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Urban Progress Act of 2018 [HB-5164] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Housing ]
Urban Progress Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/06/2018

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Social Security ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017

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Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2017 [HB-3616] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2017 This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond Introduced In House on 07/28/2017

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Youth Corps Act of 2017 [HB-3627] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
Youth Corps Act of 2017 This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make grants to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide low-income youth (age 16 and not more than age 24) with education and work readiness training. The term "Youth Corps model" means a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth with, among other things, stipended or paid work experience (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson Introduced In House on 07/28/2017

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3358] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Social Security ] [Veterans ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017

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Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3354] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Arts and Culture ] [Construction ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Food ] [Senior Citizens ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Tourism ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Law Enforcement ] [Libraries ] [Military ] [Mining ] [Unemployment ] [National Security ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Retirement ] [Crime ]
Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 230. on 09/27/2017

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Employ Young Americans Now Act [HB-3336] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Poverty ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
Employ Young Americans Now Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish programs to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth and skills training for low-income youth and young adults. The bill establishes the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2018, to finance such programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Assuming First Sponsorship - Ms. Velazquez Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 3336, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 04/12/2018

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100 by '50 Act [HB-3314] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Unemployment ]
100 by '50 Act This bill calls for the United States to aggressively reduce carbon pollution as rapidly as practicable and achieve 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050. It provides financial support (e.g., grant programs and loans) for clean and renewable energy, including support for affordable zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation, solar energy, and energy efficiency retrofits in homes. The bill provides job training, unemployment compensation, health benefits, and pension and other benefits and services to adversely affected workers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018

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Employ Young Americans Now Act [S.1590] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Poverty ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
Employ Young Americans Now Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish programs to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth and skills training for low-income youth and young adults. The bill establishes the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2018, to finance such programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/19/2017

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Do No Harm Act [HB-3222] [Human Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Religion ] [Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 08/03/2017

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [HB-1] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Real Estate ] [International ] [Trade ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Manufacturing ] [Construction ] [Property Tax ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Finance ]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. It also establishes an oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. (Unless otherwise specified, provisions referred to in this summary as temporary or as a suspension of an existing provision apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.) TITLE I Subtitle A-- Individual Tax Reform (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Signed By President. on 12/22/2017

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21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act [S.1403] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Water ] [Native American Affairs ] [Recreation ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Defense ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act This bill amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to replace provisions that established the Public Lands Corps with provisions establishing the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to: engage youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to conserve, rebuild, and enhance the natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of the United States; increase public access to, and use of, public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain By Senator Murkowski From Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-420. on 12/06/2018

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21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017 [HB-2987] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Recreation ] [Veterans ] [Energy ] [Defense ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Native American Affairs ] [Water ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Tourism ] [Construction ]
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to replace provisions that established the Public Lands Corps with provisions establishing the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to: engage youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to conserve, rebuild, and enhance the natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of the United States; increase public access to, and use of, public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 862. on 12/28/2018

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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 [HB-2936] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Climate Change ]
Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 This bill shall apply whenever the Department concerned, either the Department of Agriculture for National Forest System (NFS) lands or the Department of the Interior for public lands, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for specified forest management activities, including those that: will occur on lands identified as suitable for timber production; or will occur on a landscape-scale area designated by the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/02/2017

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Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act [HB-2943] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior may award grants to eligible entities (the states, their political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and Indian Tribes) for projects to: (1) acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, and (2) develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. As a condition for receiving a grant, an eligible entity shall provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/27/2017

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CARE Act of 2017 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2017 [HB-2886] [Agriculture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Law Enforcement ]
CARE Act of 2017 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is: 16 or 17 years of age in any occupation found by the Department of Labor to be particularly hazardous or detrimental to such employee's health or well-being; 14 or 15 years of age, unless the employment is confined to periods which do not interfere with the employee's schooling, health, and well-being; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 06/12/2017

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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-2803] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017

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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Signed By President. on 12/21/2018

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Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act [HB-2756] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Manufacturing ] [Environmental ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act This bill establishes: (1) an Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer; (2) an Office of Market Access Assistance; (3) a Trade Enforcement Division within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), headed by a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement; (4) the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business; (5) the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator; and (6) the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the dispute settlement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Introduced In House on 05/26/2017

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Future Logging Careers Act [S.655] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Small Business ]
Future Logging Careers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging operation owned or operated by that parent or person.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017

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