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Commute Less Act of 2013 [HB-2968]
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[Energy ]
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Commute Less Act of 2013 - Requires metropolitan planning organization (MPO) transportation plans to include, among other things, employer and transportation management organization outreach activities and strategies to help create and expand employer-based commuter programs. Defines "employer-based commuter program" to mean a program implemented by employers to provide their employees with alternatives to driving to and from work in a vehicle occupied by a single individual. Requires each MPO to establish an employer advisory council consisting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Albio Sires
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 08/02/2013
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District of Columbia Incentives for Business and Individual Investment Act [HB-2890]
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[Housing ]
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District of Columbia Incentives for Business and Individual Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia, to: (1) reauthorize provisions for designating a District of Columbia Enterprise Zone and extend the deadline for such designation until December 31, 2015; (2) reauthorize the issuance authority for District of Columbia tax-exempt economic development bonds and extend until December 31, 2015, the deadline for issuing such bonds; (3) extend through 2014 the period
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1173-1174) on 07/31/2013
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Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013 [HB-2612]
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Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013 - Sets forth new requirements for the purchase or lease of federal office space, for limiting rental costs for such space, and for suspending the construction of new courthouses. (Sec. 2) Requires any prospectus that proposes new federal office space in FY2014-FY2017, whether leased or owned, to contain information outlining the details of the elimination of at least a corresponding amount of space. Prohibits the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) from increasing the size or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-656. on 12/11/2014
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Safe Streets Act of 2013 [HB-2468]
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Safe Streets Act of 2013 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects, with certain exceptions, to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles. Defines "complete streets principles" as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/21/2013
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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-2424]
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Community Parks Revitalization Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4532) on 07/17/2013
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State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act [HB-2242]
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State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act - Recognizes state or local government authority to require fleet owners or operators to acquire only new fleet vehicles that: (1) utilize natural gas as a fuel; (2) are flexible fuel vehicles that operate on gasoline, E85, and M85; or (3) meet a technology or performance-based characteristic that is commercially available. Provides that nothing in this Act or any other provision of law shall limit the purchase requirement authority of a state or local government applicable to fleets operating primarily within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 06/07/2013
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Let's Grow Act of 2013 [HB-1933]
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[Food ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Energy ]
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Let's Grow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores to expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
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New Fair Deal CEO's Act of 2013 [HB-1567]
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New Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013 or New Fair Deal CEO's Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar price support and production adjustment programs, and terminate sugar marketing quotas and allotments. Eliminates tariffs on: (1) raw sugar cane, (2) beet sugar, and (3) certain refined sugar. Repeals the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986. Amends federal shipping law to terminate the authority of the Secretary of Commerce or the Administrator of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/03/2013
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National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013 [HB-1544]
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National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote intercity and urban passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to four qualified pilot projects. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/15/2013
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Project Rebuild Act of 2013 [HB-1397]
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Project Rebuild Act of 2013 - Appropriates funds for assistance to eligible entities including state and local governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations, businesses or eligible consortia for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for stabilization of affected neighborhoods (Project Rebuild). Allows the use of funds to: (1) establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties; (2) purchase and rehabilitate such properties; (3) establish and operate land banks
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/21/2013
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Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013 [HB-1390]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2013, and before October 1, 2016, to revise the criteria and payment formula for "subsection (d) hospitals" which are urban Medicare-dependent hospitals. (Generally a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/09/2013
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-1340]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013
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Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act [HB-8678]
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[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks. The bill also authorizes a program to promote food security, global health, and biodiversity protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 11/09/2020
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
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A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
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A resolution celebrating the bicentennial of the City of Columbus, the capital city of the State of Ohio. [SR-375]
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Celebrates the bicentennial of the founding of the City of Columbus, Ohio. Honors the contributions of the people of Columbus to this nation over the past 200 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S657-659; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S658; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S637-638) on 02/14/2012
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A resolution honoring the life of Kevin Hagan White, the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984. [SR-365]
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Pays tribute to the life and accomplishments of Kevin Hagan White, the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1968 to 1984.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S276-277; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S277; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S265) on 02/01/2012
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Habitat Day, October 3, 2011. [SR-285]
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[International ]
Supports the goals of World Habitat Day. Encourages the leaders and citizens of cities to build upon their successful experiences and develop more ambitious goals for urban sustainable development at the June 2012, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6052-6053) on 10/03/2011
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Urban Jobs Act of 2011 [S.922]
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[Funding ]
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[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/09/2011
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011 [S.624]
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[Education ]
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. Requires such programs to include neighborhoods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/17/2011
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Enacting President Obama's Recommendations for Program Termination Act [S.475]
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Enacting President Obama's Recommendations for Program Termination Act - Prohibits federal expenditures for specified programs in: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), (2) the Department of Education, (3) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (4) the Department of Labor, (5) the Department of Defense (DOE), (6) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (7) the Department of Agriculture, (8) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), (9) the Department of Energy (DOE), (10) the Department of Justice (DOJ), (11)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Coburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/03/2011