Keeping Girls in School Act [HB-2153]
Authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education. The USAID shall seek to ensure that such activities meet various requirements related to monitoring and evaluating outcomes, collecting data, and adhering to gender-equality promotion policies. The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global
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HB-2153: Keeping Girls in School Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/30/2020
National Heritage Area Act of 2020 [HB-1049]
Establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage, and authorizes appropriations through FY2034 for each National Heritage Area. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity
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HB-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020
Summary of H.R. 1049 - National Heritage Area Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the establishment of a National Heritage Area Program in the United States to conserve, enhance, and interpret areas with significant natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that represent the country's heritage. The program will provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities for the development and management of National Heritage Areas.
Key Points:
Definitions: The bill defines terms like Feasibility Study, Indian Tribe, Local Coordinating Entity, Management Plan, National Heritage Area, etc.
National Heritage Area System: The bill establishes a system of National Heritage Areas through which the Secretary may support the conservation and interpretation of resources.
Study Areas: The Secretary is authorized to assess specific geographic areas for designation as National Heritage Areas.
Property Owners and Regulatory Protections: The bill ensures protection of property owner rights and limits on regulatory implications.
Authorization of Appropriations: It authorizes funding of up to $750,000 per National Heritage Area annually from 2020 to 2034.
Statutory Clarification: Clarifies that previous laws regarding termination, funding limitations, and evaluations of National Heritage Areas are superseded.
Passed by the House of Representatives on December 3, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/07/2020
HR-316: Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
You have voted HR-316: Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders..
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 [HB-1763]
Increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, with an aggregate increase of 3,000 positions per fiscal year for five years. Of these positions, at least one-third must be for hospitals that are already operating above applicable resident limits, subject to specified distribution rules.
HB-1763: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/15/2019
Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 [HB-500]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher. Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program
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HB-500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/11/2019
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 [HB-763]
Imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill also imposes a specified
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HB-763: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 02/12/2019
HB-2075: School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/30/2020