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US Congress 116th Congress

Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act [HB-5783] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Community Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the transportation finance infrastructure and innovation program with respect to community development financial institutions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/07/2020

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Safe Communities Act of 2020 [HB-5780] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to increase outreach and engagement with owners and operators of critical infrastructure. Specifically, the bill directs CISA to maintain a clearinghouse where owners and operators of critical infrastructure and other stakeholders may access security guidance, best practices, and other voluntary content developed by CISA. CISA must also issue a strategy to foster stakeholder outreach and operational engagement and establish a pilot program whereby law enforcement agencies and government (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/01/2020

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Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 [HB-5751] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Community Development ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in urban areas, particularly in underserved or disadvantaged communities. If practicable, DOE must ensure that relevant programs provide access to electric vehicle infrastructure, address clean transportation needs, and provide improved air quality in such communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/04/2020

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Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 [HB-5751] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Community Development ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in urban areas, particularly in underserved or disadvantaged communities. If practicable, DOE must ensure that relevant programs provide access to electric vehicle infrastructure, address clean transportation needs, and provide improved air quality in such communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/04/2020

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Safe Communities Act [HB-5667] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to increase outreach and engagement with owners and operators of critical infrastructure. Specifically, the bill directs CISA to maintain a clearinghouse where owners and operators of critical infrastructure and other stakeholders may access security guidance, best practices, and other voluntary content developed by CISA. CISA must also issue a strategy to foster stakeholder outreach and operational engagement and establish a pilot program whereby law enforcement agencies and government (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Innovation. on 01/30/2020

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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [S.3171] [Environmental ] [Water ]
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/09/2020

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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [S.3171] [Environmental ] [Water ]
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/09/2020

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STAT Act Smart Transportation Advancement and Transition Act [S.3175] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ]
A bill to amend SAFETEA-LU to improve the Intelligent Transportation System Program Advisory Committee, to require information and resources for the development of local smart communities, to help establish a 21st century transportation workforce, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/09/2020

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NO EXHAUST Act of 2020 New Opportunities to Expand Healthy Air Using Sustainable Transportation Act of 2020 [HB-5545] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ]
To promote the domestic manufacture and use of advanced, fuel efficient vehicles and zero emission vehicles, encourage electrification of the transportation sector, create jobs, and improve air quality, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/09/2020

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National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality Act [HB-5295] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
Establishes the National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality within the National Institutes of Health and transfers the authorities, duties, obligations, and related legal and administrative functions of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to that institute.In addition, the new institute must promote health care quality improvement and conduct research and demonstration projects focused on (1) the delivery of health care in inner cities and rural and frontier areas, and (2) health care for priority populations such as low-income (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/05/2019

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National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality Act [HB-5295] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
Establishes the National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality within the National Institutes of Health and transfers the authorities, duties, obligations, and related legal and administrative functions of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to that institute.In addition, the new institute must promote health care quality improvement and conduct research and demonstration projects focused on (1) the delivery of health care in inner cities and rural and frontier areas, and (2) health care for priority populations such as low-income (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/05/2019

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Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act [HB-5266] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Small Business ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
To provide for the enhancement of urban agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 12/16/2019

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Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act [HB-5231] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the transportation alternatives program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/22/2019

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Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act [HB-5231] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the transportation alternatives program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/22/2019

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Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-4984] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Property Tax ]
Modifies the means by which eligibility for low-income housing assistance and tax credits is determined. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is prohibited from considering the New York counties of Westchester and Rockland as within the New York City metropolitan area when determining or establishing area median incomes and income ceilings and limits for the purposes of eligibility for low-income housing assistance. HUD must also assess alternative methods for calculating area median income as well as alternative metrics for use (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 11/05/2019

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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-4874] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ]
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 11/14/2019

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Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019 [HB-4880] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Aerospace ]
Prohibits operating helicopter flights over any city with a population of over 8 million and a population density of over 25,000 people per square mile, except for purposes of (1) public health and safety, including law enforcement and emergency response; and (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi Introduced In House on 10/28/2019

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Healing Communities through Health Care Act [S.2721] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Housing ] [Student Loans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Education ]
Establishes and revises programs to support health care and related services in communities that exhibit indicators that lead to adverse health outcomes. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct innovative demonstration projects through the Medicaid program in six states to provide housing services to individuals with behavioral health needs who are experiencing housing insecurity, including referrals to housing services from within a health care setting. The bill reauthorizes the HHS health-care (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/28/2019

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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [S.2704] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 10/24/2019

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Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2663] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Grants ]
Increases the amount of certain public transportation grants to be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 that meet or exceed one or more performance categories for small transit intensive cities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/22/2019

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