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No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009 [S.570]
No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a commercial interest in
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A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production. [S.527]
Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under such Act for any carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.
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Global Food Security Act of 2009 [S.384]
Global Food Security Act of 2009 - Title I: Policy, Objectives, Planning, and Coordination - (Sec. 101) States that it is U.S. policy to promote global food security, improve agricultural productivity, and support the development of institutions of higher learning. (Sec. 102) Directs the President to designate an individual to serve as the Special Coordinator for Food Security to advise the President on international food security issues and oversee implementation of a comprehensive food security strategy. (Sec. 103) Directs the President to report
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 [S.3606]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2011 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) healthy food financing initiative; (5) Office of the Chief Economist; (6) National Appeals Division; (7) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (8) Office of Homeland Security; (9)
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A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain definitions of the term "renewable biomass", and for other purposes. [S.3381]
Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "renewable biomass" as: (1) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from certain National Forest System land and public lands that are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed to reduce hazardous fuels, reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or restore ecosystem health, that would not otherwise be used for higher-value products, and that are harvested in accordance with specified requirements for old-growth forests and large tree retention; or (2) any organic matter that
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Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2010 [S.3373]
Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas nominated by local air pollution control districts as air and health quality empowerment zones, which shall be eligible for grants for replacing or retrofitting polluting vehicles and/or engines in order to improve the health of the population living in the zones. Sets forth as area eligibility requirements: (1) being in extreme nonattainment of the eight-hour ozone national ambient air quality
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Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 [S.3307]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 - Title I: A Path to End Childhood Hunger - Subtitle A: National School Lunch Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide performance awards to states with outstanding performance or substantial improvement in directly certifying children who receive other public assistance as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) establish performance benchmarks and require states with direct certification
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Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act [S.2779]
Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies; and (3) collaborate
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Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 [S.2729]
Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a program to govern the creation of credits from emission reductions from uncapped domestic sources and sinks; (2) the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee to provide scientific and technical advice on the establishment and implementation of such offset program; and (3) a carbon conservation program to provide incentives to landowners or grazing contractor
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Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act [S.1733]
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act - (Sec. 3) Sets forth provisions concerning the reduction of global warming pollution, energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, green jobs and worker transition, and adaptation to the impacts of climate change. Includes provisions to: (1) set a goal of, and require regulation for, limiting and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from capped sources to 17% of 2005 levels by 2050; (2) require the establishment of both national transportation related GHG emissions reduction goals and standards
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Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 [S.1576]
Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of the United States. Directs the Secretary (subject to specified requirements) to provide to owners of eligible land financial incentive payments for: (1) eligible practices that measurably increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated period, as specified through a climate mitigation contract; and (2) permanent avoided deforestation
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American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 [S.1462]
American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 - Title I: Clean Energy Technology Deployment - Subtitle A: Clean Energy Financing - (Sec. 103) Establishes in the Treasury the Clean Energy Investment Fund, consisting of: (1) amounts appropriated for administrative expenses to implement a loan guarantee program that provides incentives for innovative technologies; and (2) amounts deposited in or appropriated for the Fund. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning such program, including by revising the definition of "commercial
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 [S.1406]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2010 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) National Appeals Division; (5) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (6) Office of Homeland Security; (7) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (8) Office of the Chief Financial
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Water Infrastructure Financing Act [S.1005]
Water Infrastructure Financing Act - Reauthorizes the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Sate Drinking Water Act SRF. Title I: Water Pollution Infrastructure - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a competitive grant program to provide technical assistance to small and medium treatment works on wastewater and stormwater approaches. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014.
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Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to nutrient management of the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma. [HR-995]
Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all technical and scientific documentation in the possession of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the Administrator's technical and scientific rationale for the establishment of a total phosphorous limit of 0.1 milligram per liter for the Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority wastewater treatment facility, Arkansas.
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Of inquiry directing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Administrator relating to nutrient management of the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma. [HR-985]
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in the possession of the Administrator relating to nutrient management of the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. [HR-507]
Supports the goals of National Dairy Month (June). Encourages states and local governments to observe National Dairy Month. Recognizes the dairy industry's important role in the economic and nutritional well being of Americans. Commends dairy farmers for their hard work and commitment to the U.S. economy and to the preservation of open space.
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Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. [HR-1368]
Supports the goals of National Dairy Month (June). Recognizes the dairy industry's important role in the economic and nutritional well being of Americans. Commends dairy farmers for their hard work and commitment to the U.S. economy and to the preservation of open space.
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Congratulating the outstanding professional public servants, both past and present, of the Natural Resources Conservation Service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. [HCR-269]
Congratulates the outstanding professionals of the National Resources Conservation Service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Expresses the continued commitment of Congress to the conservation of natural resources on private lands in both the national interest and as a national priority.
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Supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities. [HCR-118]
Supports the goals of Smart Irrigation Month to: (1) recognize the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently; and (2) encourage the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States.