15/2019
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
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Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/04/2019
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Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 [HB-2754]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
Addresses the security of federal elections, including by requiring paper ballots, requiring audits of election results, and establishing requirements for election cybersecurity. The bill provides requirements for ballots. Voting systems must use a paper ballot that is verifiable by a voter before being cast and these ballots must be retained for recounts or audits. During a recount, ballots must be counted by hand. States and jurisdictions must perform an audit of an election that must include a manual adjudication of voter intent from some or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/15/2019
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Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 [S.1472]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
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[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Addresses the security of federal elections, including by requiring paper ballots, requiring audits of election results, and establishing requirements for election cybersecurity. The bill provides requirements for ballots. Voting systems must use a paper ballot that is verifiable by a voter before being cast and these ballots must be retained for recounts or audits. During a recount, ballots must be counted by hand. States and jurisdictions must perform an audit of an election that must include a manual adjudication of voter intent from some or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/15/2019
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Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2019 [HB-2715]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes states to approve their own experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under Medicaid if the project provides certain benefits involving electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards. (Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approves Medicaid demonstration projects; such projects are also known as Section 1115 Demonstrations.) Specifically, the project must provide enrollees who elect to participate with an EBT card to purchase primary care services; enrollees must receive any remaining balance at the end of the year in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2019
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Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019 [HB-2702]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates income-based limitations on a child's eligibility for federal foster care support and makes other changes to funding for, and administration of, grants and programs for child welfare in states and tribes. The bill increases funding for activities including (1) training of child welfare workers, foster parents, and those working in the court system; (2) research on evidence-based practices to prevent child abuse and neglect; and (3) regional partnerships between child welfare agencies and others to address a parent's, or other caregiver's,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/14/2019
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P3 Act Preventing Pollution through Partnerships Act [HB-2718]
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[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
Allows state and local governments to issue green infrastructure bonds as tax-exempt private activity bonds. The bonds are not subject to the state volume caps that apply to certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. A green infrastructure bond must be issued as part of an issuance that requires 95% or more of the net proceeds to be used to develop, carry out, or certify approved green infrastructure projects. The approved projects are to construct, rehabilitate, maintain, or repair green infrastructure that has been certified by the state in which
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Introduced In House on 05/14/2019
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Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2019 [HB-2649]
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[Poverty ]
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Requires the Department of the Treasury to make specified annual federal matching payments to Puerto Rico for expanding its earned income tax credit as specified in the bill. After the tax credit is expanded, Treasury must also provide a one-time grant to Puerto Rico for taxpayer education efforts relating to the earned income tax credit, including education of paid tax preparers. The bill also provides appropriations to carry out the programs established by this bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/09/2019
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [HB-2569]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney (ny) Asked Unanimous Consent That She Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 2569, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Cummings, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/13/2020
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect data and issue a report on the opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the 2017 tax reform legislation, and for other purposes. [HB-2593]
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Requires the Department of the Treasury to collect data and report to Congress on investments held by qualified opportunity funds. Treasury must also make certain information regarding the investments publicly available. Qualified opportunity funds are investment vehicles that are organized as either a partnership or a corporation and receive tax benefits for investing in certain low-income communities that have been designated as opportunity zones.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Introduced In House on 05/08/2019
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [S.1365]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/08/2019
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Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019 [S.1376]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates income-based limitations on a child's eligibility for federal foster care support and makes other changes to funding for, and administration of, grants and programs for child welfare in states and tribes. The bill increases funding for activities including (1) training of child welfare workers, foster parents, and those working in the court system; (2) research on evidence-based practices to prevent child abuse and neglect; and (3) regional partnerships between child welfare agencies and others to address a parent's, or other caregiver's,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/08/2019
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Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 Materials Act of 1947 Surface Resources Act of 1955 [HB-2579]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-467. on 08/04/2020
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PLACE Act Preparing Localities for an Autonomous and Connected Environment Act [HB-2542]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
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Directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education to (1) operate a national highly automated vehicle clearinghouse; (2) collect, conduct, and fund research on how autonomous vehicles can influence land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, municipal budgets, social equity, and the environment; and (3) make such research publicly available online.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/08/2019
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect data and issue a report on the opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the 2017 tax reform legislation, and for other purposes. [S.1344]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to collect data and report to Congress on investments held by qualified opportunity funds. Treasury must also make certain information regarding the investments publicly available. Qualified opportunity funds are investment vehicles that are organized as either a partnership or a corporation and receive tax benefits for investing in certain low-income communities that have been designated as opportunity zones.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2019
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BUILD Act Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act [HB-2541]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Increases from $15 billion to $20.8 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/08/2019
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Child Safety Accounts Act [HB-2538]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
Creates child safety accounts (CSAs) in the District of Columbia for students experiencing safety issues at school (e.g., incidents of bullying, sexual misconduct, fighting or physical assaults on the student, gang activity or drug usage, or food safety needs). Once the Office of School Security determines that an issue exists, parents are given the opportunity to enroll in CSAs for tuition and fees at qualified schools, tutoring services, textbooks, transportation costs, therapy costs to cope with safety incidents, and college courses. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 05/07/2019