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Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2017 [S.1696]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency management pilot program to award grants to utilities, municipalities, water districts, Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, and other water authorities for demonstrating advanced and innovative technology-based solutions that will: increase the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems; improve those systems to help communities
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S.1696: Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/01/2017
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017 [S.1688]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
S.1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/01/2017
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017 [S.1695]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which is any green stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural
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S.1695: Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 08/01/2017
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017 [S.1715]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to change provisions that refer to married couples to make such provisions equally applicable to legally married same sex couples.
S.1715: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/02/2017
Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 [S.1700]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to codify the WaterSense Program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services to bear a "WaterSense" label. The EPA must establish certification criteria for the WaterSense label, enhance public awareness regarding the label, preserve the label's integrity, and review, and if appropriate, revise the WaterSense label requirements. To the maximum extent practicable
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S.1700: Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 08/02/2017