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Commemorating the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on its 100th anniversary. [HR-102]
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Congratulates the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and its citizens on the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E269) on 02/18/2011
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Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2011 [HB-790]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Property Tax ]
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Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a demonstration program, under multiyear cooperative agreements with local governments meeting certain criteria (or consortia of them), to encourage and test innovative vacant property reclamation and urban infrastructure renewal strategies in older industrial cities, their suburbs, and metropolitan areas with a history of severe population and employment loss, blight, and decay caused by vacant properties.
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 04/04/2011
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Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act [HB-709]
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[Construction ]
[Funding ]
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[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations establishing an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide federal grants to eligible local governments for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation, at-risk youth recreation, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to authorize local governments not meeting program eligibility requirements required to be established
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 03/23/2011
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Urban Jobs Act of 2011 [HB-683]
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[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce. Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process. Directs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/04/2011
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 [HB-6728]
[Disaster Relief ]
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. on 01/01/2013
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Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act [HB-6711]
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[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in assigning a chemical facility to a risk tier under performance standards for the security of chemical facilities, to consider the proximity of the facility to population centers, schools, and other facilities at risk of creating a secondary explosion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Richardson
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 12/27/2012
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Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act [HB-6666]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
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[Community Development ]
Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act - Expands coverage of obesity treatment under titles XVIII (Medicare), including part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Sets forth requirements to expand training of health professionals and the community on treating and preventing obesity. Requires activities to encourage physical activity, including the development of assessment tools on barriers in communities to physical activity, planning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 12/21/2012
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Urban Recovery and Growth Act [HB-6659]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/13/2012
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Urban Competitiveness Act [HB-6658]
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[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Small Business ]
Urban Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any capital gain from the sale or exchange of a stock, partnership, or business property interest invested in an enterprise zone area which had an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average rate during the preceding calendar year and which experienced a population loss of at least 20% during the 10-year period beginning in 2000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/13/2012
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Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act [HB-6500]
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[Taxes ]
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[Community Development ]
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[Public Safety ]
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[Small Business ]
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Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund to finance economic development in Detroit, Michigan. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual distributions from such Fund to the city of Detroit for payment of debt obligations and for job development, public safety, education, and business and public infrastructure. Prohibits any distributions unless the city of Detroit: (1) does not impose an income tax during a period of distribution, (2) has made specified reductions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 09/21/2012
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Global Investments in America's Cities Act [HB-6493]
[Immigration ]
[Investments ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Global Investments in America's Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set aside at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new commercial enterprise which will create employment in an economically distressed urban area and with respect to which such alien: (1) has invested at least $250,000; (2) has completed an investment agreement with a qualified venture capital operating company for an investment of at least $250,000; or (3) has completed an investment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hansen Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 11/06/2012
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Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology [HB-6470]
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[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define "urban rodent control" (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an airport or in a rural area. Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on activities carried out by the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Horticulture . on 11/14/2012
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Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act [HB-6405]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the President to establish a grant program for reuse planning, site characterization and assessment, or remediation at waterfront brownfields sites, including the integration of activities related to the design and implementation of water quality improvements, low impact development approaches, green infrastructure, remediation and management of sediments, or flood damage prevention associated with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 09/14/2012
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Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6064]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Student Loans ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Title I: Federal-Aid
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Sponsored by: Rep. John L. Mica
Committee On Transportation Discharged. on 06/29/2012
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Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6058]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Amends the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John L. Mica
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/29/2012
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Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6057]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Amends the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John L. Mica
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/29/2012
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-6020]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of the Treasury. Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Executive Office of the President. Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts and related offices. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 112-550, By Mrs. Emerson. on 06/26/2012
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Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-51]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2011 - Requires each federal agency, by April 1, 2012, to develop a heat island reduction plan for all federal property and facilities under its possession or control that are located in an area designated under the Clean Air Act as being in nonattainment with national ambient air quality standards for ozone. Requires each plan to include measures to: (1) maximize tree cover on federal property; and (2) increase solar reflectivity through techniques such as using roofs with high solar reflectivity (cool roofs),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Organization, Efficiency, And Financial Management . on 02/08/2011
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National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 [HB-4361]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote 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. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/17/2012
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Let's Grow Act of 2012 [HB-4351]
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[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Let's Grow Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores 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 09/26/2012