Veteran Education Empowerment Act [HB-3586]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.
HB-3586: Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/28/2021
Veteran Education Empowerment Act [S.1881]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.
S.1881: Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021
National Climate Service Corps and Careers Network Act of 2021 [S.1928]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a national climate service corps to help communities withstand and respond to changes in the Earth's climate with respect to natural disasters, and for other purposes.
S.1928: National Climate Service Corps and Careers Network Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2021
Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1874]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.
S.1874: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 12/02/2021
VR&E NEED Act of 2021 Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 [S.1935]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.
S.1935: VR&E NEED Act of 2021 Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/27/2021
GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 [S.1936]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.
S.1936: GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021
Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2021 [S.1838]
[Veterans ]
[Finance ]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on using alternative credit scoring information for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S.1838: Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021
Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021 Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act of 2021 [S.1856]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
S.1856: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021 Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/26/2021
Recreation Not Red Tape Act [HB-3527]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.
HB-3527: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/07/2021
COVS Act Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022 [HB-3544]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
To require the Administrator of General Services to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and return, and for other purposes.
HB-3544: COVS Act Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 117-224. on 12/05/2022
Build Local, Hire Local Act [HB-3473]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
To establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high-quality American jobs, and for other purposes.
HB-3473: Build Local, Hire Local Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 07/01/2021
Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 [HB-3469]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes.
HB-3469: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Schneider
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 11/03/2021
HIRE Act of 2021 Hiring Incentive to Return Employment Act of 2021 [HB-3449]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain adjustments to the work opportunity credit to modernize the credit and make it more effective as a hiring incentive, and for other purposes.
HB-3449: HIRE Act of 2021 Hiring Incentive to Return Employment Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 05/20/2021
Gold Star Children Act [HB-3367]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.
HB-3367: Gold Star Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/25/2021
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [HB-3442]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.
HB-3442: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/09/2021
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [S.1734]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Agriculture ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.
S.1734: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021