Urban And Suburban Affairs And Development
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Promoting Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Mobility Corridors Act [HB-7074]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Grants ]
To establish an Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Mobility to carry out an equitable transit-oriented development and mobility grant program, and for other purposes.
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FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 [S.3771]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence, and for other purposes.
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New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID–19 Relief Fund Act [HB-6914]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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Direct Support for Communities Act [HB-6748]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from
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Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act [S.3650]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
Extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.
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Direct Support for Communities Act [S.3632]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from
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Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 [S.3606]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.
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Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 [S.3590]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize certain provisions, and for other purposes.
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To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. [HB-6684]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes.
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COMMUNITIES Act Creation of Opportunities for Medical Manpower in Underserved Neighborhoods by Indemnifying Tuition and Incentivizing Exceptional Service Act [HB-6676]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment under National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of a 5-year commitment, and for other purposes.
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To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes. [HB-6535]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.
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Improving Access to Jobs Act [HB-6464]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to employment. (Access is the ability to travel by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks measured in terms of travel times, with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers.) The Department of Transportation must establish minimum standards for states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access to employment for all users by all modes of travel. If a state fails to improve
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Improving Access to Services Act [HB-6463]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requires transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to certain services, including health care facilities, child care, and affordable housing. (Access is the ability to travel by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks measured in terms of travel times, with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers.) The Department of Transportation must establish minimum standards for states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access
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Small Transit Communities Modernization Act [HB-6434]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Allows transit agencies that serve certain urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 to be eligible for grants under the small transit intensive cities formula.
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HOPE Act of 2020 Health, Opportunity, and Personal Empowerment Act of 2020 [S.3484]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects.
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HOPE Act of 2020 Health, Opportunity, and Personal Empowerment Act of 2020 [HB-6217]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects.
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Capital Investment Grant Program Improvement Act of 2020 [S.3387]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises and extends through FY2025 the fixed guideway capital investment grant program. Specifically, the bill (1) increases funding for the program; (2) revises how the Department of Transportation (DOT) evaluates and rates new fixed guideway capital projects under the program based upon, among other things, a consideration of inoperability; and (3) directs DOT to report on financing and technical barriers to the construction and operation of fixed guideway transportation projects with a total estimated capital cost of not more than $500,000 in
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Environmental Justice For All Act [HB-5986]
[Environmental ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
Establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities. Specifically, the bill prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination. In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning
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BUILD UP Act Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development for Underfunded Projects Act [HB-5812]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to set aside at least 30% of funds from its BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program for cities with populations of between 10,000 and 75,000, whether or not one or more of such cities are considered part of an urbanized area as designated by the U.S. Census Bureau.