Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Urban and suburban affairs and development

Bill Introduced: S.821 Healthy Food Financing Initiative

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.165 Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1567 New Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and other Federal agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1544 National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To promote transportation-oriented development and encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development.

Bill Introduced: S.655 Urban Jobs Act of 2013

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1397 Project Rebuild Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To create jobs and reinvest in communities through the rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1390 Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1340 Urban Jobs Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.437 A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.864 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.714 Startup Act 3.0

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To jump-start economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.730 PESTT Act

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To define urban rodent control for purposes of clarifying the control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and by the private sector, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.656 Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

To provide $4,000,000,000 in new funding through bonding to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects in urban and other targeted areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.310 Startup Act 3.0

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

A bill to jump-start economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.208 Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013

2013-02-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas in Los Angeles County, California.

Bill Introduced: H.R.469 Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2013

2013-02-03T19:00:00Z

To reduce the heat island effect and associated ground level ozone pollution from Federal facilities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.456 Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013

2013-02-03T19:00:00Z

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in certain residential areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6659 Urban Recovery and Growth Act

2012-12-12T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6658 Urban Competitiveness Act

2012-12-12T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in specified areas made during a temporary period.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6493 Global Investments in America's Cities Act

2012-09-20T20:00:00Z

To create jobs by attracting global investment to economically distressed urban areas, and for other purposes.