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Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013 [S.208] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations for helicopter operations in Los Angeles County, California, that include requirements for helicopter flight paths and altitudes to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas, increase safety, and minimize scheduled commercial aircraft delays. Requires the Administrator to exempt from such requirements helicopter operations related to emergency, law enforcement, or military activities. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S470-471) on 02/04/2013

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Safe Streets Act of 2014 [S.2004] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Construction ]
Safe Streets Act of 2014 - 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/06/2014

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A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program. [S.1553] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2013 and FY2014.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Ayotte Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/26/2013

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Neighborhood Safety Act of 2013 [S.1122] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Economic Development ]
Neighborhood Safety Act of 2013 - Authorizes the use of any amounts of assistance allocated for or provided to a state or state agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/10/2013

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month. [HR-691] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Food ]
Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month, including raising awareness about the importance of community gardens and urban agriculture; improving access to public land for the creation of sustainable food projects; encouraging growth of community gardens; and supporting cooperative efforts among federal, state, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to promote the development and expansion of community gardens.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/25/2014

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Supporting the goals and ideals of the Community Development Block Grant program. [HR-668] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Supports the goals and ideals of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, now in its 40th year of continuous service. Recognizes the benefits the CDBG program has provided to urban, suburban, and rural communities. Acknowledges the importance of this federal grant program to states and local communities throughout the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/14/2014

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Supporting the goals and ideals of the Community Development Block Grant program. [HR-666] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Supports the goals and ideals of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, now in its 40th year of continuous service. Recognizes the benefits the CDBG program has provided to urban, suburban, and rural communities. Acknowledges the importance of this federal grant program to states and local communities throughout the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/11/2014

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Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the City of Compton. [HR-581] [Community Development ]
Recognizes the city of Compton, California, on its 125th anniversary.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Hahn Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E740) on 05/09/2014

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Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013. [HR-165] [Sports ] [Economic Development ] [Tourism ]
Expresses support for the goals of Golf Day in America. Congratulates the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013. Recognizes those communities and Associations for their dedication to the region and support of the local economy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 04/16/2013

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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-864] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Arts and Culture ]
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: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/08/2013

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Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology Act [HB-730] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Consumer Protection ]
Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define "urban rodent control" (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an airport or in a rural area. Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on activities carried out by the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/01/2013

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Startup Act 3.0 [HB-714] [Immigration ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Science ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013

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Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 [HB-656] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ]
Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new category of tax credit bonds to be known as qualified urban demolition bonds. Allows the issuance of $4 billion of such bonds for the purpose of demolishing vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties in urban areas. Provides for the allocation of $2 billion to all states to fund such demolition projects, and an additional $2 billion for certain other states in which at least 49% of total housing units were built before 1980 and which have greater numbers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 02/13/2013

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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-5868] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ]
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) 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 urban areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 12/12/2014

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Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014 [HB-5629] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection: (1) in carrying out the mission of the Domestic Nuclear Detention Office, to provide support for planning, organization, equipment, training, exercises, and operational assessments to federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal entities to assist in implementing radiological and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of a radiological or nuclear act of terror or other attack; and (2) to establish (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/03/2014

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Urban Agriculture Production Act [HB-5616] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Food ]
Urban Agriculture Production Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 09/18/2014

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Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 [HB-5521] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Climate Change ] [Housing ]
Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council 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. Directs the Council to evaluate the latest research, laws, regulations, policies, best practices, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 09/18/2014

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Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act [HB-5467] [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 Secretary of Transportation (DOT). Specifies criteria the Secretary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 09/16/2014

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Bringing Urgent Investment to Local Development Act [HB-5330] [Economic Development ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Unemployment ] [Finance ]
Bringing Urgent Investment to Local Development Act or the BUILD Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for investment in Build America bonds, to: (1) make permanent the authority for issuance of such bonds, (2) phase in an annual reduction in the credit rate for bondholders and issuers between 2014 and 2019, and (3) allow an issuer a refundable credit amount for investment in economic development bonds in cities with specified unemployment and poverty rates and population loss.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/31/2014

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Urban Core Revitalization Act [HB-5299] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ]
Urban Core Revitalization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the rehabilitation tax credit, to include a 15% credit for any qualified rehabilitated building (other than a certified historic structure) located in a low-income community.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Turner Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/30/2014

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