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113-S-238 | Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) promote the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establish metrics to evaluate whether long-term price stability is being achieved.
Prescribes procedures for the establishment and evaluation of such metrics.
Directs the Board and the FOMC to: (1) make such information available to the public on a website, and (2) report to Congress each time such metrics are set or revised.
Directs the Board to include in its semiannual report to Congress: (1) the results of the evaluation process, (2) whether the goal of long-term price stability is being met, (3) the main monetary policy instruments and strategy used by the Board and the FOMC to achieve long-term price stability, and (4) an analysis of how the policies of the Board and the FOMC are affecting the foreign exchange rate value of the U.S. dollar.
Directs the Board to clearly articulate its lender-of-last-resort policy.
Revamps FOMC membership to consist of one representative from each of the Federal Reserve banks (in addition to members of the Board).
Directs the FOMC to release meeting transcripts to the public within three years after each meeting.
Redesignates the Department of the Treasury stabilization fund as the Special Drawing Rights Fund. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate all property in the Fund (other than Special Drawing Rights) and to use all such amounts to reduce the public debt.
Limits the availability of the Fund solely to stabilize exchange rates and arrangements. Repeals the authority of the Secretary to deal in U.S. instruments of credit and securities. Permits only Special Drawing Rights to be deposited into the Fund. Requires funds that would otherwise have been deposited into the Fund to be paid, instead, to the Secretary to reduce the public debt.
Amends the FRA to authorize the FOMC, in unusual and exigent circumstances, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, to grant any Federal Reserve bank emergency authority to buy and sell U.S. debt obligations and revenue bonds in anticipation of the collection of taxes or the receipt of assured revenues by any state or local governmental entity, as well as obligations of, or guaranteed by, a foreign government or agency.
Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal: (1) funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and (2) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Fund. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2013-02-07 | amends federal reserve act fra direct board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board federal_open_market_committee fomc promote goal long term price stability establish metrics evaluate long term price stability achieved prescribes procedures establishment evaluation metrics fomc information available public website report congress time metrics set revised directs board include semiannual report congress results evaluation process goal long term price stability met main monetary policy instruments strategy board fomc achieve long term price stability analysis policies board fomc affecting foreign exchange rate value dollar directs board clearly articulate lender resort policy membership consist representative federal_reserve banks addition members board directs fomc release meeting transcripts public years meeting stabilization fund special_drawing_rights_fund instructs secretary treasury liquidate property fund special drawing rights use amounts reduce public debt limits availability fund solely stabilize exchange rates arrangements repeals authority secretary deal instruments credit securities permits special drawing rights deposited fund requires funds deposited fund paid instead secretary reduce public debt amends fra authorize fomc unusual exigent circumstances affirmative vote thirds members grant federal_reserve bank emergency authority buy sell debt obligations revenue bonds anticipation collection taxes receipt assured revenues state local governmental entity obligations guaranteed foreign government agency amends consumer financial protection act repeal funding consumer_financial_protection_bureau cfpb bureau_of_consumer_financial_protection_fund |
113-S-731 | Basel III Commonsense Approach for Small Entities Act or Basel III CASE Act - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before issuing any final rule in relation to proposals they have issued for the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, to conduct an empirical study that includes: (1) a quantitative analysis of the rule's impact on the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; and (2) a determination of the long-term impact of the rule, including changes to the current risk weight framework.
Allows any financial institution to provide information for the study voluntarily upon agency request, but prohibits agencies from requiring it.
Requires the study to be made available to the public for notice and comment. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2013-04-16 | board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_deposit_insurance_corporation fdic office_of_the_comptroller_of_the_currency issuing final rule relation proposals issued international basel iii agreement general risk based capital requirements conduct empirical study includes quantitative analysis rule impact financial services sector specifically community mid size regional financial institutions determination long term impact rule including changes current risk weight framework allows financial institution provide information study voluntarily agency request prohibits agencies requiring requires study available public notice comment |
113-S-768 | Sound Money Promotion Act - Exempts gold and silver coins declared to be legal tender by the federal government or any state government from taxation. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2013-04-18 | sound money promotion act exempts gold silver coins declared legal tender federal government state government taxation |
113-S-799 | Requires the President, by May 15, 2013, to submit to Congress a qualifying sequester replacement plan proposing to cancel permanently at least $85.333 billion of budgetary resources available for FY2013 from any discretionary appropriations or direct spending account. Requires further that:
up to $42.666.500 billion of budgetary resources be cancelled from defense spending (budget function 050); any cancellation of such budgetary resources comply with the policies under and consistent with amounts authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA FY2013); the cancellation is not implemented through changes to programs or activities contained in the Internal Revenue Code, or increases governmental receipts, offsetting collections, or offsetting receipts; any cancellation of budgetary resources in a non-defense spending account may not be offset against an increase in another such account; and the proposed cancellation reduces outlays by at least $82.500 billion by the end of FY2018. Sets forth requirements for expedited consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval in both chambers of the qualifying sequester replacement plan.
Requires the President, if the joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted within seven calendar days after May 15, 2013, to cancel: (1) any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for enforcement of a specified budget goal, and (2) the budgetary resources submitted in the qualifying sequester replacement plan. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2013-04-24 | requires president submit congress qualifying sequester replacement plan proposing cancel permanently billion budgetary resources available fy2013 discretionary appropriations direct spending account requires billion budgetary resources cancelled defense spending budget function cancellation budgetary resources comply policies consistent amounts authorized national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year ndaa fy2013 cancellation implemented changes programs activities contained internal revenue code increases governmental receipts offsetting collections offsetting receipts cancellation budgetary resources non defense spending account offset increase account proposed cancellation reduces outlays billion end fy2018 sets forth requirements expedited consideration joint resolution disapproval chambers qualifying sequester replacement plan requires president joint resolution disapproval enacted seven calendar days cancel sequestration order issued balanced_budget emergency deficit control act gramm rudman hollings act enforcement specified budget goal budgetary resources submitted qualifying sequester replacement plan |
113-S-2252 | Community Bank Preservation Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that membership on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve include at least one person with demonstrated experience working in or supervising community banks having less than $10 billion total assets. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2014-04-10 | amends federal reserve act require membership board_of_governors federal_reserve include person demonstrated experience working supervising community banks having billion total assets |
114-HR-163 | Rate of Average Time Execution Act of 2015 or the RATE Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect, publish, and keep current a set of indices, meeting specified criteria, that report the rate for dollar-denominated loans of various maturities. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-01-06 | rate average time execution act rate act amends federal_reserve_act direct board_of_governors federal_reserve_system collect publish current set indices meeting specified criteria report rate dollar denominated loans maturities |
114-HR-1652 | Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2015 or the SAVINGS Act
Directs the Department of the Treasury to: (1) allow individual taxpayers an option to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form with a portion or all of a tax refund during the period ending on December 31, 2020; or (2) implement an alternative option that allows for the gifting of U.S. savings bonds, serves the unbanked, and retains the ability to sign-up on the return of tax. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2015-03-26 | valuable investment needed generate savings act savings act directs department_of_the_treasury allow individual taxpayers option purchase savings bonds paper form portion tax refund period ending december implement alternative option allows savings bonds serves retains ability sign return tax |
114-HR-2625 | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act, with respect to the discounting of obligations arising out of actual commercial transactions, to declare a borrower ineligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and all federal banking regulators with jurisdiction over the borrower certify that, at the time the borrower initially borrows under the program or facility, the borrower is not insolvent.
A borrower shall be deemed insolvent for such purposes if it is a bridge financial company (organized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] to resolve a covered financial company) or a bridge depository institution (a new national bank or federal savings association organized by the FDIC to assume the deposits of one or more insured depository institutions that are in default or in danger of default).
The annual (penalty) interest rate for emergency lending must be at least 500 basis points greater than the cost of borrowing for the United States Treasury for a commensurate loan term.
The Board may create an emergency lending program or facility that does not meet the broad-based eligibility requirement (that at least five companies be eligible to participate in it) or this penalty rate requirement, but only if Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval within 30 days.
The bill reduces from 1 year to 60 days after termination the deadline by which the Government Accountability Office must release a nonredacted version of any audit report on a credit facility of the Federal Reserve System whose authorization has been terminated by the Board.
The Board must also disclose, 60 days (currently 1 year) after it has terminated the authorization of a credit facility, any information concerning its borrowers and counterparties. In the case of a covered transaction the Board must disclose similar information 60 days after the date on which the covered transaction was conducted (currently the last day of the eighth calendar quarter following the calendar quarter of such transaction). A credit facility, unless otherwise terminated by the Board, shall be deemed to have been terminated 60 days (currently 24 months) after the date on which it ceases to makes extensions of credit and loans. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-06-03 | bailout prevention act bill amends federal_reserve_act respect discounting obligations arising actual commercial transactions declare borrower ineligible borrow emergency lending program facility board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal banking regulators jurisdiction borrower certify time borrower initially borrows program facility borrower insolvent borrower shall deemed insolvent purposes bridge financial company organized federal_deposit_insurance_corporation fdic resolve covered financial company bridge depository institution new national bank federal savings association organized fdic assume deposits insured depository institutions default danger default annual penalty interest rate emergency lending basis points greater cost borrowing united_states treasury commensurate loan term board create emergency lending program facility meet broad based eligibility requirement companies eligible participate penalty rate requirement congress enacts joint resolution approval days bill reduces year days termination deadline government_accountability_office release version audit report credit facility federal_reserve_system authorization terminated board board disclose days currently year terminated authorization credit facility information concerning borrowers counterparties case covered transaction board disclose similar information days date covered transaction conducted currently day eighth calendar quarter following calendar quarter transaction credit facility terminated board shall deemed terminated days currently months date ceases makes extensions credit loans |
114-HR-2912 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) evaluate various operational regimes under which the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee may conduct monetary policy in terms achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; (3) evaluate the use of macro-prudential supervision and regulation and of the lender-of-last-resort function of the Board as tools of monetary policy in terms of achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; and (4) recommend a course for U.S. monetary policy going forward.
The Commission shall submit to Congress and make publicly available, by December 1, 2016, a report containing a statement of its findings and conclusions.
(Sec. 8) The Commission shall terminate on June 1, 2017. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-06-25 | measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure sec bill establishes examine monetary policy creation federal_reserve_board affected performance economy terms output employment prices financial stability time evaluate operational regimes board federal_open_market_committee conduct monetary policy terms achieving maximum sustainable level output employment price stability long term evaluate use prudential supervision regulation lender resort function board tools monetary policy terms achieving maximum sustainable level output employment price stability long term recommend course monetary policy going forward commission shall submit congress publicly available december report containing statement findings conclusions sec commission shall terminate june |
114-HR-2913 | Sound Dollar Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) pursue the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establish metrics to evaluate whether long-term price stability is being achieved.
Prescribes procedures for the establishment and evaluation of such metrics.
Directs the Board and the FOMC to: (1) make such information available to the public on a website, and (2) report to Congress each time such metrics are set or revised.
Directs the Board to include in its semiannual report to Congress: (1) the results of the evaluation process, (2) whether the goal of long-term price stability is being met, (3) the main monetary policy instruments and strategy used by the Board and the FOMC to achieve long-term price stability, and (4) an analysis of how the policies of the Board and the FOMC are affecting the foreign exchange rate value of the U.S. dollar.
Directs the Board to clearly articulate its lender-of-last-resort policy.
Revamps FOMC membership to consist of one representative from each of the Federal Reserve banks (in addition to members of the Board).
Directs the FOMC to release meeting transcripts to the public within three years after each meeting.
Redesignates the Department of the Treasury stabilization fund as the Special Drawing Rights Fund. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate all property in the Fund (other than Special Drawing Rights) and to use all such amounts to reduce the public debt.
Limits the availability of the Fund solely to stabilize exchange rates and arrangements. Repeals Treasury authority to deal in U.S. instruments of credit and securities. Permits only Special Drawing Rights to be deposited into the Fund. Requires funds that would otherwise have been deposited into the Fund to be paid, instead, to the Treasury to reduce the public debt.
Amends the FRA to authorize the FOMC, in unusual and exigent circumstances, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, to grant any Federal Reserve bank emergency authority to buy and sell U.S. debt obligations and revenue bonds in anticipation of the collection of taxes or the receipt of assured revenues by any state or local governmental entity, as well as obligations of, or guaranteed by, a foreign government or agency.
Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal: (1) Board funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as determined by the CFPB, and (2) the CFPB Fund. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2015-06-25 | sound dollar act amends federal_reserve_act fra direct board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board federal_open_market_committee fomc pursue goal long term price stability establish metrics evaluate long term price stability achieved prescribes procedures establishment evaluation metrics fomc information available public website report congress time metrics set revised directs board include semiannual report congress results evaluation process goal long term price stability met main monetary policy instruments strategy board fomc achieve long term price stability analysis policies board fomc affecting foreign exchange rate value dollar directs board clearly articulate lender resort policy membership consist representative federal_reserve banks addition members board directs fomc release meeting transcripts public years meeting stabilization fund special_drawing_rights_fund instructs secretary treasury liquidate property fund special drawing rights use amounts reduce public debt limits availability fund solely stabilize exchange rates arrangements repeals treasury authority deal instruments credit securities permits special drawing rights deposited fund requires funds deposited fund paid instead treasury reduce public debt amends fra authorize fomc unusual exigent circumstances affirmative vote thirds members grant federal_reserve bank emergency authority buy sell debt obligations revenue bonds anticipation collection taxes receipt assured revenues state local governmental entity obligations guaranteed foreign government agency amends consumer financial protection act repeal board funding consumer_financial_protection_bureau cfpb determined cfpb |
114-HR-3189 | Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 or the FORM Act of 2015
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), within 48 hours after the end of a FOMC meeting, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a Directive Policy Rule, meeting specified criteria, accompanied by a statement identifying the FOMC members voting in its favor.
A Directive Policy Rule shall describe the FOMC strategy or rule for the systematic quantitative adjustment of a Policy Instrument Target to:
respond to a change in specified Intermediate Policy Inputs, and provide the basis for an Open Market Operations Directive to achieve a specified Policy Instrument Target presented by the FOMC to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to guide open-market operations. The GAO shall determine if a Directive Policy Rule has materially changed from the rule most recently submitted, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) must testify within seven legislative days before certain congressional committees as to why any noncompliance exists.
The GAO must also, upon congressional request, audit the conduct of monetary policy by the Board and the FOMC.
(Sec. 2) A blackout period shall take place starting one week before an FOMC meeting and ending midnight of the day of its completion. During the black-out period only specified public communications are permissible by members and FOMC staff with respect to either macroeconomic or financial developments or about current or prospective monetary policy issues.
(Sec. 4) FMOC membership shall increase from five to six representatives of the Federal Reserve Banks. The selection process for representatives is revised, in part to divide elections from different Banks into odd-numbered and even-numbered calendar years.
(Sec. 5) The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to require the Board, before adopting sets of conditions for stress tests of nonbank financial companies it supervises and bank holding companies, to: (1) first issue regulations for them, subject to public notice and comment, which shall include methodologies and models used to estimate losses on certain assets; and (2) before publishing them submit copies of such regulations to the GAO and the Panel of Economic Advisors of the Congressional Budget Office.
Stress test requirements used by the Board shall apply to all stress tests performed under the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review exercise.
The Board shall also publish:
the aggregate number of supervisory letters sent since the enactment of this Act to bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more, and keep this number updated; as well as the aggregate numbers designated "Matters Requiring Attention" and "Matters Requiring Immediate Attention." (Sec. 6) The Federal Reserve Act is further amended to increase from semiannual to quarterly the Board Chairman’s appearances before Congress.
(Sec. 7) The Board's Vice Chairman for Supervision, as part of Board testimony before specified congressional committees, shall report on the status of proposed and anticipated rulemakings. If the Vice Chairman for Supervision position is vacant, the Board's Vice Chairman shall fulfill the statutory requirement for semi-annual testimony.
(Sec. 8) Before issuing any regulation the Board must consider specified economic impacts.
When deciding whether to regulate, the Board must:
assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives, and consider a regulation's impact upon certain areas of economic activity. In its final rule the Board must: (1) explain the nature of comments that it received together with a response to them; and (2) make a postadoption impact assessment of the costs, benefits, and intended and unintended consequences of any "major rule" adopted or amended.
(Sec. 9) Board members and employees shall be subject to the same ethics standards, prohibitions, and restrictions as apply to employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to financial interests, transactions, outside employment and activities, and Office of Personnel Management employee responsibilities and conduct regulations.
The Board shall make publicly available on its website a searchable database of all Board members, officers, and employees who receive an annual salary above the annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule, including yearly salary information and any nonsalary compensation such staff receive.
Each Board member may employ at least two individuals. (Sec. 10) Both the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act are revised to require the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board, respectively, in the process of setting financial standards as a part of any foreign or multinational entity, to solicit public comment and issue public reports, including a notice of agreement.
The Department of the Treasury, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the SEC shall likewise be subject to these same requirements for their participation in similar processes.
(Sec. 11) The authority of the Federal Reserve Board to discount notes, drafts, and bills of exchange secured to a Federal Reserve Bank's satisfaction in unusual and exigent circumstances shall be limited to only those circumstances posing a threat to U.S. financial stability. The affirmative vote of at least nine presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks shall be necessary for a discount decision, in addition to (as under current law) the affirmative vote of five Board members.
Federal Reserve Banks may not accept as collateral for an emergency loan any equity securities issued by the recipient of the loan or of other financial assistance.
No applicant shall be eligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board and all applicable federal banking regulators certify that the applicant is not insolvent.
The Board, within six months of the enactment of this Act, shall adopt a rule:
establishing a method for determining the sufficiency of collateral pledged to secure lending, acceptable classes of collateral, the amount of any discount of the lendable value of collateral for a loan that the Federal Reserve Banks will apply to calculate the sufficiency of the collateral, and a method for obtaining independent appraisals of the collateral the Federal Reserve Banks receive. The Board, also within six months of the enactment of this Act, shall by rule establish a minimum interest rate on the principal amount of any emergency loan or financial assistance to a recipient. The applicable minimum interest rate shall be the sum of:
the most recent 90-day average of the secondary discount rate of all Federal Reserve Banks; plus the most recent 90-day average of the difference between a distressed corporate bond yield index and a bond yield index of debt issued by the United States. The bill limits discounts under the lending program to participants that are financial institutions, excluding federal, state, and local government agencies.
(Sec. 12) The FOMC shall determine the interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
(Sec. 13) The GAO shall audit annually both the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Banks within 12 months after enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 14) The Board, shall, as part of its monthly "Industrial Production or Capacity Utilization" statistical release (or any successor release), analyze:
the impact on the index described in the statistical release because of the operation of the Export-Import Bank; and the amount of foreign industrial production supported by foreign export credit agencies, using the same method used to measure industrial production in the statistical release and scaled to be comparable to the industrial production measurement for the United States. (Sec. 15) The Federal Reserve Act is amended to require that, with respect to the election or designation of Class B and C directors of Federal Reserve District Banks, due consideration be given to the interests of traditionally underserved communities and populations.
(Sec. 16) Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015
The bill establishes a Centennial Monetary Commission to examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time.
(Sec. 17) The Federal Reserve Act is amended to state that the portion of net earnings of each Federal Reserve Bank which remains after dividend claims have been fully met shall no longer be deposited in the Bank's surplus fund but shall be transferred to the Board for transfer to the Treasury general fund. The Federal Reserve Banks shall also transfer all their current surplus funds to the Board for transfer to the Treasury general fund.
(Sec. 18) The FOMC shall record and make available to the public the full transcript of all of its meetings. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-07-23 | fed oversight reform modernization act form act sec bill amends federal_reserve_act require chairman federal_open_market_committee fomc hours end fomc meeting submit appropriate congressional committees government_accountability_office gao directive policy rule meeting specified criteria accompanied statement identifying fomc members voting favor directive policy rule shall describe fomc strategy rule systematic quantitative adjustment respond change specified intermediate provide basis achieve specified presented fomc federal_reserve_bank new_york guide open market operations gao shall determine directive policy rule materially changed rule recently submitted chairman board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board testify seven legislative days certain congressional committees noncompliance exists gao congressional request audit conduct monetary policy board fomc sec blackout period shall place starting week fomc meeting ending midnight day completion black period specified public communications permissible members fomc staff respect macroeconomic financial developments current prospective monetary policy issues sec membership shall increase representatives federal_reserve_banks selection process representatives revised divide elections different banks odd numbered numbered calendar years sec dodd frank wall street reform consumer protection act amended require board adopting sets conditions stress tests nonbank financial companies supervises bank holding companies issue regulations subject public notice comment shall include methodologies models estimate losses certain assets publishing submit copies regulations gao stress test requirements board shall apply stress tests performed comprehensive capital analysis review exercise board shall publish aggregate number supervisory letters sent enactment act bank holding companies total consolidated assets billion number updated aggregate numbers designated matters requiring attention matters requiring immediate attention sec federal_reserve_act amended increase semiannual quarterly board chairman appearances congress sec board vice chairman supervision board testimony specified congressional committees shall report status proposed anticipated rulemakings vice chairman supervision position vacant board vice chairman shall fulfill statutory requirement semi annual testimony sec issuing regulation board consider specified economic impacts deciding regulate board assess costs benefits available regulatory alternatives consider regulation impact certain areas economic activity final rule board explain nature comments received response impact assessment costs benefits intended unintended consequences major rule adopted amended sec board members employees shall subject ethics standards prohibitions restrictions apply employees securities_and_exchange_commission sec respect financial interests transactions outside employment activities office_of_personnel_management employee responsibilities conduct regulations board shall publicly available website searchable database board members officers employees receive annual salary annual rate basic pay general schedule including yearly salary information compensation staff receive board member employ individuals sec federal_reserve_act federal_deposit_insurance_act revised require federal_reserve_board respectively process setting financial standards foreign multinational entity solicit public comment issue public reports including notice agreement department_of_the_treasury comptroller_of_the_currency sec shall likewise subject requirements participation similar processes sec authority federal_reserve_board discount notes bills exchange secured federal_reserve_bank satisfaction unusual exigent circumstances shall limited circumstances posing threat financial stability affirmative vote presidents federal_reserve_banks shall necessary discount decision addition current law affirmative vote board members federal_reserve_banks accept collateral emergency loan equity securities issued recipient loan financial assistance applicant shall eligible borrow emergency lending program facility board applicable federal banking regulators certify applicant insolvent board months enactment act shall adopt rule establishing method determining sufficiency collateral pledged secure lending acceptable classes collateral discount value collateral loan federal_reserve_banks apply calculate sufficiency collateral method obtaining independent appraisals collateral federal_reserve_banks receive board months enactment act shall rule establish minimum interest rate principal emergency loan financial assistance recipient applicable minimum interest rate shall sum recent day average secondary discount rate federal_reserve_banks plus recent day average difference distressed corporate bond yield index bond yield index debt issued united_states bill limits discounts lending program participants financial institutions excluding federal state local government agencies sec fomc shall determine interest rates balances maintained federal_reserve_bank behalf depository institution sec gao shall audit annually federal_reserve_board federal_reserve_banks months enactment act sec board shall monthly industrial production capacity utilization statistical release successor release analyze impact index described statistical release operation export-import_bank foreign industrial production supported foreign export credit agencies method measure industrial production statistical release scaled comparable industrial production measurement united_states sec federal_reserve_act amended require respect election designation class directors consideration given interests traditionally underserved communities populations sec bill establishes examine monetary policy creation board affected performance economy terms output employment prices financial stability time sec federal_reserve_act amended state portion net earnings federal_reserve_bank remains dividend claims fully met shall longer deposited bank surplus fund shall transferred board transfer treasury general fund federal_reserve_banks shall transfer current surplus funds board transfer treasury general fund sec fomc shall record available public transcript meetings |
114-HR-3264 | Helping Americans Save Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand eligibility for the retirement savings tax credit by increasing income eligibility limits. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such income levels for taxable years beginning after 2015.
Amends title IV, part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of the Social Security Act to allow the disregard of the value of certain retirement plans for purposes of determining eligibility for programs to assist needy families, social security disability benefits, and low-income home energy assistance. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2015-07-28 | helping americans save act amends internal revenue code expand eligibility retirement savings tax credit increasing income eligibility limits allows annual inflation adjustment income levels taxable years beginning amends title temporary assistance needy families social security act allow disregard value certain retirement plans purposes determining eligibility programs assist needy families social security disability benefits low income home energy assistance |
114-HR-3541 | The Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act with respect to the duty of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to promote maximum employment and stable prices.
The bill defines "maximum employment" as an economy with an unemployment rate of at most 4% that generally includes a labor market in which median wages are rising with worker productivity, job seekers can find work, and involuntary part-time work is at a minimum.
The Board and the FOMC are also directed to promote a stable rate of inflation (instead of stable prices) as part of long run growth. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-09-17 | bill amends federal_reserve_act respect duty board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_open_market_committee fomc promote maximum employment stable prices bill defines maximum employment economy unemployment rate generally includes labor market median wages rising worker productivity job seekers find work involuntary time work minimum board fomc directed promote stable rate inflation instead stable prices long run growth |
114-HR-3857 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill prohibits the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) from determining under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 that certain nonbank financial companies shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and subject to prudential standards until 90 days after:
the Federal Reserve Board establishes prudential standards for nonbank financial companies, the Federal Reserve Board promulgates criteria for exempting certain types or classes of U.S. or foreign nonbank financial companies from supervision, FSOC reevaluates within 2016 each such determination and rescinds any of them if the nonbank financial company in question no longer meets specified standards, and FSOC reports to Congress its reasons for not rescinding any determination. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-10-29 | measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure sec bill prohibits financial_stability_oversight_council fsoc determining financial stability act certain nonbank financial companies shall supervised board_of_governors federal_reserve_system subject prudential standards days federal_reserve_board establishes prudential standards nonbank financial companies federal_reserve_board promulgates criteria exempting certain types classes foreign nonbank financial companies supervision fsoc determination rescinds nonbank financial company question longer meets specified standards fsoc reports congress reasons rescinding determination |
114-HR-4094 | Universal Savings Account Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the establishment of Universal Savings Accounts. These Accounts shall be tax-exempt and may be opened by any individual who is at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Contributions to these Accounts must be in cash and may not exceed $5,500 (adjusted annually for inflation) in any calendar year. Distributions from a Universal Savings Account are excluded from the gross income of the account holder for income tax purposes. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2015-11-19 | bill amends internal_revenue_code allow establishment accounts shall tax exempt opened individual years age citizen legal permanent resident contributions accounts cash exceed adjusted annually inflation calendar year distributions excluded gross income account holder income tax purposes |
114-HR-4236 | Financial Security Credit Act of 2015
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit equal to the lesser of $500 or 50% of the total amount deposited or contributed into designated savings products in a taxable year (financial security credit). A "designated savings product" is a qualified retirement plan, a qualified tuition plan, a Coverdell education savings account, a U.S. savings bond, a certificate of deposit with a duration of at least eight months, a savings account, or other savings product considered appropriate by the Department of the Treasury.
The Internal Revenue Service must notify individual taxpayers who may qualify for a financial security credit that they have the option of an electronic direct deposit if they deposit any portion of their tax refund into a designated savings product. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2015-12-10 | financial security credit act bill amends internal_revenue_code allow income based tax credit equal lesser total deposited contributed designated savings products taxable year financial security credit designated savings product qualified retirement plan qualified tuition plan coverdell education savings account savings bond certificate deposit duration months savings account savings product considered appropriate treasury internal_revenue_service notify individual taxpayers qualify financial security credit option electronic direct deposit deposit portion tax refund designated savings product |
114-HR-5276 | No Bailouts for State, Territory, and Local Governments Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase or guarantee obligations of, issue lines of credit to, or provide direct or indirect grants-in-aid to any state (defined to include the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession), municipal, local, or county government that, on or after January 1, 2013, has filed for bankruptcy, has defaulted on its obligations, is at risk of defaulting, or is likely to default, without such federal assistance, if such purchase, guarantee, extension of credit, or grant is made to assist the government in: (1) avoiding defaulting on the payment of principal or interest due on an obligation of the government, or (2) curing such a default.
The Departrment of the Treasury is prohibited from using general fund revenues or borrowed funds to purchase or guarantee, for the same purposes, any asset or obligation of any such state, municipal, local, or county government.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is prohibited from: (1) providing or extending to, or authorizing with respect to, such a state, municipal, local, or county government, or other entity with taxing authority or bonding authority, for the same purposes, any funds, loan guarantees, credits, or any other financial instrument or other authority, including bond purchases; or (2) otherwise assisting such a government entity, for the same purposes, under any Board authority.
Such prohibitions shall not apply to federal assistance provided in response to a natural disaster. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2016-05-18 | bailouts state territory local governments act bill prohibits use federal funds purchase guarantee obligations issue lines credit provide direct indirect grants aid state defined include district_of_columbia territory possession municipal local county government january filed bankruptcy defaulted obligations risk defaulting likely default federal assistance purchase guarantee extension credit grant assist government avoiding defaulting payment principal interest obligation government curing default treasury prohibited general fund revenues borrowed funds purchase guarantee purposes asset obligation state municipal local county government board_of_governors federal_reserve_system prohibited providing extending authorizing respect state municipal local county government entity taxing authority bonding authority purposes funds loan guarantees credits financial instrument authority including bond purchases assisting government entity purposes board authority prohibitions shall apply federal assistance provided response natural disaster |
114-S-92 | Community Bank Preservation Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that membership on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve include at least one person with demonstrated experience working in or supervising community banks having less than $10 billion total assets. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-01-07 | amends federal_reserve_act require membership board_of_governors federal_reserve include person demonstrated experience working supervising community banks having billion total assets |
114-S-1248 | Fed Accountability Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize each member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to employ and select a maximum of four individuals for the member's staff and set their salaries.
The Board must vote, at a properly noticed public meeting, on whether to resolve any enforcement action if its resolution involves the payment of at least $1 million in compensation, penalties, fines, or other payments.
The results of that vote must be: (1) included in the Board's official minutes, and (2) made publicly available on the Board's website. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-05-07 | fed accountability act bill amends federal_reserve_act authorize member board_of_governors federal_reserve_system employ select maximum individuals member staff set salaries board vote properly public meeting resolve enforcement action resolution involves payment million compensation penalties fines payments results vote included board official minutes publicly available board website |
114-S-1320 | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act, with respect to the discounting of obligations arising out of actual commercial transactions, to declare a borrower ineligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and all federal banking regulators with jurisdiction over the borrower certify that, at the time the borrower initially borrows under the program or facility, the borrower is not insolvent.
A borrower shall be deemed insolvent for such purposes if it is a bridge financial company (organized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] to resolve a covered financial company) or a bridge depository institution (a new national bank or federal savings association organized by the FDIC to assume the deposits of one or more insured depository institutions that are in default or in danger of default).
The annual (penalty) interest rate for emergency lending must be at least 500 basis points greater than the cost of borrowing for the United States Treasury for a commensurate loan term.
The Board may create an emergency lending program or facility that does not meet the broad-based eligibility requirement (that at least five companies be eligible to participate in it) or this penalty rate requirement, but only if Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval within 30 days.
The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is amended to repeal the authorization for certain financial holding companies to engage in, or own or control shares of a company that is engaged in commodity trading, selling, or investing if certain requirements are met. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-05-13 | bailout prevention act bill amends federal_reserve_act respect discounting obligations arising actual commercial transactions declare borrower ineligible borrow emergency lending program facility board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal banking regulators jurisdiction borrower certify time borrower initially borrows program facility borrower insolvent borrower shall deemed insolvent purposes bridge financial company organized federal_deposit_insurance_corporation fdic resolve covered financial company bridge depository institution new national bank federal savings association organized fdic assume deposits insured depository institutions default danger default annual penalty interest rate emergency lending basis points greater cost borrowing united_states treasury commensurate loan term board create emergency lending program facility meet broad based eligibility requirement companies eligible participate penalty rate requirement congress enacts joint resolution approval days bank_holding_company_act amended repeal authorization certain financial holding companies engage control shares company engaged commodity trading selling investing certain requirements met |
114-S-1786 | Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015
This bill establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) evaluate various operational regimes under which the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee may conduct monetary policy in terms achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; and (3) recommend a course for U.S. monetary policy going forward.
The Commission shall evaluate as a tool of monetary policy: (1) macro-prudential supervision and regulation, and (2) the lender-of-last-resort function of the Board. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-07-16 | bill establishes examine monetary policy creation federal_reserve_board affected performance economy terms output employment prices financial stability time evaluate operational regimes board federal_open_market_committee conduct monetary policy terms achieving maximum sustainable level output employment price stability long term recommend course monetary policy going forward commission shall evaluate tool monetary policy prudential supervision regulation lender resort function board |
114-S-1848 | Sound Dollar Act of 2016
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) pursue the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establish metrics to evaluate whether long-term price stability is being achieved.
The bill also prescribes procedures for the establishment and evaluation of such metrics.
The Board and the FOMC shall: (1) make such information available to the public on a website, and (2) report to Congress each time such metrics are set or revised.
The Board must include in its semiannual report to Congress: (1) the results of the evaluation process; (2) whether the goal of long-term price stability is being met, and if not, why not, as well as remedial steps to be taken; (3) the main monetary policy instruments and strategy used by the Board and the FOMC to achieve long-term price stability; and (4) an analysis of how the policies of the Board and the FOMC are affecting the foreign exchange rate value of the U.S. dollar.
The Board must clearly articulate its lender-of-last-resort policy and make it public on the appropriate website.
FOMC membership shall consist of one representative from each of the Federal Reserve banks (in addition to members of the Board).
The FOMC shall release meeting transcripts to the public within three years after each meeting.
The Department of the Treasury stabilization fund is renamed the Special Drawing Rights Fund. Treasury shall liquidate all property in the Fund (other than Special Drawing Rights) and use all such amounts to reduce the public debt.
The Fund shall be available solely to stabilize exchange rates and arrangements. Repeals Treasury authority to deal in U.S. instruments of credit and securities. Permits only Special Drawing Rights to be deposited into the Fund. Requires funds that would otherwise have been deposited into the Fund to be paid, instead, to the Treasury to reduce the public debt.
The FRA is amended to authorize the FOMC, in unusual and exigent circumstances, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, to grant any Federal Reserve bank emergency authority to buy and sell U.S. debt obligations and revenue bonds in anticipation of the collection of taxes or the receipt of assured revenues by any state or local governmental entity, as well as obligations of, or guaranteed by, a foreign government or agency.
The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended to repeal: (1) Board funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from Federal Reserve System earnings (outside the annual appropriations process), and (2) the CFPB Fund. By this means the bill brings the CFPB into the regular appropriations process. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2015-07-23 | sound dollar act bill amends federal_reserve_act fra direct board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_open_market_committee fomc pursue goal long term price stability establish metrics evaluate long term price stability achieved bill prescribes procedures establishment evaluation metrics board fomc shall information available public website report congress time metrics set revised board include semiannual report congress results evaluation process goal long term price stability met remedial steps taken main monetary policy instruments strategy board fomc achieve long term price stability analysis policies board fomc affecting foreign exchange rate value dollar board clearly articulate lender resort policy public appropriate website fomc membership shall consist representative federal_reserve banks addition members board fomc shall release meeting transcripts public years meeting department_of_the_treasury stabilization fund renamed special_drawing_rights_fund treasury shall liquidate property fund special drawing rights use amounts reduce public debt fund shall available solely stabilize exchange rates arrangements repeals treasury authority deal instruments credit securities permits special drawing rights deposited fund requires funds deposited fund paid instead treasury reduce public debt fra amended authorize fomc unusual exigent circumstances affirmative vote thirds members grant federal_reserve bank emergency authority buy sell debt obligations revenue bonds anticipation collection taxes receipt assured revenues state local governmental entity obligations guaranteed foreign government agency consumer financial protection act amended repeal board funding consumer_financial_protection_bureau cfpb federal_reserve_system earnings outside annual appropriations process means bill brings cfpb regular appropriations process |
114-S-2232 | Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to: (1) commence and complete an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the Federal Reserve Banks within 12 months of enactment of this Act, and (2) report findings and conclusions to Congress within 90 days of completing the audit.
The bill also repeals certain limitations upon such an audit. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-11-03 | federal_reserve transparency act bill directs government_accountability_office commence complete audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_reserve_banks months enactment act report findings conclusions congress days completing audit bill repeals certain limitations audit |
114-S-2288 | Bring Accountability Now to the Fed Act of 2015
This bill prohibits members and staff of the Federal Reserve System from lobbying or issuing a pronouncement in support of or against legislation that has been introduced in Congress or in any state or local legislative body. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2015-11-17 | bring accountability fed act bill prohibits members staff federal_reserve_system lobbying issuing support legislation introduced congress state local legislative body |
114-S-2320 | Universal Savings Account Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the establishment of Universal Savings Accounts. These Accounts shall be tax-exempt and may be opened by any individual who is at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Contributions to these Accounts must be in cash and may not exceed $5,500 (adjusted annually for inflation) in any calendar year. Distributions from a Universal Savings Account are excluded from the gross income of the account holder for income tax purposes. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2015-11-19 | bill amends internal_revenue_code allow establishment accounts shall tax exempt opened individual years age citizen legal permanent resident contributions accounts cash exceed adjusted annually inflation calendar year distributions excluded gross income account holder income tax purposes |
114-S-2478 | Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2016 or the SAVINGS Act
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2016-02-02 | valuable investment needed generate savings act savings act bill directs department_of_the_treasury allow individual taxpayer use portion tax refund purchase savings bonds paper form taxpayer individual designated taxpayer option tax return allows bonds serves individuals held bank account individuals lack access internet |
110-HR-3085 | Lead Poisoning Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to establish a Select Group on Lead Exposure. Requires the Group to: (1) conduct a study of state, tribal, and local programs to protect children from exposure to lead at child-occupied facilities constructed before January 1, 1978; (2) develop baseline standards such programs must meet to receive a grant under this Act; and (3) develop a model program to protect children from exposure to lead at such facilities that can be adopted by state, local, and tribal governments. Requires the model program to meet or exceed standards that require facilities to be notified as soon as practicable after a child is diagnosed with lead poisoning and to be tested for the presence of lead upon receiving such notification. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish a program to provide grants to assist such facilities in carrying out activities to protect children from lead exposure; (2) promulgate regulations requiring such facilities to test applicable exposure pathways for lead, prohibiting states and Indian tribes from issuing a license to such facilities until the testing is complete and the exposure to lead is eliminated, and requiring all child-occupied facilities to eliminate the risk of exposure to lead through applicable exposure pathways; and (3) apply regulations governing lead-based paint activities to contractors and workers engaged in the renovation, remodeling, or painting of such facilitates and to establish a program to provide information and training about those activities to them. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2007-07-18 | lead poisoning reduction act amends toxic substances control act establish lead exposure requires group conduct study state tribal local programs protect children exposure lead child occupied facilities constructed january develop baseline standards programs meet receive grant act develop model program protect children exposure lead facilities adopted state local tribal governments requires model program meet exceed standards require facilities notified soon practicable child diagnosed lead poisoning tested presence lead receiving notification directs administrator establish program provide grants assist facilities carrying activities protect children lead exposure promulgate regulations requiring facilities test applicable exposure pathways lead prohibiting states indian tribes issuing license facilities testing complete exposure lead eliminated requiring child occupied facilities eliminate risk exposure lead applicable exposure pathways apply regulations governing lead based paint activities contractors workers engaged renovation remodeling facilitates establish program provide information training activities |
110-HR-3285 | Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct a study that: (1) describes the science concerning the disease mechanisms and health effects of exposure to asbestos and other biopersistent durable fibers and methods for measuring and analyzing asbestos; (2) describes labeling practices relating to asbestos-containing material; and (3) recommends future asbestos-related disease research and exposure assessment practice needs. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations that prohibit the importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing of asbestos-containing products, subject to limited exemption upon petition and specified exemptions sought by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within two years. Exempts products that are no longer in the stream of commerce or that are in the possession of an end user.Requires the Administrator to establish a plan to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos-containing products and contaminants in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos.Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and coordinate research programs on diseases caused by asbestos exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries; (2) provide for establishment of a national clearinghouse for data and specimens relating to asbestos-related diseases; (3) require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish an asbestos-related disease research and treatment network; and (4) direct the Secretary to support research on mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases that is directly relevant to the health of the Armed Forces. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2007-08-01 | ban asbestos america act amends toxic substances control act require national_institute_for_occupational_safety_and_health conduct study describes science concerning disease mechanisms health effects exposure asbestos durable fibers methods measuring analyzing asbestos describes labeling practices relating asbestos containing material recommends future asbestos related disease research exposure assessment practice needs requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa promulgate regulations prohibit importing manufacturing processing distributing asbestos containing products subject limited exemption petition specified exemptions sought department_of_defense dod national_aeronautics_and_space_administration disposal asbestos containing products years exempts products longer stream commerce possession end user requires administrator establish plan increase awareness dangers posed asbestos containing products contaminants homes workplaces asbestos related diseases provide information encourage participation research treatment endeavors asbestos related disease patients families line health care providers encourage health care providers researchers provide patients families information relating research diagnostic clinical treatments relating asbestos amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services expand coordinate research programs diseases caused asbestos exposure particularly mesothelioma injuries provide establishment national clearinghouse data specimens relating asbestos related diseases require director national_institutes_of_health nih establish asbestos related disease research treatment network direct secretary support research mesothelioma asbestos related diseases directly relevant health armed_forces |
110-HR-3339 | Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct studies and report on the health effects of non-asbestiform minerals and elongated mineral particles.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a plan to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos-containing materials and products and contaminants in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos.Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations that prohibit the importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing of asbestos-containing materials, subject to limited exemption upon petition and specified exemptions sought by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). States that such prohibitions do not apply to specified diaphragm electrolysis installations.Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing materials within two years. Exempts products that are no longer in the stream of commerce or that are in the possession of an end user.Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and coordinate research programs on diseases caused by asbestos exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries; (2) provide for establishment of a national clearinghouse for data and specimens relating to asbestos-related diseases; (3) require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish an asbestos-related disease research and treatment network; and (4) direct the Secretary to support research on mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases that is directly relevant to the health of the Armed Forces. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2007-08-02 | prevent mesothelioma act amends toxic substances control act require director national_institute_for_occupational_safety_and_health conduct studies report health effects non minerals mineral requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish plan increase awareness dangers posed asbestos containing materials products contaminants homes workplaces asbestos related diseases provide information encourage participation research treatment endeavors asbestos related disease patients families line health care providers encourage health care providers researchers provide patients families information relating research diagnostic clinical treatments relating asbestos requires administrator promulgate regulations prohibit importing manufacturing processing distributing asbestos containing materials subject limited exemption petition specified exemptions sought department_of_defense dod national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa states prohibitions apply specified installations requires disposal asbestos containing materials years exempts products longer stream commerce possession end user amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services expand coordinate research programs diseases caused asbestos exposure particularly mesothelioma injuries provide establishment national clearinghouse data specimens relating asbestos related diseases require director national_institutes_of_health nih establish asbestos related disease research treatment network direct secretary support research mesothelioma asbestos related diseases directly relevant health armed_forces |
110-HR-3397 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to set the environmental intervention blood lead level for a confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood as equal to or greater than ten micrograms of lead per deciliter for a single test, for purposes of provisions concerning lead-based paint hazards in housing. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend relevant regulations to comply with this Act within 90 days. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2007-08-03 | lead safe housing kids act amends residential lead based paint hazard reduction act set environmental intervention blood lead level confirmed concentration lead blood equal greater micrograms lead deciliter single test purposes provisions concerning lead based paint hazards housing requires secretary housing_and_urban_development amend relevant regulations comply act days |
110-HR-6309 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, with respect to lead-based paint hazards in housing, to set the environmental intervention blood lead level as equal to the lower of: (1) ten micrograms of lead per deciliter; or (2) the elevated blood lead level of concern for a child under six years of age recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend related regulations to comply with this Act within 90 days. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of the Department of Housing and Urban Development "Big Buy" program, and any other voluntary programs the Secretary has implemented or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary has conducted, or planned to conduct, lead evaluations. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009. Denies that this Act creates any obligation or requirement on the part of any owner of housing, public housing agency, or other party (besides the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) to comply with any new obligations established by or pursuant to this Act, except to the extent that the Secretary makes funds available to the owner, agency, or party for the costs of compliance. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2008-06-19 | lead safe housing kids act amends residential lead based paint hazard reduction act respect lead based paint hazards housing set environmental intervention blood lead level equal lower micrograms lead deciliter elevated blood lead level concern child years age recommended centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention requires secretary housing_and_urban_development amend related regulations comply act days requires secretary report congress status department_of_housing_and_urban_development big buy program voluntary programs secretary implemented planned implement secretary conducted planned conduct lead evaluations authorizes appropriations fy2009 denies act creates obligation requirement owner housing public housing agency party secretary housing_and_urban_development comply new obligations established pursuant act extent secretary makes funds available owner agency party costs compliance |
110-HR-6903 | Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a plan and initiate a program to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos-containing products in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos.Prohibits any person from importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing asbestos-containing products, subject to limited exemption upon petition and specified exemptions sought by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth exceptions for specified levels of asbestos with respect to: (1) chlor-alkali electrolysis installations or caustic soda produced at such installations; (2) aggregate products (extracted from stone, sand, or gravel operations) that are imported, manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for use as an integral part of specified cemented materials; (3) calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite; and (4) taconite pellets or iron ore that will be used to produce such pellets (but the prohibition does apply to tailings, waste material, or other byproducts of iron ore extraction).Provides that such prohibitions shall apply to any asbestos-containing calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite imported, manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for use in or for processing: (1) food that is intended for human consumption; (2) products used by individuals for personal health or cosmetic reasons; (3) drugs for human use; (4) consumer garden products; (5) cosmetics; (6) products designed or intended primarily for use by children 12 years old or younger; or (7) other products with such asbestos-containing materials that endanger human health or the environment.Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within three years after enactment of this Act.Provides for: (1) criminal penalties for violations; and (2) citizen petitions to the Administrator to initiate a proceeding for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule or order under such Act.Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) preempts state or federal law; (2) creates a cause of action or increases or diminishes the liability of persons under other laws; or (3) prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of drinking water in a manner that complies with the Safe Drinking Water Act.Revises the definition of "asbestos" to include winchite and richterite asbestos and asbestiform amphibole mineral. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | null | 2008-09-15 | prevent mesothelioma act amends toxic substances control act require administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish plan initiate program increase awareness dangers posed asbestos containing products homes workplaces asbestos related diseases provide information encourage participation research treatment endeavors asbestos related disease patients families line health care providers encourage health care providers researchers provide patients families information relating research diagnostic clinical treatments relating asbestos prohibits person importing manufacturing processing distributing asbestos containing products subject limited exemption petition specified exemptions sought department_of_defense dod national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa sets forth exceptions specified levels asbestos respect installations soda produced installations aggregate products extracted stone sand gravel operations imported manufactured processed distributed commerce use integral specified materials calcium carbonate pellets iron ore produce pellets prohibition apply waste material byproducts iron ore prohibitions shall apply asbestos containing calcium carbonate imported manufactured processed distributed commerce use processing food intended human consumption products individuals personal health cosmetic reasons drugs human use consumer garden products cosmetics products designed intended primarily use children years old younger products asbestos containing materials endanger human health environment requires disposal asbestos containing products years enactment act provides criminal penalties violations citizen petitions administrator initiate proceeding issuance amendment repeal rule order act declares act preempts state federal law creates cause action increases diminishes liability persons laws prohibits importation manufacture processing distribution commerce drinking water manner complies safe_drinking_water_act revises definition asbestos include asbestos mineral |
110-S-433 | Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 - States that: (1) U.S. Armed Forces levels in Iraq after the date of enactment of this Act shall not exceed January 10, 2007, levels without specific statutory authority enacted by Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) except as otherwise provided, the phased redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq shall begin by May 1, 2007. Authorizes the President to temporarily suspend such redeployment upon certification to Congress that: (1) such action is in the U.S. national interest; and (2) the government of Iraq is taking specified actions. Resumes redeployment if Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving such suspension or suspension renewal. Authorizes, upon certification by the President to Congress, post-deployment retention of certain forces in Iraq to: (1) protect U.S. personnel and facilities; (2) conduct targeted counter-terrorism operations; (3) provide training for Iraqi security forces; and (4) conduct Office of Defense Attache functions. Terminates retention if Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving such retention. Reaffirms provisions prohibiting the establishment of bases or installations providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq. States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) implement a plan to intensify training of Iraqi security forces; and (2) undertake diplomatic initiatives to restore peace in Iraq and prevent a regional conflict. Conditions continued economic assistance (with exceptions for humanitarian, employment, and security assistance) to the government of Iraq after May 1, 2007, upon the President certifying to Congress that the government of Iraq is taking specified actions with respect to economic improvements and reducing sectarian violence. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Armed forces and national security | 2007-01-30 | iraq war escalation act 2007_-_states levels iraq date enactment act shall exceed january levels specific statutory authority enacted congress date enactment act provided phased redeployment iraq shall begin authorizes president temporarily suspend redeployment certification congress action national interest government iraq taking specified actions redeployment congress enacts joint resolution disapproving suspension suspension renewal authorizes certification president congress post deployment retention certain forces iraq protect personnel facilities conduct targeted counter terrorism operations provide training iraqi security forces conduct functions terminates retention congress enacts joint resolution disapproving retention reaffirms provisions prohibiting establishment bases installations providing permanent stationing forces iraq states shall policy implement plan intensify training iraqi security forces undertake diplomatic initiatives restore peace iraq prevent regional conflict conditions continued economic assistance exceptions humanitarian employment security assistance government iraq president certifying congress government iraq taking specified actions respect economic improvements reducing sectarian violence |
110-S-742 | Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to include within the meaning of the term "asbestos" asbestiform varieties of: (1) any material formerly classified as tremolite, including winchite asbestos and richterite asbestos; and (2) any asbestiform amphibole mineral. Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct a study that: (1) describes the science concerning the disease mechanisms and health effects of exposure to non-asbestiform minerals and elongated mineral particles and methods for measuring and analyzing such minerals; and (2) recommends future research relating to diseases caused by exposure to such minerals, exposure assessment practice needs, new classification of naturally occurring elongated mineral particles, and definitions and dimensions to be used for the quantification and risk assessment of such minerals. Requires the Director to conduct and submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and specified congressional committees a study to: (1) evaluate the mode of action and health effects of such minerals; and (2) recommend means by which to identify, distinguish, and measure any such minerals that may or may not cause any disease or health effect.Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the manner by which such minerals remain biopersistent in the human body, exhibit resistance to dissolution and leaching, and induce other physical, chemical, and biological processes as a result of contact with cells and fluids in the body connected to a disease; (2) a description of the means by which to identify, distinguish, and measure such minerals that may or may not cause any disease or health effect; and (3) recommendations for controls to protect human health.Requires the Director to initiate a study to: (1) develop improved sampling and analytical methods for non-asbestiform minerals and elongated mineral particles; and (2) clarify the mechanism of action. Requires the Administrator to establish a plan to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by products having asbestos-containing materials in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos. Requires the Administrator to give priority to products that have asbestos-containing materials, that are used by consumers and workers, and that pose the greatest risk of injury to human health.Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations that prohibit importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing asbestos-containing materials, subject to: (1) a limited exemption, upon petition, as long as the exemption would not result in an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment and the person has made good faith efforts to develop or identify a substitute substance or mineral that does not present such a risk; (2) specified exemptions sought by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the use of an asbestos containing material that is necessary to critical functions when no reasonable alternatives exist and when its use will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment; and (3) an exemption for any diaphragm electrolysis installation in existence as of the date of this Act's enactment. Requires the Administrator to: (1) review the diaphragm electrolysis installation exemption every three years; (2) examine the risk of injury to an individual relating to operation of such installation; and (3) provide for public notice and comment. Authorizes the Administrator to terminate such exemption if the installation poses an unreasonable risk of injury.Requires each person to dispose of asbestos-containing material that is subject to the prohibition by a means that complies with federal, state, and local requirements not later than two years after this Act's enactment. Exempts asbestos-containing material that: (1) is no longer in the stream of commerce; or (2) is in the possession of an end user. Specifies that the prohibition does not require that the material be removed or replaced.Requires the Administrator, annually, to carry out and report on compliance tests.(Sec. 4) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to expand, intensify, and coordinate research programs on diseases caused by asbestos exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries. Requires the Director of the CDC to establish a mechanism to obtain, coordinate, and provide data and specimens from cancer registries, the National Mesothelioma Virtual Registry and Tissue Bank, and specified asbestos-related disease research and treatment networks. Provides for establishment of a national clearinghouse for data and specimens relating to asbestos-related diseases. Authorizes appropriations for research on asbestos-related diseases. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish and maintain an asbestos-related disease research and treatment network that includes NIH's intramural research initiatives and at least ten extramural asbestos-related disease research and treatment centers. Requires the Director of NIH to select for inclusion in such network specified nonprofit hospitals, universities, or medical or research institutions incorporated or organized in the United States. Requires each selected center to: (1) conduct laboratory and clinical research relating to mechanisms for effective therapeutic treatment, early detection and prevention, palliation of symptoms, and pain management with respect to asbestos-related diseases, (2) offer patients travel and lodging assistance; (3) seek to collaborate with at least one Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to provide research benefits and care to veterans who have suffered excessively from asbestos-related diseases, and (4) coordinate research and treatment efforts with other entities in the network and the National Virtual Mesothelioma Registry and Tissue Bank. Requires centers to be in the network for one year. Requires the Director of NIH to provide each center a grant to support the detection, prevention, treatment, and cure of asbestos-related diseases.Directs the Secretary, acting through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, to support research on mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases that has clear scientific value and direct relevance to the health of the Armed Forces, in accordance with the appropriate congressionally directed medical research program, with the goal of advancing the understanding, early detection, and treatment of such diseases. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2007-03-01 | ban asbestos america act sec amends toxic_substances_control_act include meaning term asbestos material classified including asbestos asbestos mineral requires director national_institute_for_occupational_safety_and_health conduct study describes science concerning disease mechanisms health effects exposure non minerals mineral methods measuring analyzing minerals recommends future research relating diseases caused exposure minerals exposure assessment practice needs new classification naturally occurring mineral definitions dimensions quantification risk assessment minerals requires director conduct submit administrator environmental_protection_agency epa specified congressional committees study evaluate mode action health effects minerals recommend means identify distinguish measure minerals cause disease health effect requires director report specified congressional committees manner minerals remain human body exhibit resistance dissolution induce physical chemical biological processes result contact cells fluids body connected disease description means identify distinguish measure minerals cause disease health effect recommendations controls protect human health requires director initiate study develop improved sampling analytical methods non minerals mineral clarify mechanism action requires administrator establish plan increase awareness dangers posed products having asbestos containing materials homes workplaces asbestos related diseases provide information encourage participation research treatment endeavors asbestos related disease patients families line health care providers encourage health care providers researchers provide patients families information relating research diagnostic clinical treatments relating asbestos requires administrator priority products asbestos containing materials consumers workers pose greatest risk injury human health requires administrator promulgate regulations prohibit importing manufacturing processing distributing asbestos containing materials subject limited exemption petition long exemption result unreasonable risk injury health environment person good faith efforts develop identify substitute substance mineral present risk specified exemptions sought department_of_defense dod national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa use asbestos containing material necessary critical functions reasonable alternatives exist use result unreasonable risk health environment exemption installation existence date act enactment requires administrator review installation exemption years examine risk injury individual relating operation installation provide public notice comment authorizes administrator terminate exemption installation poses unreasonable risk injury requires person dispose asbestos containing material subject prohibition means complies federal state local requirements later years act enactment exempts asbestos containing material longer stream commerce possession end user specifies prohibition require material removed replaced requires administrator annually carry report compliance amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services acting director national_institutes_of_health nih director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc expand intensify coordinate research programs diseases caused asbestos exposure particularly mesothelioma injuries requires director cdc establish mechanism obtain coordinate provide data specimens cancer registries specified asbestos related disease research treatment networks provides establishment national clearinghouse data specimens relating asbestos related diseases authorizes appropriations research asbestos related diseases requires director national_institutes_of_health nih establish maintain asbestos related disease research treatment network includes nih intramural research initiatives extramural asbestos related disease research treatment centers requires director nih select inclusion network specified nonprofit hospitals universities medical research institutions incorporated organized united_states requires selected center conduct laboratory clinical research relating mechanisms effective therapeutic treatment early detection prevention symptoms pain management respect asbestos related diseases offer patients travel lodging assistance seek collaborate department_of_veterans_affairs medical center provide research benefits care veterans suffered excessively asbestos related diseases coordinate research treatment efforts entities network requires centers network year requires director nih provide center grant support detection prevention treatment cure asbestos related diseases directs secretary acting support research mesothelioma asbestos related diseases clear scientific value direct relevance health armed_forces accordance appropriate congressionally directed medical research program goal advancing understanding early detection treatment diseases |
110-S-1793 | Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the costs of reducing lead hazards in U.S. homes built before 1960 in which certain low-income children less than six years of age and women of child-bearing age reside. Allows a maximum credit of $3,000 for lead abatement costs and $1,000 for the cost of interim lead control measures. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Taxation | 2007-07-17 | home lead safety tax credit act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit percent costs reducing lead hazards homes built certain low income children years age women child bearing age reside allows maximum credit lead abatement costs cost interim lead control measures |
110-S-3513 | Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the final rule entitled "Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program" published on April 22, 2008, to include requirements that: (1) independent clearance be performed by a certified risk assessor or certified sampling technician to ensure compliance with lead hazard standards for lead, lead dust, and lead-based paint; (2) a written renovation completion report describing all the actions to reduce lead hazards be provided to owners and occupants of a covered property; (3) work practices be at least as protective as those of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and (4) an individual who has completed a lead-based paint training and certification program be present at all times at a work site. Requires the Administrator to establish a grant program to expand training opportunities relating to lead-based paint that are available at the state and tribal level. Requires grant recipients to provide no-cost, culturally and linguistically appropriate lead-based paint training and certification opportunities for low-income workers.Requires the Administrator, in collaboration with the HUD Secretary, to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the impact of the final rule on preventing lead poisoning and on training opportunities for contractors and renovators. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2008-09-17 | renovation rule improvement act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa update final rule entitled lead renovation repair program published april include requirements independent clearance performed certified risk certified sampling technician ensure compliance lead hazard standards lead lead dust lead based paint written renovation completion report describing actions reduce lead hazards provided owners occupants covered property work practices protective department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud individual completed lead based paint training certification program present times work site requires administrator establish grant program expand training opportunities relating lead based paint available state tribal level requires grant recipients provide cost culturally linguistically appropriate lead based paint training certification opportunities low income workers requires administrator collaboration hud secretary submit report specified congressional committees impact final rule preventing lead poisoning training opportunities contractors |
110-S-3609 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, with respect to lead-based paint hazards in housing, to set the environmental intervention blood lead level as equal to the lower of: (1) ten micrograms of lead per deciliter; or (2) the elevated blood lead level of concern for a child under six years of age recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend related regulations to comply with this Act within 90 days. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of the Department of Housing and Urban Development "Big Buy" program, and any other voluntary programs the Secretary has implemented or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary has conducted, or planned to conduct, lead evaluations of housing covered by the Lead Safe Housing Rule for pre-1978 assisted housing. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2008-09-26 | lead safe housing kids act amends residential lead based paint hazard reduction act respect lead based paint hazards housing set environmental intervention blood lead level equal lower micrograms lead deciliter elevated blood lead level concern child years age recommended centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention requires secretary housing_and_urban_development amend related regulations comply act days requires secretary report congress status department_of_housing_and_urban_development big buy program voluntary programs secretary implemented planned implement secretary conducted planned conduct lead evaluations housing covered assisted housing |
111-HR-3891 | Safe and Healthy Housing Act of 2009 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the health effects of housing-related health hazards for which limited research or understanding of causes or associations exists. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), acting through the Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (Director), to implement studies of the assessment, prevention, and control of housing-related health hazards. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to study how sustainable building features in existing housing affect the quality of the indoor environment, the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and the health of occupants. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to complete the analysis of data collected for the National Survey on Lead and Allergens in Housing and the American Healthy Housing Survey. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to expand current indoor environmental monitoring efforts to establish baseline levels of indoor chemical pollutants and their sources. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the data and resources needed to establish a healthy housing data collection system. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to: (1) develop improved methods for evaluating, reducing, and preventing health hazards in housing; (2) support development of objective measures for a healthy residential environment; (3) promote the incorporation of healthy housing principles in post-disaster environments as well as ongoing practices and systems, and of health considerations into green and energy-efficient construction and rehabilitation; (4) improve the dissemination of healthy housing information; and (5) promote state and local level healthy housing efforts. Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to the CDC Program Capacity on Housing-Related Health Hazard. Directs the Administrator of the EPA, acting through the director of the Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education (OCHPEE), to address health hazards in the home environment, with particular attention to children, the elderly, and families with limited resources. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to award health hazard reduction grants to reduce significant structural, health, and safety hazards in the home. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, to establish a competitive grant program to promote education and outreach on housing-related health hazards. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 with respect to enforcement of the lead disclosure rule. Establishes within the EPA voluntary products and materials and housing labeling programs. Specifies the duties of the EPA Administrator with respect to the Healthy Home Seal of Approval. Directs the EPA Administrator, acting through the OCHPEE, to provide public education and outreach on environmental health risks experienced by the elderly, and low-cost methods for addressing them. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to award funds for a Health Hazards Outreach competitive grant program. Directs the Secretary of HUD (acting through the Director), the Director of the CDC, and the Administrator of the EPA to establish a national healthy housing media campaign. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2009-10-21 | safe directs director national_institute_of_environmental_health_sciences administrator environmental_protection_agency epa evaluate health effects housing related health hazards limited research understanding causes associations exists directs secretary housing_and_urban_development hud acting director lead director implement studies assessment prevention control housing related health hazards directs administrator epa study sustainable building features existing housing affect quality indoor environment prevalence housing related health hazards health occupants directs secretary hud acting director complete analysis data collected housing directs administrator epa expand current indoor environmental monitoring efforts establish baseline levels indoor chemical pollutants sources requires director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc determine data resources needed establish healthy housing data collection system directs secretary hud acting director develop improved methods evaluating reducing preventing health hazards housing support development objective measures healthy residential environment promote incorporation healthy housing principles post disaster environments ongoing practices systems health considerations green energy efficient construction rehabilitation improve dissemination healthy housing information promote state local level healthy housing efforts amends public_health_service_act respect directs administrator epa acting director address health hazards home environment particular attention children elderly families limited resources directs secretary hud acting director award health hazard reduction grants reduce significant structural health safety hazards home directs secretary agriculture acting extension_service establish competitive grant program promote education outreach housing related health hazards amends housing_and_community_development_act respect enforcement lead disclosure rule establishes epa voluntary products materials housing labeling programs specifies duties epa administrator respect directs epa administrator acting provide public education outreach environmental health risks experienced elderly low cost methods addressing directs secretary hud acting director award funds competitive grant program directs secretary hud acting director director cdc administrator epa establish national healthy housing media campaign |
112-HR-1608 | Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2011 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the county of Mohave, Arizona, among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Law | 2011-04-15 | mohave county radiation compensation act amends radiation exposure compensation act include county mohave arizona affected areas purposes payments individuals certain medical conditions exposed fallout emitted government atmospheric nuclear tests |
112-HR-5911 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, to study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. Exempts from any such regulation an emergency renovation that is carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such a regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to permit an owner of a residential dwelling that is target housing, who resides in such dwelling, to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner submits a certification stating that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that such contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. Prohibits the Administrator from holding a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation. Requires the Administrator to: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under such Act, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the Administrator recognizes such a test kit. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2012-06-07 | lead exposure reduction amendments act amends toxic_substances_control_act tsca exclude definition abatement renovation remodeling activity primary purpose repair restore remodel target housing public buildings constructed commercial buildings incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa later year prior proposing renovation remodeling regulation study extent persons engaged activities exposed lead disturb lead create lead based paint hazard exempts regulation emergency renovation carried response event act god defined cercla presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately prohibits regulation requiring post abatement clearance testing requires administrator promulgate regulations permit owner residential dwelling target housing resides dwelling authorize contractor forego compliance regulation owner submits certification stating renovation remodeling project carried dwelling pregnant woman child age resides reside housing owner acknowledges contractor exempt requirements regulation prohibits administrator holding contractor responsible misrepresentation owner dwelling contractor actual knowledge misrepresentation requires administrator recognize qualifying test kit use act suspend enforcement regulation relating renovation remodeling target housing commercial buildings constructed january public buildings constructed january january specified period administrator recognizes test kit |
112-HR-6396 | End Radon in Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in public elementary and secondary schools. Directs the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award grants to states to: (1) follow the updated Guidelines, (2) conduct short-term tests of radon levels in their public elementary and secondary schools, and (3) provide funds to their local educational agencies (LEAs) to mitigate and reevaluate radon levels in schools found to have unsafe quantities of radon. Requires the Administrator to conduct such mitigation directly or by contract if an LEA does not certify to its state that it will use grant funds to mitigate unsafe radon levels at its schools. Considers radon levels of at least four picocuries per liter to be unsafe. Gives grant priority to states whose total landmass lies in Radon Zone 1. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Education | 2012-09-13 | end radon schools act directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa review update revise publish radon measurements current information guidance radon testing public elementary secondary schools directs administrator subject availability appropriations award grants states follow updated guidelines conduct short term tests radon levels public elementary secondary schools provide funds local educational agencies leas mitigate reevaluate radon levels schools found unsafe quantities radon requires administrator conduct mitigation directly contract lea certify state use grant funds mitigate unsafe radon levels schools considers radon levels unsafe gives grant priority states total lies radon zone |
112-S-2148 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, landscaping, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel a structure or dwelling; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards. Removes from the definition of "lead-based paint" lead levels that may be established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for paint or surface coating that are not otherwise specified in such definition. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a lead-based paint certification study prior to proposing any new regulation applicable to target housing or public or commercial buildings constructed before 1978; and (2) complete and publish such study no later than a year prior to proposing any new regulation applicable to such structure or dwelling. Exempts from such regulations emergency renovations that result from a sudden, unexpected event that presents a risk to the public health or safety or threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing. Requires the Administrator, in promulgating regulations relating to renovation or remodeling activities in target housing in which the owner resides, to include a provision that permits the owner to authorize the renovation or remodeling contractor to forego compliance with such regulation if: (1) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides in such housing; and (2) the owner certifies that the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at the target housing of the owner, that no such woman or child resides in such housing, and that such contractor will be exempt from employing the work practices required by such regulation. Exempts contractors from liability resulting from any misrepresentation of the owner of the target housing. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a process by which the Administrator shall identify and approve a commercially available lead-based paint test kit that is inexpensive, does not require special training, and enables users to determine the presence of lead at the job site; and (2) suspend implementation of such regulation relating to renovation and remodeling until the Administrator identifies and approves one or more test kits that meet such criteria. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2012-03-01 | lead exposure reduction amendments act amends toxic_substances_control_act tsca exclude definition abatement renovation remodeling activity primary purpose repair restore remodel structure dwelling incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards removes definition lead based paint lead levels established administrator environmental_protection_agency epa paint surface coating specified definition requires administrator conduct lead based paint certification study prior proposing new regulation applicable target housing public commercial buildings constructed complete publish study later year prior proposing new regulation applicable structure dwelling exempts regulations emergency renovations result sudden unexpected event presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately prohibits regulation requiring post abatement clearance testing requires administrator promulgating regulations relating renovation remodeling activities target housing owner resides include provision permits owner authorize renovation remodeling contractor forego compliance regulation pregnant woman child age resides housing owner certifies renovation remodeling project carried target housing owner woman child resides housing contractor exempt employing work practices required regulation exempts contractors liability resulting misrepresentation owner target housing requires administrator establish process administrator shall identify approve commercially available lead based paint test kit inexpensive require special training enables users determine presence lead job site suspend implementation regulation relating renovation remodeling administrator identifies approves test kits meet criteria |
113-HR-1282 | Lead Hazard Title X Amendments Act - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to revise the purpose for grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing.
Requires such grants to be made instead for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related hazards.
Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a process by which, in order to verify a family's income level, a grantee may first obtain and use income and program participation information from an entity administering: (1) the HOME Investment Partnerships program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (2) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; (3) reduced price or free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; (4) the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons established under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; (5) the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA); (6) the supplemental security income (SSI) program under SSA title XVI; or (7) any other program consistent with the family income requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.
Makes eligible to apply for such a grant, in addition to certain state or local governments, for specified activities relating to lead-based paint hazards: (1) an Indian tribe, and (2) private nonprofit organization partnering with the state or unit of general local government in which the activities will be carried out.
Makes a private nonprofit organization not partnering with a state or local government eligible all the same to apply for a grant to reduce housing-related health hazards, including any condition of residential real property that poses a risk of biological, physical, radiological, or chemical exposure that can adversely affect human health.
Revises grantee selection criteria for a grant to carry out activities relating to lead-based paint hazards, and prescribes criteria for activities relating to housing-related hazards.
Prescribes an allocation of funds for grants to assess and correct housing-related health hazards and evaluate the effectiveness of such assessments and corrections.
Reauthorizes the Act for FY2014-FY2018. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2013-03-20 | lead hazard title amendments act amends residential lead based paint hazard reduction act revise purpose grants lead based paint hazard reduction target housing requires grants instead reduction lead based paint hazards correction housing related hazards authorizes secretary housing_and_urban_development hud establish process order verify family income level grantee obtain use income program participation information entity administering program cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act special supplemental nutrition program women infants children wic established child nutrition act reduced price free lunches national school lunch act weatherization assistance program low income persons established energy conservation production act temporary assistance needy families tanf program title social security act ssa supplemental security income ssi program ssa title xvi program consistent family income requirements residential lead based paint hazard reduction act makes eligible apply grant addition certain state local governments specified activities relating lead based paint hazards indian tribe private nonprofit organization partnering state unit general local government activities carried makes private nonprofit organization partnering state local government eligible apply grant reduce housing related health hazards including condition residential real property poses risk biological physical radiological chemical exposure adversely affect human health revises grantee selection criteria grant carry activities relating lead based paint hazards prescribes criteria activities relating housing related hazards prescribes allocation funds grants assess correct housing related health hazards evaluate effectiveness assessments corrections reauthorizes act fy2014 fy2018 |
113-HR-2093 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, to study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. Exempts from any such regulation an emergency renovation that is carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such a regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to permit an owner of a residential dwelling that is target housing, who resides in such dwelling, to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner submits a certification stating that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that such contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. Prohibits the Administrator from holding a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under such Act, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the Administrator recognizes such a test kit. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2013-05-22 | lead exposure reduction amendments act amends toxic substances control act tsca exclude definition abatement renovation remodeling activity primary purpose repair restore remodel target housing public buildings constructed commercial buildings incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa later year prior proposing renovation remodeling regulation study extent persons engaged activities exposed lead disturb lead create lead based paint hazard exempts regulation emergency renovation carried response event act god defined cercla presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately prohibits regulation requiring post abatement clearance testing requires administrator promulgate regulations permit owner residential dwelling target housing resides dwelling authorize contractor forego compliance regulation owner submits certification stating renovation remodeling project carried dwelling pregnant woman child age resides reside housing owner acknowledges contractor exempt requirements regulation prohibits administrator holding contractor responsible misrepresentation owner dwelling contractor actual knowledge misrepresentation requires administrator recognize qualifying test kit use act suspend enforcement regulation relating renovation remodeling target housing commercial buildings constructed january public buildings constructed january january specified period administrator recognizes test kit |
113-HR-4864 | Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units.
Defines "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" as an alarm that complies with the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms as well as the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors.
Permits states receiving grants to use such funds to: (1) purchase and install such alarms in dwelling units of low-income families or elderly persons, childcare facilities, public schools, senior centers, or student dwelling units owned by public universities; (2) train state or local fire code enforcement officials regarding compliance and installation; and (3) educate the public about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Commerce | 2014-06-12 | nicholas memorial carbon monoxide poisoning prevention act directs consumer product safety commission cpsc establish grant program provide assistance states require compliant carbon monoxide alarms installed dwelling units defines compliant carbon monoxide alarm alarm complies american_national_standard_for_single_and_multiple_station_carbon_monoxide_alarms permits states receiving grants use funds purchase install alarms dwelling units low income families elderly persons childcare facilities public schools senior centers student dwelling units owned public universities train state local fire code enforcement officials compliance installation educate public risk carbon monoxide poisoning |
113-HR-5244 | Healthy Housing Council Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Healthy Housing.
Requires the Council to: (1) review federal programs and services that provide housing, health, energy, or environmental services to families and individuals; (2) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in programs and services administered, funded, or financed by federal, state, and local agencies; (3) recommend ways to reduce duplication among federal programs and services; and (4) ensure collaboration among and within agencies in the provision and availability of such programs and services.
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress an analysis of the same issues as, and updating the findings and conclusions of, the GAO report to the Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Government Reform of January 1999 entitled "Lead Poisoning: Federal Health Care Programs Are Not Effectively Reaching At-Risk Children" (GAO/HEHS-99-18). | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2014-07-29 | establishes executive branch independent interagency council healthy housing requires council review federal programs services provide housing health energy environmental services families individuals monitor evaluate recommend improvements programs services administered funded financed federal state local agencies recommend ways reduce duplication federal programs services ensure collaboration agencies provision availability programs services directs comptroller general gao report congress analysis issues updating findings conclusions gao report ranking minority member january entitled lead poisoning federal health care programs effectively reaching risk children gao |
113-S-290 | Title X Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to revise the purpose for grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing.
Requires such grants to be made instead for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related hazards.
Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a process by which, in order to verify a family's income level, a grantee may first obtain and use income and program participation information from an entity administering: (1) the HOME Investment Partnerships program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (2) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; (3) reduced price or free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; (4) the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons established under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; (5) the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA); (6) the supplemental security income (SSI) program under SSA title XVI; or (7) any other program consistent with the family income requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.
Makes eligible to apply for such a grant, in addition to certain state or local governments, for specified activities relating to lead-based paint hazards: (1) an Indian tribe, and (2) private nonprofit organization partnering with the state or unit of general local government in which the activities will be carried out.
Makes a private nonprofit organization not partnering with a state or local government eligible all the same to apply for a grant to reduce housing-related health hazards, including any condition of residential real property that poses a risk of biological, physical, radiological, or chemical exposure that can adversely affect human health.
Revises grantee selection criteria for a grant to carry out activities relating to lead-based paint hazards, and prescribes criteria for activities relating to housing-related hazards.
Prescribes an allocation of funds for grants to assess and correct housing-related health hazards and evaluate the effectiveness of such assessments and corrections.
Reauthorizes the Act for FY2014-FY2018. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2013-02-13 | title amendments act amends residential lead based paint hazard reduction act revise purpose grants lead based paint hazard reduction target housing requires grants instead reduction lead based paint hazards correction housing related hazards authorizes secretary housing_and_urban_development hud establish process order verify family income level grantee obtain use income program participation information entity administering program cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act special supplemental nutrition program women infants children wic established child nutrition act reduced price free lunches national school lunch act weatherization assistance program low income persons established energy conservation production act temporary assistance needy families tanf program title social security act ssa supplemental security income ssi program ssa title xvi program consistent family income requirements residential lead based paint hazard reduction act makes eligible apply grant addition certain state local governments specified activities relating lead based paint hazards indian tribe private nonprofit organization partnering state unit general local government activities carried makes private nonprofit organization partnering state local government eligible apply grant reduce housing related health hazards including condition residential real property poses risk biological physical radiological chemical exposure adversely affect human health revises grantee selection criteria grant carry activities relating lead based paint hazards prescribes criteria activities relating housing related hazards prescribes allocation funds grants assess correct housing related health hazards evaluate effectiveness assessments corrections reauthorizes act fy2014 fy2018 |
113-S-484 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, to study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. Exempts from any such regulation an emergency renovation that is carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such a regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to permit an owner of a residential dwelling that is target housing, who resides in such dwelling, to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner submits a certification stating that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that such contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. Prohibits the Administrator from holding a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under such Act, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the Administrator recognizes such a test kit. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2013-03-06 | lead exposure reduction amendments act amends toxic substances control act tsca exclude definition abatement renovation remodeling activity primary purpose repair restore remodel target housing public buildings constructed commercial buildings incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa later year prior proposing renovation remodeling regulation study extent persons engaged activities exposed lead disturb lead create lead based paint hazard exempts regulation emergency renovation carried response event act god defined cercla presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately prohibits regulation requiring post abatement clearance testing requires administrator promulgate regulations permit owner residential dwelling target housing resides dwelling authorize contractor forego compliance regulation owner submits certification stating renovation remodeling project carried dwelling pregnant woman child age resides reside housing owner acknowledges contractor exempt requirements regulation prohibits administrator holding contractor responsible misrepresentation owner dwelling contractor actual knowledge misrepresentation requires administrator recognize qualifying test kit use act suspend enforcement regulation relating renovation remodeling target housing commercial buildings constructed january public buildings constructed january january specified period administrator recognizes test kit |
113-S-1793 | Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units.
Defines "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" as an alarm that complies with the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms as well as the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors.
Directs the CPSC, in selecting grant recipients, to give favorable consideration to states that: (1) require compliant alarms in specified facilities with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages, including educational facilities, childcare facilities, health care facilities, adult dependent care facilities, government buildings, restaurants, theaters, lodging establishments, or dwelling units; and (2) have strategies to protect vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, or low-income households.
Permits states receiving grants to use such funds to: (1) purchase and install such alarms in dwelling units of low-income families or elderly persons, childcare facilities, public schools, senior centers, or student dwelling units owned by public universities; (2) train state or local fire code enforcement officials regarding compliance and installation; and (3) educate the public about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2019 to carry out this Act.
Requires the CPSC to submit reports to Congress regarding the implementation of the grant program. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Commerce | 2013-12-10 | nicholas memorial carbon monoxide poisoning prevention act directs consumer product safety commission cpsc establish grant program provide assistance states require compliant carbon monoxide alarms installed dwelling units defines compliant carbon monoxide alarm alarm complies american_national_standard_for_single_and_multiple_station_carbon_monoxide_alarms directs cpsc selecting grant recipients favorable consideration states require compliant alarms specified facilities fuel burning appliances attached including educational facilities childcare facilities health care facilities adult dependent care facilities government buildings restaurants theaters lodging establishments dwelling units strategies protect vulnerable populations children elderly low income households permits states receiving grants use funds purchase install alarms dwelling units low income families elderly persons childcare facilities public schools senior centers student dwelling units owned public universities train state local fire code enforcement officials compliance installation educate public risk carbon monoxide poisoning authorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2019 carry act requires cpsc submit reports congress implementation grant program |
113-S-2656 | Protecting America's Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish criteria to identify chemical substances: (1) that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, or are transformed through metabolism or environmental degradation into chemical substances that have those characteristics; and (2) for which there is evidence of exposure or likely exposure to humans or the environment.
Directs the EPA to publish a list of the chemical substances that meet those criteria within 180 days of the rule being finalized and update the list at least every three years.
Lists chemical substances that are considered to have met the criteria on the basis of existing evidence, including asbestos, lead, and mercury.
Requires the EPA to: (1) identify uses of each substance that are allowed until they are phased out; and (2) phase out the manufacture, processing, and distribution of listed chemicals within five years.
Authorizes the EPA to allow the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of a listed chemical substance if it determines that the use is a critical and essential use and there is no discernible exposure to humans or the environment. Limits the exemption to a renewable or revisable term of five years.
Requires the EPA to determine whether each new chemical substance subject to notice and testing requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act meets the criteria for a listing as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic during the period of notice review. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2014-07-24 | protecting_america families act requires environmental_protection_agency epa establish criteria identify chemical substances persistent bioaccumulative toxic metabolism environmental degradation chemical substances characteristics evidence exposure likely exposure humans environment directs epa publish list chemical substances meet criteria days rule finalized update list years lists chemical substances considered met criteria basis existing evidence including asbestos lead mercury requires epa identify uses substance allowed phased phase manufacture processing distribution listed chemicals years authorizes epa allow manufacturing processing distribution listed chemical substance determines use critical essential use exposure humans environment limits exemption renewable term years requires epa determine new chemical substance subject notice testing requirements toxic_substances_control_act meets criteria listing persistent bioaccumulative toxic period notice review |
114-HR-2328 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015
This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, must study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. The bill exempts from such a regulation an emergency renovation carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. A regulation may not require post-abatement clearance testing.
The EPA must promulgate regulations to permit a resident owner of a dwelling that is target housing to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner certifies that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that the contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. The EPA may not hold a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation.
The EPA must: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under TSCA, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the EPA recognizes such a test kit. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2015-05-14 | lead exposure reduction amendments act bill amends toxic_substances_control_act tsca exclude definition abatement activity primary purpose repair restore remodel target housing public buildings constructed commercial buildings incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards environmental_protection_agency epa later year prior proposing renovation remodeling regulation study extent persons engaged activities exposed lead disturb lead create lead based paint hazard bill exempts regulation emergency renovation carried response event act god defined presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately regulation require post abatement clearance testing epa promulgate regulations permit resident owner dwelling target housing authorize contractor forego compliance regulation owner certifies renovation remodeling project carried dwelling pregnant woman child age resides reside housing owner acknowledges contractor exempt requirements regulation epa hold contractor responsible misrepresentation owner dwelling contractor actual knowledge misrepresentation epa recognize qualifying test kit use tsca suspend enforcement regulation relating renovation remodeling target housing commercial buildings constructed january public buildings constructed january january specified period epa recognizes test kit |
114-HR-3085 | Lead Exposure Accountability During Sales Avoids Lead Endangerment Act of 2015 or the LEAD SALE Act of 2015
This bill amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 with respect to federal regulations governing the disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in target housing that is offered for sale or lease.
A civil liability shall be imposed upon any violators of these regulations who fail to disclose lead-based paint hazards to residents or invitees of the target housing suffering damages from them.
Authority is granted to:
the Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate, administer oaths, and subpoena the production of documents, and the attendance and testimony of witnesses, in order to implement lead disclosure requirements; and any U.S. district court within the jurisdiction of a noncompliance inquiry to enforce such requirements. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2015-07-16 | lead exposure accountability sales avoids lead endangerment act lead sale act bill amends respect federal regulations governing disclosure lead based paint hazards target housing offered sale lease civil liability shall imposed violators regulations fail disclose lead based paint hazards residents target housing suffering damages authority granted department_of_housing_and_urban_development investigate administer oaths subpoena production documents attendance testimony witnesses order implement lead disclosure requirements district court jurisdiction noncompliance inquiry enforce requirements |
114-HR-4694 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil, in accordance with health-based standards.
The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended to define elevated blood lead level as the lower of:
5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter), or the most recent definition for elevated blood lead level or reference range level in children ages 1 through 5 set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill also removes 0-bedroom housing from the definition of target housing.
The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended to direct HUD to promulgate regulations that:
require an initial lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies certain housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; and state that a visual assessment is not sufficient for these purposes. These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude:
single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration, or multi-family housing covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance. HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty, or lapse in assistance, to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on lead hazards in federally assisted housing. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2016-03-03 | lead safe housing kids act bill directs environmental_protection_agency department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud promulgate regulations update standards lead contaminated dust lead contaminated soil accordance health based standards residential lead based paint hazard reduction act amended define elevated blood lead level lower micrograms lead deciliter recent definition elevated blood lead level reference range level children ages set centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention bill removes housing definition target housing lead based paint poisoning prevention act amended direct hud promulgate regulations require initial lead based paint hazard risk assessment family child age occupies certain housing lead based paint removed state visual assessment sufficient purposes regulations shall apply housing receiving federal assistance constructed exclude single family housing covered application mortgage insurance federal_housing_administration multi family housing covered application receive federal housing assistance hud regulations shall require emergency relocation families placement penalty lapse assistance unit covered housing lead based paint hazards government_accountability_office shall report congress lead hazards federally assisted housing |
114-HR-5251 | Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow new tax credits for 50% of: (1) lead hazard reduction activity costs, (2) radon hazard reduction activity costs, and (3) asbestos hazard reduction activity costs. These costs must be incurred with respect to an eligible dwelling and the credit for such costs is generally limited to $5,000 for any eligible dwelling in any taxable year, reduced by costs taken into account in previous taxable years.
The bill defines an "eligible dwelling" generally as a dwelling unit that is: (1) placed in service before 1950; (2) located in the United States; and (3) a house, apartment, condominium, mobile home, boat, or similar property, but not a unit used exclusively as a hotel, motel, inn, or similar establishment. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Taxation | 2016-05-16 | bill amends internal_revenue_code allow new tax credits lead hazard reduction activity costs radon hazard reduction activity costs asbestos hazard reduction activity costs costs incurred respect eligible dwelling credit costs generally limited eligible dwelling taxable year reduced costs taken account previous taxable years bill defines eligible dwelling generally dwelling unit placed service located united_states house apartment condominium mobile home boat similar property unit exclusively hotel motel similar establishment |
114-S-700 | Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 or the READ Act
This bill amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and maintain a database of asbestos-containing products. The database must be accessible through EPA's website, publicly available, and searchable. An asbestos-containing product is any product to which asbestos is deliberately or knowingly added or in which asbestos is deliberately used or knowingly present in any concentration.
Any person who manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product must report to the EPA each year to identify the characteristics and location of the asbestos-containing products.
Civil penalties are imposed upon any person who knowingly: (1) manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product and who did not submit a report; or (2) provides false or inaccurate information in a report or fails to provide required information.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the utility of the database. The report must contain recommendations for measures to increase use of the database by consumers and further reduce the harm caused by exposure to asbestos. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2015-03-10 | reducing exposure asbestos database act read act bill amends asbestos information act require environmental_protection_agency epa establish maintain database asbestos containing products database accessible epa website publicly available searchable asbestos containing product product asbestos deliberately knowingly added asbestos deliberately knowingly present concentration person manufactured processed distributed sold imported transported stored asbestos containing product report epa year identify characteristics location asbestos containing products civil penalties imposed person knowingly manufactured processed distributed sold imported transported stored asbestos containing product submit report provides false inaccurate information report fails provide required information government_accountability_office report utility database report contain recommendations measures increase use database consumers reduce harm caused exposure asbestos |
114-S-1987 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015
This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, must study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. Exempted from such a regulation is an emergency renovation carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. A regulation may not require post-abatement clearance testing.
The EPA must promulgate regulations to permit a resident owner of a dwelling that is target housing to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner certifies that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that the contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. The EPA may not hold a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation.
The EPA must: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under TSCA, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the EPA recognizes such a test kit. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Environmental protection | 2015-08-05 | lead exposure reduction amendments act bill amends toxic_substances_control_act tsca exclude definition abatement activity primary purpose repair restore remodel target housing public buildings constructed commercial buildings incidentally results reduction elimination lead based paint hazards environmental_protection_agency epa later year prior proposing renovation remodeling regulation study extent persons engaged activities exposed lead disturb lead create lead based paint hazard exempted regulation emergency renovation carried response event act god defined presents risk public health safety threatens cause significant damage equipment property attended immediately regulation require post abatement clearance testing epa promulgate regulations permit resident owner dwelling target housing authorize contractor forego compliance regulation owner certifies renovation remodeling project carried dwelling pregnant woman child age resides reside housing owner acknowledges contractor exempt requirements regulation epa hold contractor responsible misrepresentation owner dwelling contractor actual knowledge misrepresentation epa recognize qualifying test kit use tsca suspend enforcement regulation relating renovation remodeling target housing commercial buildings constructed january public buildings constructed january january specified period epa recognizes test kit |
114-S-2573 | Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016
This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit for up to 50% of the lead hazard reduction activity costs for each such unit in a taxable year. An "eligible dwelling unit" is any unit located in the United States that was placed in service before 1978 and the residents of which during the preceding taxable year have a cumulative adjusted gross income of less than $110,000.
The bill: (1) specifies the types of lead hazard reduction activity costs eligible for the credit, including risk assessment and abatement costs; and (2) limits the amount of the credit in any taxable year to $3,000 for specified abatement measures and $1,000 for interim lead control measures. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Taxation | 2016-02-24 | home lead safety tax credit act bill allows owners eligible dwelling units new tax credit lead hazard reduction activity costs unit taxable year eligible dwelling unit unit located united_states placed service residents preceding taxable year cumulative adjusted gross income bill specifies types lead hazard reduction activity costs eligible credit including risk assessment abatement costs limits credit taxable year specified abatement measures interim lead control measures |
114-S-2575 | Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow new tax credits for 50% of: (1) lead hazard reduction activity costs, (2) radon hazard reduction activity costs, and (3) asbestos hazard reduction activity costs. These costs must be incurred with respect to an eligible dwelling and the credit for such costs is generally limited to $5,000 for any eligible dwelling in any taxable year, reduced by costs taken into account in previous taxable years.
The bill defines an "eligible dwelling" generally as a dwelling unit that is: (1) placed in service before 1950; (2) located in the United States; and (3) a house, apartment, condominium, mobile home, boat, or similar property, but not a unit used exclusively as a hotel, motel, inn, or similar establishment. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Taxation | 2016-02-24 | bill amends internal_revenue_code allow new tax credits lead hazard reduction activity costs radon hazard reduction activity costs asbestos hazard reduction activity costs costs incurred respect eligible dwelling credit costs generally limited eligible dwelling taxable year reduced costs taken account previous taxable years bill defines eligible dwelling generally dwelling unit placed service located united_states house apartment condominium mobile home boat similar property unit exclusively hotel motel similar establishment |
114-S-2631 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil, in accordance with health-based standards.
The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended to define elevated blood lead level as the lower of:
5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter), or the most recent definition for elevated blood lead level or reference range level in children ages 1 through 5 set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill also removes 0-bedroom housing from the definition of target housing.
The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended to direct HUD to promulgate regulations that:
require an initial lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies certain housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; and state that a visual assessment is not sufficient for these purposes. These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude:
single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration, or multi-family housing covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance. HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty, or lapse in assistance, to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on lead hazards in federally assisted housing. | Environment | Indoor Hazards | Housing and community development | 2016-03-03 | lead safe housing kids act bill directs environmental_protection_agency department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud promulgate regulations update standards lead contaminated dust lead contaminated soil accordance health based standards residential lead based paint hazard reduction act amended define elevated blood lead level lower micrograms lead deciliter recent definition elevated blood lead level reference range level children ages set centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention bill removes housing definition target housing lead based paint poisoning prevention act amended direct hud promulgate regulations require initial lead based paint hazard risk assessment family child age occupies certain housing lead based paint removed state visual assessment sufficient purposes regulations shall apply housing receiving federal assistance constructed exclude single family housing covered application mortgage insurance federal_housing_administration multi family housing covered application receive federal housing assistance hud regulations shall require emergency relocation families placement penalty lapse assistance unit covered housing lead based paint hazards government_accountability_office shall report congress lead hazards federally assisted housing |
110-HR-3398 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, and is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety. Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve infrastructure, including projected investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure by federal, state, and local governments; (5) the impact of local development patterns on demand for federal funding of infrastructure; and (6) the collateral impact of deteriorated infrastructure. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) infrastructure improvements and methods of delivering and providing for infrastructure facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed infrastructure improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, developing uniform criteria and procedures, and maintaining publicly accessible data; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-08-03 | national infrastructure improvement act establishes national_commission infrastructure united_states ensure infrastructure meets current future demand facilitates economic growth maintained manner ensures public safety requires commission study state infrastructure including matters capacity infrastructure sustain economic development competitiveness age condition infrastructure methods finance construction acquisition rehabilitation maintenance infrastructure investment requirements needed maintain improve infrastructure including projected investment requirements expenditures infrastructure federal state local governments impact local development patterns demand federal funding infrastructure collateral impact infrastructure directs commission develop recommendations federal infrastructure plan detail national infrastructure program priorities infrastructure improvements methods delivering providing infrastructure facilities analysis criteria procedures federal agencies state local governments inventorying existing needed infrastructure improvements assessing condition improvements developing uniform criteria procedures maintaining publicly accessible data proposed guidelines uniform reporting federal agencies data infrastructure improvements |
110-HR-3400 | Rebuilding America's Infrastructure - Establishes the Federal Bank for Infrastructure Modernization. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to any state, local government, Indian tribe, and regional or multistate organization for the development of certain transportation- and educational- and water and hazardous treatment-related capital infrastructure facility projects. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to: (1) loan and borrower eligibility; and (2) compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Buy American Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act (wages) as they relate to the development of such projects. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-08-03 | rebuilding america authorizes bank loans state local government indian tribe regional multistate organization development certain water hazardous treatment related capital infrastructure facility projects sets forth specified requirements respect loan borrower eligibility compliance americans disabilities act buy_american_act davis bacon act wages relate development projects |
110-HR-3401 | National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-08-03 | establishes independent designate qualified transit public housing water highway bridge road infrastructure projects loans loan guarantees financial assistance issue general purpose project based infrastructure bonds exempt state local taxation |
110-HR-3538 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes: (1) the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth; and (2) an advisory group, which shall include specified Cabinet level officials, to provide assistance and advice to the Commission.Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness and to support a sustained and expanding economy; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public works facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-09-14 | national infrastructure improvement act establishes national_commission infrastructure united_states ensure infrastructure meets current future demand facilitates economic growth advisory group shall include specified cabinet level officials provide assistance advice commission requires commission study state infrastructure including matters capacity infrastructure improvements sustain economic development competitiveness support sustained expanding economy age condition public infrastructure methods finance construction acquisition rehabilitation maintenance public works improvements investment requirements needed maintain improve facilities projected share investment requirements expenditures infrastructure facility improvements federal state local governments estimates return economy public works investment directs commission develop recommendations federal infrastructure plan detail national infrastructure program priorities public works improvements methods delivering providing public works facilities analysis criteria procedures federal agencies state local governments inventorying existing needed public works improvements assessing condition improvements developing uniform criteria procedures proposed guidelines uniform reporting federal agencies data infrastructure improvements |
110-HR-3896 | National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Corporation and the National Infrastructure Insurance Corporation as wholly owned Government corporations that shall conduct their respective businesses as self-supporting entities. Empowers the National Infrastructure Development Corporation to: (1) make senior and subordinated loans and purchase senior and subordinated debt securities and equity securities; (2) enter into commitments to make any such loan or security purchases, on such terms as the Corporation may (in its discretion) determine to be appropriate, the proceeds of which are to be used to finance or refinance development of infrastructure facilities; and (3) provide preconstruction phase assistance. Empowers the National Infrastructure Insurance Corporation to insure and reinsure bonds, debentures, notes, debt instruments, loans, and any interest thereon, the proceeds of which are to be used to finance or refinance development of infrastructure facilities. Declares that: (1) obligations of either Corporation, and obligations insured by any such corporation shall not be obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States or any federal agency; and (2) assistance from the NIC shall not be treated as a direct or indirect guarantee of any payment by the United States of principal or interest on any security. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe guidelines for the tax treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans investing in public benefit bonds (defined as any obligation issued after the date of the enactment of this Act if: (1) 95% or more of the net proceeds of such obligation are used in connection with the financing or refinancing of infrastructure facilities; (2) such obligation has received a published rating, and (3) development of such infrastructure facilities is undertaken by a governmental entity or public-private partnership). | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-10-18 | establishes wholly owned government corporations shall conduct respective businesses self supporting entities empowers senior subordinated loans purchase senior subordinated debt securities equity securities enter commitments loan security purchases terms corporation discretion determine appropriate proceeds finance refinance development infrastructure facilities provide preconstruction phase assistance empowers insure bonds debentures notes debt instruments loans interest thereon proceeds finance refinance development infrastructure facilities declares obligations corporation obligations insured corporation shall obligations guaranteed principal interest united_states federal agency assistance shall treated direct indirect guarantee payment united_states principal interest security amends internal revenue code prescribe guidelines tax treatment distributions qualified retirement plans investing public benefit bonds defined obligation issued date enactment act net proceeds obligation connection financing refinancing infrastructure facilities obligation received published rating development infrastructure facilities undertaken governmental entity public private partnership |
110-S-335 | Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to suspend the use of private debt collection companies to collect unpaid taxes and prohibits the use of any IRS funds for tax collection contracts with private companies. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Taxation | 2007-01-18 | requires internal_revenue_service irs suspend use private debt collection companies collect unpaid taxes prohibits use irs funds tax collection contracts private companies |
110-S-1926 | National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2007-08-01 | establishes independent designate qualified transit public housing water highway bridge road infrastructure projects loans loan guarantees financial assistance issue general purpose project based infrastructure bonds exempt state local taxation |
111-HR-1635 | Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act of 2009 - Authorizes alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for specified Metrorail new fixed guideway capital projects in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2009-03-19 | extension act authorizes alternatives analysis preliminary engineering specified new fixed guideway capital projects virginia washington maryland |
111-HR-2104 | Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2009 - Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all surface transportation projects receiving federal funding. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2009-04-27 | requires public employees perform construction inspections surface transportation projects receiving federal funding |
111-HR-2521 | National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) issue public benefit bonds and provide direct subsidies to infrastructure projects; (2) borrow on the global capital market and lend to entities and commercial banks for funding infrastructure projects; and (3) purchase, pool, and sell infrastructure-related loans and securities on such market. Requires the Board to establish criteria for determining project eligibility for financial assistance under this Act. Sets forth the duties of the Bank's executive committee and audit committee. Requires the Bank to establish a risk management committee, which shall: (1) create financial, credit, and operational risk management guidelines for the Bank; (2) set standards to ensure diversification of lending activities by both region and infrastructure project type; and (3) create conforming standards for infrastructure finance securities. Exempts all notes, debentures, bonds or other such obligations issued by the Bank, and the interest on or credits with respect to such bonds or other obligations, from state or local government taxation. Terminates the Bank after 15 years. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Government operations and politics | 2009-05-20 | act establishes wholly owned government corporation makes bank board_of_directors responsible monitoring overseeing energy environmental telecommunications transportation infrastructure projects authorizes board issue public benefit bonds provide direct subsidies infrastructure projects borrow global capital market lend entities commercial banks funding infrastructure projects purchase pool sell infrastructure related loans securities market requires board establish criteria determining project eligibility financial assistance act sets forth duties bank executive committee audit committee requires bank establish risk management committee shall create financial credit operational risk management guidelines bank set standards ensure diversification lending activities region infrastructure project type create conforming standards infrastructure finance securities exempts notes debentures bonds obligations issued bank interest credits respect bonds obligations state local government taxation terminates bank years |
111-HR-2665 | National Centers of Excellence for Regional Smart Growth Planning Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) designate not fewer than three national centers of excellence for regional smart growth planning, selected from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) that have demonstrated regional planning excellence; (2) develop guidelines for the designation and operation of the Centers; and (3) allocate specified funds to each Center to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for: (1) improving the collection of data and the development of models for smart growth planning; (2) implementing comprehensive regional smart growth planning programs; (3) applying planning outcomes in regional transportation plans; and (4) working with local governments to coordinate land use, transportation, and air quality planning. Directs the Centers to: (1) collect and distribute to MPOs information and best practices about regional smart growth planning; (2) make research and development recommendations to EPA and other entities to improve the quality and ease of smart growth analysis; (3) work with institutions of higher education and state and federal agencies to improve smart growth analysis; and (4) provide technical assistance to grant recipients. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Housing and community development | 2009-06-02 | regional smart growth planning act directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa designate fewer national centers excellence regional smart growth planning selected metropolitan planning organizations mpos demonstrated regional planning excellence develop guidelines designation operation centers allocate specified funds center carry act authorizes administrator grants competitive basis eligible entities improving collection data development models smart growth planning implementing comprehensive regional smart growth planning programs applying planning outcomes regional transportation plans working local governments coordinate land use transportation air quality planning directs centers collect distribute mpos information best practices regional smart growth planning research development recommendations epa entities improve quality ease smart growth analysis work institutions higher education state federal agencies improve smart growth analysis provide technical assistance grant recipients |
111-HR-4318 | 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails. Authorizes the President to extend Corps activities to state- and private- owned lands to prevent and control forest fires and floods and attacks of forest tree pests and diseases. Authorizes the President to provide housing and transportation for Corps employees. Prohibits discrimination in the hiring of Corps employees. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Labor and employment | 2009-12-15 | 21st century president order relieve widespread unemployment restore depleted natural resources united_states advance public works programs establish employ unemployed citizens construction maintenance carrying works public nature state lands prevention forest fires floods soil erosion construction repair national_park_system paths trails authorizes president extend corps activities state- owned lands prevent control forest fires floods attacks forest tree pests diseases authorizes president provide housing transportation corps employees prohibits discrimination hiring corps employees |
111-HR-5418 | Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make emergency grants to states and designated recipients (urbanized areas) for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation projects. Prescribes a formula for the apportionment of grant funds. Requires amounts apportioned to a state or urbanized area, with a specified exception, to be used for operating expenses necessary to restore or prevent a reduction in public transportation service and related workforce reductions, or to rescind all or a portion of a fare increase, that: (1) occurs between January 1, 2009, and September 30, 2011; and (2) is due to decreased state or local funding or farebox revenue. Authorizes a recipient which certifies that it has not had a major reduction in public transportation service, or a fare increase as a result of decreased state or local operating funding, and will be able to avoid such reductions or increases through FY2011 without the funds made available by this Act, to use such funds to replace, rehabilitate, or repair existing transit capital assets used in public transportation. Sets the amount of a grant, at the option of the recipient, at up to 100% of the net cost of a project. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2010-05-26 | public transportation preservation act authorizes secretary transportation emergency grants states designated recipients urbanized areas operating costs equipment facilities use public transportation projects prescribes formula apportionment grant funds requires amounts apportioned state urbanized area specified exception operating expenses necessary restore prevent reduction public transportation service related workforce reductions rescind portion fare increase occurs january september decreased state local funding revenue authorizes recipient certifies major reduction public transportation service fare increase result decreased state local operating funding able avoid reductions increases fy2011 funds available act use funds replace rehabilitate repair existing transit capital assets public transportation sets grant option recipient net cost project |
111-HR-5679 | End the Stimulus Advertisement Act - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for physical signage indicating that a project is funded by such Act. States that under appropriations Acts providing funds for each of FY2011-FY2012 the total amount available for obligation for administrative expenses of an affected agency shall be the amount that would otherwise be available, reduced by 50% of the amount reported to have been expended before the enactment of this Act. Requires the head of each affected agency to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a determination of the amount of funds expended before the enactment of this Act, if any, by the agency, or any grantee or other recipient of assistance from the agency, for physical signage indicating that a project was funded by the ARRA. Requires OMB to determine, and report to Congress on, the allocation of such reduction among the accounts, and programs, projects, and activities within the accounts of each affected agency. Requires the head of each affected agency to deposit each amount of the reduction in the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Economics and public finance | 2010-07-01 | end stimulus advertisement act prohibits use funds appropriated available american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act arra physical signage indicating project funded act states appropriations acts providing funds fy2011 fy2012 total available obligation administrative expenses affected agency shall available reduced reported expended enactment act requires head affected agency report office_of_management_and_budget omb determination funds expended enactment act agency grantee recipient assistance agency physical signage indicating project funded arra requires omb determine report congress allocation reduction accounts programs projects activities accounts affected agency requires head affected agency deposit reduction general fund treasury purposes deficit reduction |
111-HR-5935 | Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development Act of 2010 or BUILD Act of 2010 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2010 to: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for state and tribal assistance grants; and (2) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for highway infrastructure investment activities, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for transit capital assistance grants, and the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Subjects all funds made available under this Act to the Buy American Act. Rescinds a certain amount of unobligated discretionary appropriations made available by division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as a required offset to appropriations made under this Act. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Economics and public finance | 2010-07-29 | build act makes supplemental appropriations fy2010 environmental_protection_agency epa state tribal assistance grants department_of_transportation dot highway infrastructure investment activities federal_transit_administration fta transit capital assistance grants office_of_the_secretary transportation capital investments surface transportation infrastructure subjects funds available act buy_american_act rescinds certain unobligated discretionary appropriations available division american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act required offset appropriations act |
111-HR-6181 | American Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2013, the period for issuing Build America Bonds and for credits allowable to issuers of such bonds. Allows funding through such bonds for capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects. Exempts private activity bonds for sewage and water supply facilities from the state volume caps applicable to such bonds. Allows Indian tribal governments to issue tax-exempt private activity bonds to provide water or sewage facilities. Extends through 2011 the exemption from alternative minimum tax (AMT) treatment of interest on certain tax-exempt bonds. Extends through 2011 the period for issuing recovery zone economic development bonds and recovery zone facility bonds. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate 2010 national limitations on recovery bonds based upon state unemployment statistics. Allows a full offset against the AMT for new market tax credit amounts. Extends through 2011: (1) the tax exemption allowed for interest on bonds guaranteed by a federal home loan bank; and (2) small issuer rules for the allocation of tax-exempt interest expense by financial institutions. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Taxation | 2010-09-22 | amends internal revenue code extend january period issuing build america bonds credits allowable issuers bonds allows funding bonds capital expenditures levees flood control projects exempts private activity bonds sewage water supply facilities state volume caps applicable bonds allows indian tribal governments issue tax exempt private activity bonds provide water sewage facilities extends exemption alternative minimum tax amt treatment interest certain tax exempt bonds extends period issuing recovery zone economic development bonds recovery zone facility bonds requires secretary treasury allocate national limitations recovery bonds based state unemployment statistics allows offset amt new market tax credit amounts extends tax exemption allowed interest bonds guaranteed federal home loan bank small issuer rules allocation tax exempt interest expense financial institutions |
111-S-308 | Rural Opportunity and Development Act or the ROAD Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a rural opportunity and development (ROAD) program to promote opportunity and economic development in rural states through projects for the preservation and improvement of highways. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2009-01-22 | road act directs secretary transportation establish rural opportunity development road program promote opportunity economic development rural states projects preservation improvement highways |
111-S-1701 | Bridge Life Extension Act of 2009 - Requires a state, as a condition of receiving federal-aid highway funding, to develop and implement a highway bridge management system that meets certain requirements. Requires a state, in developing and implementing such a system, to: (1) identify corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to preserve its highway bridges; (2) establish a project maintenance program to extend the life of such bridges; and (3) ensure that maintenance individuals are qualified and all highway bridge engineers and inspectors implementing the system are trained, and certified by the state, in corrosion mitigation and prevention techniques. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a minimum federal standard for corrosion mitigation and prevention training and certification for such individuals. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2009-09-23 | requires state condition receiving federal aid highway funding develop implement highway bridge management system meets certain requirements requires state developing implementing system identify corrosion mitigation prevention methods preserve highway bridges establish project maintenance program extend life bridges ensure maintenance individuals qualified highway bridge engineers inspectors implementing system trained certified state corrosion mitigation prevention techniques directs secretary transportation establish minimum federal standard corrosion mitigation prevention training certification individuals |
111-S-3412 | Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make emergency grants to states and designated recipients (urbanized areas) for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation projects. Prescribes a formula for the apportionment of grant funds. Requires amounts apportioned to a state or urbanized area, with a specified exception, to be used for operating expenses necessary to restore or prevent a reduction in public transportation service and related workforce reductions, or to rescind all or a portion of a fare increase, that: (1) occurs between January 1, 2009, and September 30, 2011; and (2) is due to decreased state or local funding or farebox revenue. Authorizes a recipient which certifies that it has not had a major reduction in public transportation service, or a fare increase as a result of decreased state or local operating funding, and will be able to avoid such reductions or increases through FY2011 without the funds made available by this Act, to use such funds to replace, rehabilitate, or repair existing transit capital assets used in public transportation. Sets the amount of a grant, at the option of the recipient, at up to 100% of the net cost of a project. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2010-05-25 | public transportation preservation act authorizes secretary transportation emergency grants states designated recipients urbanized areas operating costs equipment facilities use public transportation projects prescribes formula apportionment grant funds requires amounts apportioned state urbanized area specified exception operating expenses necessary restore prevent reduction public transportation service related workforce reductions rescind portion fare increase occurs january september decreased state local funding revenue authorizes recipient certifies major reduction public transportation service fare increase result decreased state local operating funding able avoid reductions increases fy2011 funds available act use funds replace rehabilitate repair existing transit capital assets public transportation sets grant option recipient net cost project |
111-S-3638 | Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to create a national public transportation safety plan to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive federal assistance. Requires the Secretary to establish a public transportation safety certification training program for federal and state employees, or other designated personnel, who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems, as well as employees of public transportation agencies responsible for safety oversight. Requires each state or local government, or other public transportation system operator, that receives federal assistance to certify it has established an agency safety plan meeting certain minimum criteria. Prescribes requirements for state safety oversight programs for grant-recipient states with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system (or one in the design or construction phase) that is not subject to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulation. Requires an eligible state, in order to obligate its formula capital grant apportionment, to have an approved state safety oversight program in effect as well as an independent state safety oversight agency. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible states to develop or carry out such a program. Sets the federal share of program costs under a grant at 80%. Grants a state safety oversight agency the authority to request the Secretary to take certain enforcement actions against a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that is not in compliance with federal safety laws. Requires national uniformity of public transportation safety laws, regulations, and orders. Allows a state to adopt or continue in force a public transportation safety law, regulation, or order: (1) until the Secretary promulgates a regulation or issues an order covering public transportation safety; and (2) that is consistent with, and more stringent than, the Secretary's regulation or order and meets certain other criteria. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011- FY2013. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to establish a national transit asset management system requiring fund recipients to develop capital asset inventories and condition assessments. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011- FY2013. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to award a public transportation system grant to a recipient only if it reports to the Secretary, for inclusion in the National Transit Database, information relating to: (1) the causes of reportable incidents; and (2) transit asset inventories and condition assessments the recipient has conducted. (Sec. 6) Establishes within the FRA the Office of Safety and Security, to be headed by the Associate Administrator of Safety and Security. Authorizes a recipient to receive an urbanized area formula grant only if it has established a comprehensive public transportation agency safety plan. Requires the Secretary, in prescribing regulations for an alcohol and controlled substances testing program for public transportation employees, to establish an enforcement program that includes the imposition of penalties for noncompliance. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2010-07-22 | public transportation safety act sec directs secretary transportation dot create national public transportation safety plan improve safety public transportation systems receive federal assistance requires secretary establish public transportation safety certification training program federal state employees designated personnel conduct safety audits examinations public transportation systems employees public transportation agencies responsible safety oversight requires state local government public transportation system operator receives federal assistance certify established agency safety plan meeting certain minimum criteria prescribes requirements state safety oversight programs grant recipient states rail fixed guideway public transportation system design construction phase subject federal_railroad_administration fra regulation requires eligible state order obligate formula capital grant apportionment approved state safety oversight program effect independent state safety oversight agency authorizes secretary grants eligible states develop carry program sets federal share program costs grant grants state safety oversight agency authority request secretary certain enforcement actions rail fixed guideway public transportation system compliance federal safety laws requires national uniformity public transportation safety laws regulations orders allows state adopt continue force public transportation safety law regulation order secretary promulgates regulation issues order covering public transportation safety consistent stringent secretary regulation order meets certain criteria authorizes appropriations fy2013 sec directs secretary establish national transit asset management system requiring fund recipients develop capital asset inventories condition assessments authorizes appropriations fy2013 sec authorizes secretary award public transportation system grant recipient reports secretary inclusion information relating causes reportable incidents transit asset inventories condition assessments recipient conducted sec establishes fra headed associate_administrator authorizes recipient receive urbanized area formula grant established comprehensive public transportation agency safety plan requires secretary prescribing regulations alcohol controlled substances testing program public transportation employees establish enforcement program includes imposition penalties noncompliance |
112-HR-402 | National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure projects; and (2) borrow on the global capital market and lend to entities and commercial banks for funding infrastructure projects. Requires the Board to establish criteria for determining project eligibility for financial assistance under this Act. Sets forth the duties of the Bank's executive committee and audit committee.Requires the Bank to establish a risk management committee, which shall: (1) create financial, credit, and operational risk management guidelines for the Bank; (2) set standards to ensure diversification of lending activities by both region and infrastructure project type; and (3) create conforming standards for infrastructure finance securities. Exempts all notes, debentures, bonds or other such obligations issued by the Bank, and the interest on or credits with respect to such bonds or other obligations, from state or local government taxation.Terminates the Bank after 15 years. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Government operations and politics | 2011-01-24 | act establishes wholly owned government corporation makes bank board_of_directors responsible monitoring overseeing energy environmental telecommunications transportation infrastructure projects authorizes board issue public benefit bonds provide financing infrastructure projects borrow global capital market lend entities commercial banks funding infrastructure projects requires board establish criteria determining project eligibility financial assistance act sets forth duties bank executive committee audit committee requires bank establish risk management committee shall create financial credit operational risk management guidelines bank set standards ensure diversification lending activities region infrastructure project type create conforming standards infrastructure finance securities exempts notes debentures bonds obligations issued bank interest credits respect bonds obligations state local government taxation terminates bank years |
112-HR-526 | Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act or ON TIME Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors, (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade, and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to assess and collect through FY2022 a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry, and (2) project selection and eligibility. Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-02-08 | mobility efficiency_act purpose act address major transportation investment needs national trade gateway corridors reduce freight congestion current future trade corridors surface transportation routes result current future growth international trade develop corridors increase freight transportation system reliability directs secretary transportation dot assess collect fy2022 national trade gateway corridor fee article imported exported united_states requires collected fees deposited projects transportation trade corridors customs port imported loading exported articles sets forth requirements respect allocation fund amounts form grants state departments transportation carry eligible projects corridors customs ports entry project selection eligibility requires secretary establish transportation trade corridor customs port entry fees collected |
112-HR-992 | Building American Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds; (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012; (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds; and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects. Extends through 2011 the authority to issue recovery zone economic development bonds. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate 2011 national limitations on such bonds based upon state unemployment statistics. Exempts private activity bonds for sewage and water supply facilities from the state volume caps applicable to such bonds. Allows Indian tribal governments to issue tax-exempt private activity bonds to provide water or sewage facilities. Extends through 2011: (1) the exemption from alternative minimum tax (AMT) treatment of interest on certain tax-exempt bonds, (2) the tax exemption allowed for interest on bonds guaranteed by a federal home loan bank, and (3) small issuer rules for the allocation of tax-exempt interest expense by financial institutions. Allows a full offset against the AMT for new market tax credit amounts. Allows taxpayers to elect payments in lieu of low-income housing tax credits in 2011 for low-income buildings financed by tax-exempt bonds. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Taxation | 2011-03-10 | amends internal revenue code respect build_america_bond program extend december authority issue bonds authority payments issuers bonds reduce percentage rate payments issuers allow refundings currently issued bonds allow use build_america bonds fund capital expenditures levees flood control projects extends authority issue recovery zone economic development bonds requires secretary treasury allocate national limitations bonds based state unemployment statistics exempts private activity bonds sewage water supply facilities state volume caps applicable bonds allows indian tribal governments issue tax exempt private activity bonds provide water sewage facilities extends exemption alternative minimum tax amt treatment interest certain tax exempt bonds tax exemption allowed interest bonds guaranteed federal home loan bank small issuer rules allocation tax exempt interest expense financial institutions allows offset amt new market tax credit amounts allows taxpayers elect payments lieu low income housing tax credits low income buildings financed tax exempt bonds |
112-HR-1123 | TIFIA Expansion Act of 2011 - Revises Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program requirements to make eligible for TIFIA funding any projects that: (1) are for the design, acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of one or more transportation projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or have a positive impact on traffic congestion; and (2) receive not more than 30% of their funding for capital costs from federal public transportation grant funds. Defines "master credit agreement" as one entered into between the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) and an obligor for such projects that: (1) makes contingent commitments of one or more secured loans or other federal credit instruments at future dates, (2) establishes the amounts and general terms and conditions of such loans or other instruments as well as identifies dedicated revenue sources that will secure their repayment, and (3) provides for the obligation of funds for the loans or other instruments after certain federal requirements have been met. Requires such projects to meet certain planning and programming requirements (as under current law) at the time that loan proceeds are disbursed or other credit assistance is provided pursuant to the master credit agreement. Makes projects with eligible costs reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $1 billion (mega transportation projects) eligible for federal transportation infrastructure funding. Revises terms of secured loans and lines of credit used to finance certain transportation infrastructure projects to increase the maximum loan amount for such projects from the lesser of 33% to the lesser of 49% of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs or (as under current law), if the loan does not receive an investment grade rating, the amount of the senior project obligations. Authorizes the Secretary to allow a 1% reduction in the interest rate for such loans if the ordinary interest rate has increased by more than 1% between the time the Secretary signs the master credit agreement and the time at which the secured loan is made with respect to a project that is the subject of the master credit agreement. Allows a 1.5% reduction in the interest rate for a secured loan with respect to a project only using clean construction equipment. Defines "clean construction equipment" as nonroad construction vehicles or equipment powered by diesel engines that: (1) are certified to meet Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 nonroad engine fine particulate emission standards, or (2) achieve through other means a particulate matter emission reduction of 85% or more from uncontrolled engine emission levels. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the prohibition against subordination of secured loans to the claims of a holder of project obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor, but only if the loan amount does not exceed 33% of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs and the loan is secured by tax revenue. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-03-16 | tifia expansion act innovation_act tifia program requirements eligible tifia funding projects design acquisition construction rehabilitation transportation projects reduce emissions greenhouse gases positive impact traffic congestion receive funding capital costs federal public transportation grant funds defines master credit agreement entered secretary transportation dot obligor projects makes contingent commitments secured loans federal credit instruments future dates establishes amounts general terms conditions loans instruments identifies dedicated revenue sources secure repayment provides obligation funds loans instruments certain federal requirements met requires projects meet certain planning programming requirements current law time loan proceeds disbursed credit assistance provided pursuant master credit agreement makes projects eligible costs reasonably anticipated equal exceed billion transportation projects eligible federal transportation infrastructure funding revises terms secured loans lines credit finance certain transportation infrastructure projects increase maximum loan projects lesser lesser reasonably anticipated eligible project costs current law loan receive investment grade rating senior project obligations authorizes secretary allow reduction interest rate loans ordinary interest rate increased time secretary signs master credit agreement time secured loan respect project subject master credit agreement allows reduction interest rate secured loan respect project clean construction equipment defines clean construction equipment nonroad construction vehicles equipment powered diesel engines certified meet environmental_protection_agency epa tier nonroad engine fine particulate emission standards achieve means particulate matter emission reduction uncontrolled engine emission levels authorizes secretary waive prohibition subordination secured loans claims holder project obligations event bankruptcy insolvency liquidation obligor loan exceed reasonably anticipated eligible project costs loan secured tax revenue |
112-HR-2350 | Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program for: (1) the attachment of federal liens to public transportation assets (federal-aid highways, highway or mass transit projects, air navigation facilities, or federally-assisted train or multimodal stations); and (2) release of such liens in connection with concession agreements between state or local governments and private individuals or entities. Limits the meaning of public transportation asset to a transportation facility constructed, maintained, or upgraded before, on, or after enactment of this Act using federal funds: (1) whose fair market value is more than $500 million, and which has received any federal funding; (2) whose fair market value is less than $500 million, and which has received $25 million or more in federal funding; or (3) in which a significant national public interest (such as interstate commerce, homeland security, public health, or the environment) is at stake. Prohibits any asset transaction (entry into a concession agreement for, or contract for the sale or lease of, a public transportation asset) for an asset attached with a federal lien unless: (1) the lien is released, and (2) the state or local government and the private individual or entity seeking the asset transaction enter into agreements with the Secretary. Defines "concession agreement" as one entered into by a private individual or entity and a state or local government with jurisdiction over a public transportation asset to convey to the private individual or entity the right to manage, operate, and maintain the asset for a specific period of time in exchange for the authorization to impose and collect a toll or other user fee from a person for each use of the asset during that period. Prohibits the release of a federal lien on a public transportation asset unless: (1) the state or local government or other public sponsor seeking the asset transaction pays the Secretary an amount determined according to a specified formula, and (2) the Secretary certifies that the required concession agreements have been signed and their terms incorporated into the asset transaction terms. Permits a private individual or entity to enter into an asset transaction covering National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) facilities and equipment provided certain conditions are met. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-06-24 | protecting_taxpayers transportation asset transfers act directs secretary transportation dot establish program attachment federal liens public transportation assets federal aid highways highway mass transit projects air navigation facilities federally assisted train multimodal stations release liens connection concession agreements state local governments private individuals entities limits meaning public transportation asset transportation facility constructed maintained upgraded enactment act federal funds fair market value million received federal funding fair market value million received million federal funding significant national public interest interstate commerce homeland security public health environment stake prohibits asset transaction entry concession agreement contract sale lease public transportation asset asset attached federal lien lien released state local government private individual entity seeking asset transaction enter agreements secretary defines concession agreement entered private individual entity state local government jurisdiction public transportation asset convey private individual entity right manage operate maintain asset specific period time exchange authorization impose collect toll user fee person use asset period prohibits release federal lien public transportation asset state local government public sponsor seeking asset transaction pays secretary determined according specified formula secretary certifies required concession agreements signed terms incorporated asset transaction terms permits private individual entity enter asset transaction covering national_railroad_passenger_corporation amtrak facilities equipment provided certain conditions met |
112-HR-2426 | Makes final, and not subject to judicial review, federal agency decisions to: (1) issue a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation capital project; and (2) prepare supplemental environmental impact statements for projects in cases where the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) considers new information received after the close the comment period. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-07-06 | makes final subject judicial review federal agency decisions issue permit license approval highway public transportation capital project prepare supplemental environmental impact statements projects cases secretary transportation dot considers new information received close comment period |
112-HR-2602 | Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructure project by analyzing specified costs over a minimum 50-year period. Authorizes the use of alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures for awarding contracts for projects on the National Highway System and for major infrastructure projects. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to require states to utilize the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project I-37A) for the initial design phase of all authorized highway projects. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Government operations and politics | 2011-07-20 | fiscal accountability transparency infrastructure spending act requires executive agency obtain life cycle cost analysis major infrastructure project prior obligating funds defines life cycle cost analysis process evaluating total economic worth infrastructure project analyzing specified costs minimum year period authorizes use alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures awarding contracts projects major infrastructure projects requires secretary transportation require states utilize developed initial design phase authorized highway projects |
112-HR-2609 | Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Livability. Requires the Office Director to establish a program to award competitive grants to eligible entities to assist: (1) capital investments in surface transportation projects with a significant impact on enhancing the livability in a region, metropolitan area, community, or neighborhood; and (2) communities in developing strategic growth plans that provide a vision and goals for development over a minimum 20-year period and integrate long-term innovative transportation and land use planning. Requires priority be given to: (1) investment projects that increase the number of transportation options, improve access to housing, jobs, and services, and reduce greenhouse gas; and (2) innovative planning applicants who have proposed strategic growth plans for communities with transportation systems characterized by poor access to job centers and schools, limited transportation options for residents, and significant traffic congestion. Requires the Director to: (1) develop statistical and analytical capabilities to ascertain specified transportation data; and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies to carry out activities that promote the development of livable communities, increase transportation choices, and improve the environment, public health, and quality of life. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-07-21 | enhancing americans act establishes office_of_the_secretary transportation dot requires office director establish program award competitive grants eligible entities assist capital investments surface transportation projects significant impact enhancing region metropolitan area community neighborhood communities developing strategic growth plans provide vision goals development minimum year period integrate long term innovative transportation land use planning requires priority given investment projects increase number transportation options improve access housing jobs services reduce greenhouse gas innovative planning applicants proposed strategic growth plans communities transportation systems characterized poor access job centers schools limited transportation options residents significant traffic congestion requires director develop statistical analytical capabilities ascertain specified transportation data collaborate federal agencies carry activities promote development livable communities increase transportation choices improve environment public health quality life |
112-HR-2766 | Breaking Down Barriers Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to include as part of a federal-aid highway project any activities carried out by a state before approval of its application for federal funding if such activities meet applicable project requirements. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to accelerate project delivery, to issue a letter of no prejudice for a project at the time the project is included in the state transportation improvement program or as soon as practicable. Revises and makes permanent the surface transportation project delivery pilot program. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a state, as a condition of participation in the program, to forego project delivery methods otherwise permissible for highway projects. Authorizes a state to assume highway project responsibilities administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), but not the responsibilities of any other modal administration within the Department of Transportation (DOT). Repeals the limitation to Alaska, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas of state participation in the program. Allows program participation by all states. Prescribes a special rule to permit a state participating in the program on September 30, 2009, to continue in the program and not be required to submit an application. Directs the Comptroller General to study methods to consolidate and streamline the environmental impact statement process with respect to federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation projects, with particular focus on the feasibility of modernizing current procedures for environmental impact statements to include new media and other communication techniques. Directs the Secretary to develop recommendations for expanding the list of activities categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement to permit a state to assume all of the Secretary's responsibilities for federal-aid highway and public transportation projects if the state certifies that: (1) the project will be carried out in accordance with applicable requirements, and (2) at least two-thirds of the total projects costs will be derived from state funds. Directs the Secretary to extend the highway prompt payment program to other DOT transportation construction projects. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to establish deadlines for federal approval actions with respect to federal-aid highway and public transportation projects. Authorizes the Secretary to approve a request by a state to provide state public transportation and federal-aid highway project funds to federal agencies (including the DOT), state agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process for such projects, or in an approved state process, to support activities that extend beyond environmental work to other aspects and modes of program and project delivery. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-08-01 | breaking barriers act authorizes secretary transportation dot include federal aid highway project activities carried state approval application federal funding activities meet applicable project requirements authorizes secretary order accelerate project delivery issue letter prejudice project time project included state transportation improvement program soon practicable revises makes permanent surface transportation project delivery pilot program prohibits secretary requiring state condition participation program forego project delivery methods permissible highway projects authorizes state assume highway project responsibilities administered federal_highway_administration fhwa responsibilities modal administration department_of_transportation dot repeals limitation alaska california ohio oklahoma texas state participation program allows program participation states prescribes special rule permit state participating program september continue program required submit application directs comptroller general study methods consolidate streamline environmental impact statement process respect federal aid highway highway safety construction projects public transportation projects particular focus feasibility modernizing current procedures environmental impact statements include new media communication techniques directs secretary develop recommendations expanding list activities categorically excluded requirements environmental assessments environmental impact statements pursuant regulations promulgated council_on_environmental_quality authorizes secretary enter agreement permit state assume secretary responsibilities federal aid highway public transportation projects state certifies project carried accordance applicable requirements thirds total projects costs derived state funds directs secretary extend highway prompt payment program dot transportation construction projects directs secretary issue regulations establish deadlines federal approval actions respect federal aid highway public transportation projects authorizes secretary approve request state provide state public transportation federal aid highway project funds federal agencies including dot state agencies indian tribes participating environmental review process projects approved state process support activities extend environmental work aspects modes program project delivery |
112-HR-2862 | Putting America Back to Work Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation that are reinvested in the United States. Establishes in the Treasury the Jobs Trust Fund to fund infrastructure projects and improvements in the United States. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Taxation | 2011-09-07 | putting america work act amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction dividends received controlled foreign corporation reinvested united_states establishes treasury fund infrastructure projects improvements united_states |
112-HR-2971 | Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act - Prohibits the Secretary from imposing a federal surcharge on a state that has allowed the placement of blind vending facilities in rest and recreation areas, and in safety rest areas, located on Interstate System (IS) rights-of-way. Revises state high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility requirements to increase from a minimum of two to a minimum of three the number of occupants per vehicle for use of an HOV facility in cases of congestion meeting certain criteria. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to remove limits on the number of state or local governments or public authorities with which the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to establish value pricing pilot programs (in effect, allowing extension of the programs to all such authorities). Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to increase from 3 to 10 the number of IS highways, bridges, or tunnels where a state may collect tolls for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of IS highway corridors. Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to eliminate restrictions on: (1) the number of projects under the express lanes demonstration program (currently 15), and (2) the number of IS facilities on which the Secretary may collect IS construction tolls (currently 3). Eliminates the nonsubordination of secured loans and lines of credit used to finance surface transportation project costs to the claims of any holder of project obligations in the event of the obligor's bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation. (Thus allows subordination of secured loans and lines of credit to such claims.) Makes eligible for railroad rehabilitation and improvement direct loans and loan guarantees: (1) projects and activities that benefit high-speed rail, and (2) development phase activities. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a six-year public-private partnership experimental program to encourage recipients of certain federal assistance to carry out tests and experimentation in the public transportation project development process designed to: (1) attract private investment in such projects (including high occupancy/toll [HOT] lane facilities); and (2) increase project management flexibility and innovation, improve efficiency, allow for timely project implementation, and create new revenue streams. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove the cap on the aggregate allowable amount of tax-exempt bonds to finance qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities. Revises a specified formula in order to reduce annual adjustments to pay schedules for federal employees for FY2013-FY2021. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-09-20 | secretary imposing federal surcharge state allowed placement blind vending facilities rest recreation areas safety rest areas located interstate system rights way revises state high occupancy vehicle hov facility requirements increase minimum minimum number occupants vehicle use hov facility cases congestion meeting certain criteria amends remove limits number state local governments public authorities secretary enter cooperative agreements establish value pricing pilot programs effect allowing extension programs authorities amends transportation equity act 21st century increase number highways bridges tunnels state collect tolls reconstruction rehabilitation highway corridors amends safe accountable flexible efficient transportation equity act legacy users safetea eliminate restrictions number projects express lanes demonstration program currently number facilities secretary collect construction tolls currently eliminates secured loans lines credit finance surface transportation project costs claims holder project obligations event obligor bankruptcy insolvency liquidation allows subordination secured loans lines credit claims makes eligible railroad rehabilitation improvement direct loans loan guarantees projects activities benefit high speed rail development phase activities directs administrator federal_transit_administration fta establish year public private partnership experimental program encourage recipients certain federal assistance carry tests experimentation public transportation project development process designed attract private investment projects including high occupancy toll hot lane facilities increase project management flexibility innovation improve efficiency allow timely project implementation create new revenue streams amends internal revenue code remove cap aggregate allowable tax exempt bonds finance qualified highway surface freight transfer facilities revises specified formula order reduce annual adjustments pay schedules federal employees |
112-HR-3019 | Modernizing Public Transit Act of 2011 - Revises project justification criteria the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) must use in approving capital investment grants for new fixed-guideway capital projects under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) New Starts and Small Starts programs. Adds to the criteria that must be considered: (1) the costs and impacts of urban sprawl; (2) population density, land use, proposed land use, and local development goals along the project corridor and along transit corridors connecting with the project, including bus, bus rapid transit, and rail; and (3) estimated reductions in transit times for passengers of the existing transit system as the result of the project. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-09-22 | modernizing public transit act revises project justification criteria secretary transportation dot use approving capital investment grants new fixed guideway capital projects federal_transit_administration fta small starts programs adds criteria considered costs impacts urban population density land use proposed land use local development goals project corridor transit corridors connecting project including bus bus rapid transit rail estimated reductions transit times passengers existing transit system result project |
112-HR-3085 | Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act - Eliminates the transportation enhancement program. Establishes the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to compile a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects, which will guide the allocation of Fund amounts to the states. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2011-10-04 | act eliminates transportation enhancement program directs secretary transportation dot compile prioritized list emergency transportation projects guide allocation fund amounts states |
112-HR-3259 | National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, aviation, freight, passenger rail, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Economics and public finance | 2011-10-25 | establishes independent designate qualified transit public housing water highway bridge aviation freight passenger rail road infrastructure projects loans loan guarantees financial assistance issue general purpose project based infrastructure bonds exempt state local taxation |
112-HR-3296 | Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make economic adjustment grants to support innovative, utility-administered energy efficiency programs for small business concerns. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Energy | 2011-11-01 | amends public_works_and_economic_development_act authorize secretary commerce economic adjustment grants support innovative utility administered energy efficiency programs small business concerns |
112-HR-3347 | Exempts from environmental review under named federal environmental laws the reconstruction process of any road, highway, or bridge that has been damaged by a natural disaster (including flood) and reconstructed in the same location. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Environmental protection | 2011-11-03 | exempts environmental review named federal environmental laws reconstruction process road highway bridge damaged natural disaster including flood reconstructed location |
112-HR-3837 | Bridge to Jobs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to states to repair or replace bridges the Federal Highway Administration has found to be structurally deficient. Allows states to use the grants to cover costs directly or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of such bridges, including administrative expenses and job training costs. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Transportation and public works | 2012-01-27 | bridge secretary transportation dot provide grants states repair replace bridges federal_highway_administration found deficient allows states use grants cover costs directly indirectly related repair replacement bridges including administrative expenses job training costs |
112-HR-4353 | Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement any flood risk management project for which the Secretary has transmitted to Congress, before the date of enactment of this Act, a letter that includes: (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has concluded that the report's recommendations are consistent with the President's policy and programs. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Water resources development | 2012-04-16 | authorizes secretary army acting chief engineers implement flood risk management project secretary transmitted congress date enactment act letter includes description project recommended report chief_of_engineers concludes project technically sound environmentally acceptable economically justified notification office_of_management_and_budget omb concluded report recommendations consistent president policy programs |
112-HR-4403 | Fiscal Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act - Suspends through FY2023 the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works). Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress each fiscal year through FY2023 on the savings to the federal government that resulted from such suspension since its beginning. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Government operations and politics | 2012-04-19 | federal contracting act suspends fy2023 davis bacon act requires locally prevailing wage rate paid classes laborers mechanics working federally financed federally assisted contracts construction alteration repair public buildings public works requires comptroller general report congress fiscal year fy2023 savings federal government resulted suspension beginning |
112-HR-5964 | Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into agreements with persons for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide customs and immigration services at a land border port of entry, subject to payment of a fee to reimburse the CBP for providing such services. Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish procedures for evaluating proposals submitted by persons to: (1) enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements with the General Services Administration (GSA) for the construction or maintenance of infrastructure at a land border port of entry, and (2) provide GSA an unconditional gift of property for use in the construction or maintenance of such infrastructure. Prescribes minimum requirements for such procedures. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Government operations and politics | 2012-06-19 | authorizes secretary homeland_security dhs enter agreements persons cbp provide customs immigration services land border port entry subject payment fee reimburse cbp providing services directs administrator general_services establish procedures evaluating proposals submitted persons enter cost sharing reimbursement agreements general_services_administration gsa construction maintenance infrastructure land border port entry provide gsa unconditional gift property use construction maintenance infrastructure prescribes minimum requirements procedures |
112-HR-6099 | Supporting Entrepreneurial Economic Development Act of 2012 or the SEED Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit a recipient of an economic adjustment grant from making, but permits a venture development organization to make, a grant, equity investment, or convertible loan to a private for-profit entity. Requires such an organization that assists a private for-profit entity with funds made available from an economic adjustment grant and that receives funds from such entity at any time as a result of such assistance to use such funds only to assist other private for-profit entities. Defines a "venture development organization" as a public entity or private, nonprofit entity that provides to an early-stage technology business, to promote the growth of that business: (1) financial investment or assistance acquiring financial investment, (2) expert mentoring, and (3) assistance to speed the commercialization of technology. | Transportation | Infrastructure | Economics and public finance | 2012-07-11 | seed act amends public_works_and_economic_development_act prohibit recipient economic adjustment grant making permits venture development organization grant equity investment convertible loan private profit entity requires organization assists private profit entity funds available economic adjustment grant receives funds entity time result assistance use funds assist private profit entities defines venture development organization public entity private nonprofit entity provides early stage technology business promote growth business financial investment assistance acquiring financial investment expert mentoring assistance speed commercialization technology |
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