Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019 [S.1956]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to repeal the qualified contract option for a building that received its allocation of housing credit dollar amount before January 1, 2019, or received before that date, a determination from the bond issuer or housing credit agency of its eligibility to receive an allocation of a housing credit dollar amount. Under current law, properties subject to the low-income housing tax credit are subject to a 30-year affordability period, during which the value of properties
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S.1956: Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/25/2019
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act [S.479]
Revises and expands criminal provisions with respect to animal crushing. It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both. It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct, including conduct that is (1) medical or scientific research, (2) necessary to protect
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S.479: PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/13/2019
A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. [SR-270]
This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and commends the bravery and resiliency of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in the face of violence and discrimination, past and present. The resolution also condemns violence and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community and recommits the House of Representatives to securing justice, equality, and well-being for LGBTQ people.
SR-270: A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 06/27/2019
Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2012]
Nullifies rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission that revoke state and local authority to regulate telecommunications equipment deployment and to determine the amount of payment for the use of such equipment.
S.2012: Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/27/2019
Clean School Bus Act of 2019 [S.1750]
Directs the Department of Energy to establish in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy the Clean School Bus Grant Program for awarding grants to governmental and nonprofit entities responsible for providing school bus service for the replacement of existing school buses with electric buses.
S.1750: Clean School Bus Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/05/2019
Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 [S.1414]
Permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
S.1414: Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/09/2019
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 [S.2137]
Revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, and the federal government, including by encouraging energy efficiency in residential, commercial, federal, or school buildings; energy-efficient technologies and processes for industrial applications; sustainable manufacturing; energy-efficient electric motors or transformers; or federal use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.
S.2137: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-143. on 10/23/2019