Economic Development/Jobs
- S 224 (Stabenow) - Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2009
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A bill to promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- S 320 (Cantwell) - A bill to ensure that short- and long-term investment decisions critical to economic stimulus and job creation in clean energy are supported by federal programs and reliable tax incentives.
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Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- S 1619 (Dodd) - Livable Communities Act of 2009
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A bill to establish the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, to establish the Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, to establish a comprehensive planning grant program, to establish a sustainability challenge grant program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- S Res 411 (Lincoln) - A resolution recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program to promote construction of environmentally preferable commercial, public or private buildings
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Feb. 9, 2010 — Read twice and referred to: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- S 3055 (Casey) - Green Communities Act of 2009
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A bill to require the secretary of Commerce to award grants to municipalities to carry out community greening initiatives, and for other purposes.
Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Public Works on March 1, 2010
- HR 2222 (Schwartz) - Green Communities Act
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for programs promoting community greening initiatives, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Financial Services, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees
- HR 2847 (Mollohan) - Jobs for Main Street Act
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A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported to the House as a rule for the Senate amendments to HR 2847. Includes appropriation to USFS for an additional amount for `State and Private Forestry', for financial assistance to states and territories for authorized activities using term employment, $75,000,000.
- HR 4213 (Rangel) - American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010—also referred to as Tax Extenders Act of 2009
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
Passed House on December 9, 2009; passed Senate on March 10, 2010
- HR 4318 (Kaptur) - 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act
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A bill to authorize the president to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Education and Labor Committee
- HR 4812 (Miller) - Local Jobs for America Act
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A bill to provide funds to states, units of general local government and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through the retention, restoration or expansion of services needed by local communities, and for other purposes
Introduced and referred to: House Education and Labor Committee on March 10, 2010
