Search Results: keywords:"strategic planning"

  • H. R. 7685 — An Act To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:3,176

    The "Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act" or "IMPACT Act" aims to enhance American industry competitiveness by developing advanced technologies for producing low-emission cement, concrete, and asphalt. The bill...

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    The IMPACT Act is a plan to make roads and buildings better for the environment by using smart new ways to make things like cement and asphalt. It wants schools, the government, and businesses to work together to create these eco-friendly building materials.

  • S. 4359 — To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:201

    S. 4359 aims to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act by extending the program's provisions. Specifically, it will change the expiration dates in the existing law, moving financial support and other provisions for high hazard potential dams to 2029. This reauthorization...

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    S. 4359 is a plan to keep taking care of dams, which hold back water, safer for a few more years until 2029. This means they want to make sure the dams won't break and cause problems by keeping them in good condition.

  • H. R. 7412 — To facilitate the use of rural housing vouchers.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,405

    H.R. 7412, titled the "Rural Housing Voucher Enhancement Act of 2024," seeks to improve the use and effectiveness of rural housing vouchers provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill addresses the shortage of affordable housing in rural areas, ensures that...

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    H.R. 7412 wants to help people in rural areas find homes by making sure they can use special help called "vouchers." This bill asks the government to make it easier for people to use these vouchers and talk to landlords better.

  • H. R. 7404 — An Act To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:181

    H. R. 7404 is a bill that aims to enhance efforts against illegal cross-border tunnel activities. It mandates the production of annual reports to keep track of these countermeasures. This bill modifies an existing act to ensure continuous oversight and strategic planning...

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    H. R. 7404 is a rule that wants to make sure people know what is being done to stop secret tunnels between countries. It says that each year, people have to write a report about these efforts, but it doesn't exactly say what should be in the report or who should write it.

  • H. R. 9668 — To establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:2,229

    H.R. 9668, also known as the "Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend against the CCP Act," aims to establish a working group within the Department of Homeland Security. This group is tasked with addressing threats to the United States related to...

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    H.R. 9668 is a plan to make a special team in charge of keeping people in the U.S. safe from bad things that might come from the Chinese government, like hacking or border troubles. This team will work with others, make reports every year, and think of new ways to keep everyone secure.

  • S. 1764 — To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:13,813

    The Western Wildfire Support Act of 2024 aims to improve federal efforts in managing wildfires across the United States. This legislation focuses on enhancing wildfire detection and suppression tools, providing financial and strategic support for firefighting operations, and...

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    The Western Wildfire Support Act of 2024 is a plan to help manage wildfires by giving money and tools to help stop fires and clean up afterward. It aims to use technology and support communities, but there are worries about spending too much without checking carefully.

  • H. R. 9598 — An Act To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act to reauthorize such Office, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:6,293

    H.R. 9598 aims to reauthorize and update the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. This bill makes various amendments such as redefining terms related to drug threats, expanding the definition of participating entities, and updating federal responsibilities in...

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    H.R. 9598 is a plan to help fight drugs by giving money to programs that help stop drug trafficking and make sure people have medicine to save lives during an overdose. It also wants to make rules and collect information to better understand and solve the problem of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.

  • H. R. 7523 — To establish the Office of Executive Councils, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,168

    H.R. 7523 aims to establish the Office of Executive Councils in the General Services Administration to support various executive councils in the government. These councils include the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, the Chief Data Officer Council, and others. The bill...

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    H.R. 7523 wants to create a special office to help manage different groups that help the government make decisions, like how to buy things or use data better. This office will help these groups work smoothly together and check on them every year to make sure they're doing a good job.