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State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act [HB-4509] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require any state or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative to establish an urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the state, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment. The bill adds to the stakeholders who shall have at least one representative on such a committee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/14/2016

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Families of Flint Act [HB-4479] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Food ] [Environmental ]
Families of Flint Act This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H598) on 02/09/2016

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ALERT Act of 2016 Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terror Act of 2016 [HB-4401] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
ALERT Act of 2016 Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terror Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training at state and major urban area fusion centers for the purpose of administering community awareness briefings and related activities in furtherance of its efforts to counter violent extremism, identify and report suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and more quickly identify terrorism threats, including the travel or attempted travel of individuals from the United States to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/01/2016

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility of the Secretary entering into public-private partnerships to improve the access of veterans to medical facilities in densely populated communities and rural communities. [HB-4125] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility of the Secretary entering into public-private partnerships to improve the access of veterans to medical facilities in densely populated communities and rural communities. This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the feasibility of entering into covered public-private partnerships to improve the access of veterans to VA medical facilities in densely populated communities and rural communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 11/19/2015

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Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part II [HB-3996] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ]
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part II (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 for the period from October 1, 2015, through November 20, 2015. TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION Subtitle A--Federal-Aid Highways (Sec. 1001) The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 is amended to continue (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio Became Public Law No: 114-87. (txt | Pdf) on 11/20/2015

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Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015 [HB-3875] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office to coordinate, strengthen, and provide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) capabilities in support of homeland security. The Office shall be comprised of the Chemical Division, the Biological Division, the Nuclear Division, and the Explosives Division and may include a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/14/2015

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Integrated Transportation and Economic Development Act [HB-3740] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ]
Integrated Transportation and Economic Development Act This bill: (1) adds as a new goal of the federal-aid highway program to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities and increase access to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for people who live in such communities; (2) requires the Department of Transportation to establish measures for states to use to assess the conditions, accessibility, and reliability of roads in such communities; and (3) requires each state to set performance targets that reflect such measures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/10/2015

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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act [HB-3583] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Children and Youth ] [Insurance ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Crime ]
PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act TITLE I--GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into memoranda of understanding with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), the Office for State and Local Law (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/27/2016

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Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3538] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ]
Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to: (1) maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each city in the United States with a population of more than 700,000, and (2) ensure that each such radar is available to the office of the National Weather Service that provides services to that city. Commerce shall ensure that each such radar conforms with the same standards that apply to radars operated by Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Long Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/30/2016

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State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act [HB-3506] [Energy ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ]
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: utilize natural gas as a fuel; are flexible fuel vehicles that operate on gasoline, E85, and M85; or 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 the jurisdiction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 09/18/2015

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Securing the Cities Act of 2015 [HB-3493] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Securing the Cities Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection to establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas. Under such program, the Director shall: assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in designing and implementing, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/21/2015

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Connected Transportation Research and Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-3458] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Artificial Intelligence ]
Connected Transportation Research and Innovation Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 highway research and development, including highway safety, technology and innovation deployment, training and education, and intelligent transportation systems. After receiving a 5.9 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure device, the Department of Transportation (DOT) shall test it to examine the possibility of interference with safety-related vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure applications. DOT shall: research, develop, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016

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Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act [HB-3344] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act Revises metropolitan transportation planning organization (MPO) requirements. Prescribes requirements for the designation of new and consolidation of multiple MPOs within a metropolitan statistical area. Defines "consolidated metropolitan planning organization" to mean a sole MPO that serves a metropolitan statistical area. Allows an MPO for an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 to request a high-performing MPO designation from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifies criteria DOT shall consider (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/30/2015

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Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Act of 2015 [HB-3098] [Economic Development ] [Environmental ] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Real Estate ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish the Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Program, under which HUD may guarantee the repayment of loans made by lenders to local governments, local redevelopment agencies, or Base Realignment and Closure Commission redevelopment projects to carry out projects for redeveloping brownfields and promoting urban renewal. Requires such an entity, in order to receive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Hahn Introduced In House on 07/16/2015

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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-3064] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ]
GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015

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Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2015 [HB-2616] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Construction ] [Housing ]
Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study on urban flooding. Defines "urban flooding" as the inundation of property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by rain falling on increased amounts of impervious surface and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems. Requires the primary focus of the study to be on urban areas outside of special flood hazard areas. Directs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/03/2015

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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-2410] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015

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Protecting Communities and Police Act of 2015 [HB-2326] [Defense ] [Crime ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Protecting Communities and Police Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to jointly appoint a task force to determine the appropriateness of the use of certain military equipment by state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require FEMA, in consultation with the task force established by this Act, to: (1) assess the appropriateness of items on FEMA's Authorized Equipment List for use by law (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015

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To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider Brunswick County, North Carolina, to be part of the same metropolitan statistical area as Wilmington, North Carolina. [HB-2183] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider Brunswick County, North Carolina, to be part of the same metropolitan statistical area as Wilmington, North Carolina. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to consider Brunswick County, North Carolina, to be part of the metropolitan statistical area that contains Wilmington, North Carolina. Terminates this Act on January 1, 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer Introduced In House on 04/30/2015

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Safe Streets Act of 2015 [HB-2071] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Construction ]
Safe Streets Act of 2015 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 safety (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/29/2015

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