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in committee · Michigan · House Jan 28, 2021

HJRES 22: Expressing support for designation of the week of February 1, 2021, through February 5, 2021, as "National School Counseling Week".

This joint resolution honors the contributions of school counselors to the success of students in elementary and secondary schools. The resolution encourages the observation of National School Counseling Week with ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the crucial role school counselors play in preparing students for fulfilling lives as contributing members of society.
Linda T. Sánchez (D) · 21 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · House Jan 28, 2021

HRES 69: Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

This resolution calls for the federal government to establish a national biodiversity strategy, which must include a goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters to protect biodiversity and address climate change by 2030 and other goals necessary to reduce the threats to biodiversity.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates 30% land/water conservation by 2030 to protect biodiversity and address climate change, directly advancing environmental conservation goals.95% confidence
Joe Neguse (D) · 51 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · House Jan 28, 2021

HRES 71: Honoring and thanking the members of the National Guard who were deployed to the District of Columbia and the National Capital region in support of civil authorities for the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice President of the United States.

This resolution expresses the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the members of the National Guard and law enforcement agencies who were deployed to the District of Columbia to ensure a safe and secure environment for the 59th inauguration.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill recognizes National Guard service during inauguration, aligning with topic's 'recognition' indicator for veterans' support.75% confidence
Steve Womack (R) · 139 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 94: Hire Student Veterans Act

Hire Student Veterans Act This bill allows a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a veteran attending an educational institution using educational assistance provided under certain programs administered by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also modifies the minimum employment period required for veterans who qualify for the credit under this bill.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates work opportunity tax credit, reducing employer taxes to incentivize hiring veterans, directly advancing tax policy for fiscal support.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill enables veterans using education benefits to work while studying, expanding access to higher education through tax incentives for employers hiring them.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides tax credit to hire student veterans, promoting employment opportunities for a specific workforce group within Labor & Employment.85% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill provides tax credit for hiring student veterans using VA/DoD education benefits, directly supporting veteran employment and education access.95% confidence
Jacky Rosen (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 96: Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021

Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2021 This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities. First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school facilities. Further, the bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including carrying out major repairs, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to disabled individuals. Additionally, the bill requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction, modernization, or renovation projects to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency. Further, the bill requires LEAs to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products that are made in the United States (Buy America). The bill restores school infrastructure tax credit bonds. The bill also sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools. Next, the bill extends through FY2026 the Impact Aid Construction program. Finally, the bill establishes a grant program to assist LEAs with repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide material linked to crumbling foundations).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates federal funds via grants for school facility improvements, increasing public education spending under state budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill allocates need-based grants for school facility repairs, air quality, and accessibility, directly supporting K-12 infrastructure improvements.95% confidence
Jack Reed (D) · 33 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 98: Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act This bill establishes a new business-related tax credit to finance home building and rehabilitation in neighborhoods that meet certain eligibility criteria relating to poverty rates, income, and home values. The credit is limited to 35% of the lesser of the qualified development cost (i.e., the cost of construction, substantial rehabilitation, demolition, and environmental remediation of residential properties) or 80% of the national median sale price for new homes. The credit applies to single family homes containing four or fewer residential units, condominiums, or houses or apartments owned by cooperative housing corporations.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates business tax credit for home development in low-poverty neighborhoods, aligning with tax relief for underserved areas and funding community investment.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingEstablishes tax credit for home building/rehabilitation in low-income neighborhoods, directly funding housing development to increase affordable housing stock.95% confidence
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) · 23 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 79: EQUAL Act

Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. This bill eliminates the lower quantity thresholds for crack cocaine offenses. Under the bill, the same threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. With respect to past cases, the bill authorizes resentencing of a defendant who was convicted or sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the date of enactment.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEliminates unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses, advancing criminal justice reform by removing racial inequities in federal sentencing.95% confidence
Cory A. Booker (D) · 35 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 127: Build America's Libraries Act

Build America's Libraries Act This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2024 for the Build America's Libraries Fund, from which the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) must allocate funding to states and, through them, need-based grants to libraries to make long-term improvements to library facilities. The IMLS must also award grants to Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the bill requires each state that receives an allocation, and each library that receives a grant, to carry out certain activities to improve library facilities. These activities include constructing and renovating library facilities, investing in infrastructure projects to improve internet access and connectivity, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities. The bill also outlines administrative and oversight provisions, including by requiring library projects to use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States.
Jack Reed (D) · 31 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 121: Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act

Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish demonstration and pilot projects, through the awarding of grants or contracts, to facilitate training and education in advanced manufacturing. A local educational entity (e.g., technical college, community college, or an entity that assists educationally underserved communities) in partnership with a manufacturer that employs individuals who have advanced manufacturing skills is eligible to receive such grants or contracts. The corresponding project must (1) develop skills and competencies in communities with expected growth in advanced manufacturing; (2) provide education and training for available and anticipated jobs in advanced manufacturing; (3) educate individuals about career advancement opportunities within advanced manufacturing; and (4) give priority to incumbent workers, dislocated workers, and unemployed individuals.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds training programs via grants for technical colleges and community colleges in advanced manufacturing, directly supporting workforce education and access to skills training.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill funds training/education for advanced manufacturing jobs, enhancing workforce skills and employment opportunities per Labor & Employment topic description.85% confidence
Jacky Rosen (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · Senate Jan 28, 2021

S 142: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services are legal in both the United States and the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities, other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations. Current U.S. policy prohibits various foreign assistance from going to a foreign nongovernmental organization unless it agrees to not perform or actively promote abortions.
Jeanne Shaheen (D) · 50 co-sponsors
in committee · Michigan · House Jan 28, 2021

HR 582: To authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

This bill authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on February 3, 2021, for a memorial service honoring Officer Brian Sicknick of the U.S. Capitol Police. The memorial service shall include Officer Sicknick's lying in honor in the rotunda, and the Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor of Officer Sicknick near the Capitol steps. The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must make arrangements for funeral services in the Capitol for Officer Sicknick, including payments for travel expenses of immediate family members and the attendance of Members of Congress. The bill also requires that any funds received by the Capitol Police Board in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, be deposited into the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund.
Ralph Norman (R) · 48 co-sponsors
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