3.0.0 1824 2023-01-11T13:38:34Z 2023-01-11T13:38:34Z Senate S 2017-09-18 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-18T20:04:19Z Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act 115 3802 HR 2017-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS Appalachian Regional Commission Relocation Act 115 4860 HR 2018-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2017-09-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5802-5803; text of measure as introduced: CR S5803-5804) IntroReferral 2017-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N Economics and Public Finance Appalachian Regional Commission Congressional oversight Economic development Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Poverty and welfare assistance Regional and metropolitan planning Economics and Public Finance 00 2017-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-20T16:29:04Z Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act

This bill declares that the mission of the Appalachian Regional Commission shall be to focus primarily on poverty reduction and economic development in areas in the Appalachian region with the most persistent poverty. The headquarters of the commission shall be located in that region.

The bill increases from 50% to 60% the minimum amount of the grant expenditures approved by the commission that shall support activities or projects that benefit severely and persistently distressed counties and areas.

The commission shall: (1) allocate at least 60% of the funds made available each fiscal year for its Area Development Program for projects in counties designated as distressed, and (2) submit an annual report on the allocation of program funds to such counties.

]]> Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act Display Title Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act Short Titles as Introduced Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the Appalachian Regional Commission, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1824is/xml/BILLS-115s1824is.xml 2017-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5802-5803; text of measure as introduced: CR S5803-5804) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.