Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

Amendment provides $2 million in funds to expand the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to include a study of children impacted by a parents substance addiction to better understand the opioid epidemics impact on maltreated children.

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An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the Army Corps of Engineers should take into consideration and prioritize emergency operations, repairs, mitigation activities, and other activities in response to or in anticipation of any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster when evaluating construction projects.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to ensure states locate polling locations for early voting in rural areas of the state and ensure that those polling places are located in communities that will give rural residents the best opportunity to vote during the early voting period.

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An amendmend numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-127 to require a study on the use of the combination of facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals in security checkpoint lines. The study would focus on increased accuracy of facial and iris recognition and the possibility of using this advanced technology broadly for accurate identification of individuals.

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Amendment sought to allow the Administrator of EPA to prevent the legislation from going into effect if it is determined that implemention would have a negative impact on vulnerable populations such as infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, the elderly, individuals with preexisting medical conditions, individuals who work at coal combustion residuals treatment or disposal facilities, members of any other appropriate population identified by the Administrator based on consideration of socioeconomic status, racial or ethnic background, or other similar factors identified by the Administrator.

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Amendment allows non-profit organizations to be eligible to receive competitive grant funds through the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 114-49 and numbered 2 was offered as the Congressional Black Caucus substitute.

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The amendment requires certain provisions be met in order for funds to be made available. The amendment also states that the provisions of the Act shall be suspended and shall not apply if the Act will have a negative effect on the national budget deficit of the United States.

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An amendment to insert at the end of the bill the following new section: Sec. 647. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to pay administrative expenses to State and local departments of transportation that the Secretary of Transportation determines do not recognize a certification of a disadvantaged business enterprise by any other State (as defined in Section 401 of title 23, United States Code).

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An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers by $1.875 million.

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Amendment sought to increase funding for ARPA-E by $127 million and to reduce funding for Weapons Activities by $98 million and Fossil Energy by $29 million.

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An amendment to change the recommendation of censure contained in the resoluttion to that of reprimand.

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An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for Rural Community Advancement Program account by $5 millon.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-594 to require the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to consider passive house retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures.

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Amendment sought to add language providing for inclusion of items for personal hygiene for household use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Amendment reduces the administrative expenses account of FTA and increases the technical assistance and training account by $2 million, restoring FTA training assistance to FY 2014 levels.

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Bus Rapid Transit Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022

Bus Rapid Transit Act This bill directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a grant program to provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the design and implementation of bus rapid transit systems, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing bus systems. As a condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the bus rapid transit system shall not increase solely due to improvements carried out with grant funds and for any reason for at least one year after completion of a project funded by the bill. In carrying out the program, the FTA must prioritize projects located in economically disadvantaged communities.

Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 2022

Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall include Halifax, Warren, Nash, Franklin, Vance, and Granville Counties in North Carolina. The tribe must submit the most recent membership roll and governing documents to the Department of the Interior. The bill also authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe and proclaim a reservation for the tribe.

Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 2022

Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022 This resolution supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Further, it expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of and support programs to end domestic violence.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 2022

This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water Act.

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022 This bill establishes a National Council on African American History and Culture in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The duties of the council shall include gathering timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture; evaluating the various programs and activities of the NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing, or not contributing, to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture; and developing and recommending to the NEH national policies to foster and promote the understanding of African-American history, the preservation of African-American culture, and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's economic, cultural, and political success.

Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month".

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, encourages the development of strategies to educate students about voting, encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special Representative John R. Lewis stamp during the month of September, and invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.

Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which White supremacist mobs brutalized, terrorized, and killed dozens of Black Americans, and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to combating hatred, injustice, and White supremacy.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2022

This resolution condemns the actions of a White supremacist mob that drove Black residents out of Atlanta, Georgia in 1906 and supports the designation of a national day of remembrance for the victims of forced migrations of Black Americans.

Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2022

Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 This bill extends a payment increase under Medicare's physician fee schedule through the end of 2023 (currently set to expire at the end of 2022).