Urban And Suburban Affairs And Development
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. [HB-2611]
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Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Securing the Cities Initiative, including funding for: (1) each city in which the Initiative has been implemented by FY2009; and (2) additional Securing the Cities initiatives to be implemented in not fewer than two sites participating in the Urban Area Security Initiative.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/21/2010
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Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2009 [HB-2574]
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[Social Security ]
Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2009, 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 beneficiaries.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/21/2009
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas. [HB-241]
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Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to require the TRICARE Program (a Department of Defense managed health care program): (1) reimbursement of institutional providers of health care services to be identical (currently, the same to the extent practicable) to reimbursement provided under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act); and (2) in contracting for the delivery of health care, to contract with at least one teaching hospital in each large urban area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/30/2009
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State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act [HB-2395]
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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 in any other provision of law shall limit such authority to establish purchase requirements for fleets operating within the proper jurisdiction if such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 05/14/2009
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Gulf Coast Civic Works Act [HB-2269]
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Gulf Coast Civic Works Act - Establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding the Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission. Authorizes any municipality of over 25,000 people in the affected area to designate a local advisory council to advise the Commission. Requires the Commission to: (1) establish regional taskforces and prepare a regional policy plan; (2) establish and administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project that employs a minimum of 100,000 Gulf Coast region residents and evacuees
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 06/11/2009
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Green Communities Act [HB-2222]
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Green Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration, to make grants to municipalities to promote community greening initiatives (defined as programs increasing economic development through environmental improvements). Directs the Secretary to select 80 municipalities to receive grants. Requires an eligible program partner to develop and plan such an initiative, which may include revitalizing municipal parks and public spaces, tree plantings, green roof construction, and vacant lot management.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 05/01/2009
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Federal Streetcar Revitalization Act of 2009 [HB-2164]
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Federal Streetcar Revitalization Act of 2009 - Revises small starts program requirements to increase the ceiling amounts of federal funding under a grant to state and local governments which will subject a new fixed guideway streetcar capital project to such requirements. Increases the maximum total federal funding for such a project from $75 million to $100 million, and the maximum total estimated net capital cost from $250 million to $300 million. Revises selection criteria for such projects to require that a project be justified based on a review
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/30/2009
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To amend the Act of August 21, 1957, to allocate funds from certain electric power sales from the Niagara Power Project in New York to capital needs of Western New York, and for other purposes. [HB-2133]
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Authorizes Niagara, Erie, and Chautauqua Counties, New York, to establish a Regional Development Corporation. Requires submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval of any agreement to establish the Corporation. Limits the use of Corporation funds to construction, engineering, architecture, and related projects for the development of the waterfront in Niagara, Chautauqua, and Erie Counties, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation, the Olmsted Park system, regional cultural institutions in Niagara, Chautauqua,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 04/29/2009
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Centennial Historic District Authorization Act of 2009 [HB-1917]
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Centennial District Authorization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Centennial Historic District (District). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state or local government agencies, nonprofit entities, and any leaseholders to administer the District. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare a plan for the development of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, recreational, and interpretive resources within the District; and (2) make grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 04/13/2009
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Smart Planning for Smart Growth Act of 2009 [HB-1780]
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Smart Planning for Smart Growth Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require states and metropolitan planning organizations in areas with a population exceeding 200,000 to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Transportation goals for reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and plans to achieve such reductions. Requires such states and organizations to establish goals on a statewide basis and to consider specified transportation and land use planning strategies, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doris O. Matsui
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 03/31/2009
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Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009 [HB-1702]
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Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries. Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for: (1) basic shelter and affordable housing, particularly for residents of impoverished urban areas; (2) safe water, sanitation, and solid waste
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/25/2009
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Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community and Enterprise Community Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-1677]
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Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community and Enterprise Community Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-preferred empowerment zones, rural enterprise communities, and renewal communities to: (1) extend the period of designation for such areas through 2015; (2) provide a safe harbor standard for employee residency requirements in empowerment zones; (3) eliminate certain residency requirements for the empowerment zone employment tax credit; (4) grant authority to expand the boundaries of empowerment zones and
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/24/2009
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Serve America Act [HB-1388]
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Serve America Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2014. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NCSA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Signed By President. on 04/21/2009
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Food Deserts Act of 2020 [HB-8531]
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Establishes a Department of Agriculture program to provide grants to states for revolving funds to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. An underserved community is a community that has (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (2) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity or a high poverty rate. States must use the funds to make loans to support grocery stores in underserved communities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 12/03/2020
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A resolution designating September 29, 2020, as "National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day". [SR-735]
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This resolution designates September 29, 2020, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 09/30/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
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Improving the Not-So-Great American Outdoors Act [HB-8288]
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To correct shortfalls in the Great American Outdoors Act by providing fairness and parity to Eastern States, strengthening commitments to urban recreation, establishing logic in funding priorities, and ensuring appropriate consequences for shifts in funding sources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 09/17/2020
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Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2020, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day. [HR-1123]
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This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day. The resolution also affirms support for the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 09/22/2020
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Keep America Secure Act [HB-8309]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To authorize certain authorities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 09/18/2020
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Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 [HB-8295]
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Authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to American civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 09/17/2020