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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201]
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Community Parks Revitalization Act Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Commute Less Act of 2015 [HB-200]
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Commute Less Act of 2015 Requires metropolitan planning organization (MPO) transportation plans to include, among other things, employer and transportation management organization outreach activities and strategies to help create and expand employer-based commuter programs. Defines "employer-based commuter program" to mean a program implemented by employers to provide their employees with alternatives to driving to and from work in a vehicle occupied by a single individual. Requires each MPO to establish an employer advisory council consisting of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/08/2015
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Promoting Financial Literacy and Economic Opportunity Act of 2015 [HB-1801]
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Promoting Financial Literacy and Economic Opportunity Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow up to 20 for-profit organizations in any taxable year a business-related tax credit for 50% of the amount paid or incurred to carry out activities to improve the quality of student understanding of personal finance and economics. The Department of the Treasury shall determine which for-profit organizations are eligible for the credit, ensuring that a majority of credit recipients are: (1) either a socially and economically disadvantaged
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act of 2015 [HB-1645]
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Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act of 2015 This bill revises a special rule granting the Department of Transportation authority to make urbanized area formula grants to states or designated entities to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation. These grants may also be used for public transportation systems that operate a specified number of buses in general public demand response service during peak hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Veasey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/27/2015
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes. [HB-1512]
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City" based on the city's: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve the history of such contributions, including through establishment of preservation organizations or museums, restoration of World War II
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/07/2015
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FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 [HB-1471]
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FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 TITLE I--FEMA REAUTHORIZATION (Sec. 101) This bill reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through FY2018. TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF DISASTER COSTS AND LOSSES (Sec. 201) FEMA shall commence, through the National Advisory Council, a comprehensive study related to disaster costs and losses. The Council shall evaluate, and report on, disaster losses and costs and develop recommendations for reducing such losses and costs. TITLE III--STAFFORD ACT AND OTHER PROGRAMS (Sec. 301) The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
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 provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. [HB-1290]
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To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council to study the cost and impact of rerouting freight rail traffic of hazardous material to avoid its transportation through
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 03/05/2015
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To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within nonattainment areas, and for other purposes. [HB-1044]
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To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within nonattainment areas, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Clean Air Act to modify provisions regarding geographical areas that do not attain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and carbon monoxide. Currently, if an ozone or carbon monoxide nonattainment area is classified as a serious, severe, or extreme area, the nonattainment area's boundaries must be revised to include
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mick Mulvaney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/27/2015
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Celebrating the National Urban League on its 110th year of service to the United States. [HR-1225]
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This resolution congratulates the National Urban League on its 110 years of service and commends its efforts to continue addressing systemic racism and economic inequality and fighting for the rights of all Americans to live with freedom, dignity, and prosperity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 11/17/2020
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RENEW Conservation Corps Act Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act [HB-8746]
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To establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 11/13/2020
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Healthy Food Financing Initiative [S.821]
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Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/25/2013
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 [S.655]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2013
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A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs. [S.437]
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. Requires such programs to include neighborhoods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 04/22/2013
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Startup Act 3.0 [S.310]
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Startup Act 3.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the alien is searching for STEM field employment; and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2013
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American World War II City, and for other purposes. [S.2978]
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Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City" based on: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve the history of such contributions, including preservation organizations or museums, restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of World War II veterans. Designates Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first such city.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 12/04/2014
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Livable Communities Act of 2014 [S.2900]
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Livable Communities Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) to review and coordinate federal policies that: encourage locally directed comprehensive and integrated planning and development at the state, regional, and local levels, and coordinated public investments through development of comprehensive regional plans; and provide long-term affordable, accessible, energy-efficient, healthy and location-efficient housing choices for all people, particularly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/18/2014
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Local Empowerment Act [S.2761]
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Local Empowerment Act - Revises requirements for the apportionment of state planning funds to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). Requires a state's apportionment to be distributed in accordance with a formula that prioritizes the needs of high performing MPOs. Revises certain allocations of surface transportation program funds to states for: (1) any areas with a population of fewer (under current law, non-urban areas with more) than 5,000, and (2) urbanized areas with a population of more than 200,000 that have a high performing MPO. Extends
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5234) on 07/31/2014
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Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2014 [S.2597]
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Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to designate up to 20 areas as Promise Zones for purposes of priority consideration in federal grant programs and initiatives. Defines a "Promise Zone" as any area with a continuous boundary and a population of not more than 200,000 that is nominated by a local government or Indian tribe and designated on the basis of its unemployment, poverty, vacancy, and crime rates. Requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/14/2014
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Freight Priorities Act [S.2380]
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Freight Priorities Act - Declares the policy, objectives, and goals of the United States for improving the efficiency, operation, and security of the national freight network by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that accomplish specified results. Requires metropolitan planning organizations to involve public port authorities in metropolitan freight transportation planning. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish: (1) measures to assess the performance of a multimodal freight network in accordance with the national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3241) on 05/21/2014
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A bill 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. [S.2369]
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Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/21/2014