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Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010 [S.3643]
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Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish: (1) no more than two bureaus, to which the functions of the Minerals Management Service shall be transferred, which shall implement leasing, permitting, and safety and environmental regulatory functions relating to the outer Continental Shelf (OCS); (2) an office to implement royalty and revenue management functions; and (3) an OCS Safety and Environmental Advisory Board. Authorizes the National
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 483. on 07/26/2010
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Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act [S.3597]
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Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act or the SHORE Act - Title I: Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Restoration Capacity - (Sec. 101) Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to review and report to Congress on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) capacity to respond to oil spills. Requires such review to include: (1) a comparison of oil spill modeling requirements with the state-of-the-art oil spill modeling with respect to near shore
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2010
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A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection. [S.3384]
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Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in coordination with the National Academy of Engineering, to conduct and submit to Congress a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/19/2010
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Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act [S.2892]
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Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. Specifies the boundaries of the Heritage Area. Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area, and sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plan. Authorizes appropriations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With Amendments. With Written Report No. 111-265. on 08/05/2010
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GO Zone Bonus Depreciation Extension Act [S.2761]
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GO Zone Bonus Depreciation Extension Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the additional depreciation allowance for nonresidential real property or residential rental property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone).
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Received In The House. on 08/09/2010
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Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 [S.2731]
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Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit to the congressional small business committees recommendations for improvements to the Gulf Coast disaster loan refinancing program. Extends for 24 additional months the authorized loan assistance term for small businesses affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita and participating in the SBA small business and capital ownership development program.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S11207-11210, S11212) on 11/05/2009
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 [S.22]
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Subtitle A: Wild Monongahela Wilderness - (Sec. 1001) Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Bingaman
On Motion To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended Failed By The Yeas And Nays: (2/3 Required): 282 - 144 (roll No. 117). on 03/11/2009
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone. [S.1861]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the increased rehabilitation tax credit for buildings located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2009
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A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas. [S.1761]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the period for placing in service buildings located in a disaster area that are eligible for allocations of low-income housing tax credit amounts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/07/2009
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A bill to authorize major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. [S.1717]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in FY2010 in specified locations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. Authorizes appropriations for such leases.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Signed By President. on 10/26/2009
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 [S.1653]
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2) permanent district judges for various districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington and temporary district judges for Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S9137-9138) on 09/08/2009
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Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 [S.1517]
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Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to: (1) prohibit the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) from offering, until June 30, 2022, any oil and gas exploration lease in the Eastern Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico that is within 45 miles of the coastline of Florida. (The current leasing moratorium prohibits leasing activities within 125 miles of such coastline.) Authorizes the Secretary to offer for leasing specified areas currently under moratorium. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/24/2009
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Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2009 [S.1487]
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Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2009 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7784-7785) on 07/21/2009
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 [S.1390]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for defense-wide procurement. (Sec. 105) Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Received In The House. on 07/28/2009
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Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 [S.1326]
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Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 with respect to grants for 2009 to a state housing credit agency for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credit allocations. Revises the formula for determining a state's low-income housing grant election amount to reflect any increase in the state housing credit ceiling for 2009 attributable to any such ceiling returned to the state in 2009 by reason of the additional low-income housing credit dollar amounts allocated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/23/2009
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A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. [S.1310]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2010 in: (1) Livermore, California; (2) Walla Walla, Washington; and (3) Louisville, Kentucky. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2010, as previously authorized, for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Denver, Colorado, and Bay Pines, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6847) on 06/19/2009
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Commending University of Alabama Running Back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. [HR-972]
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Congratulates Mark Ingram (University of Alabama running back) for winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike D. Rogers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 02/23/2010
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Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama sophomore, and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. [HR-970]
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Congratulates Flint native and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Honors both his athletic and academic achievements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 02/23/2010
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Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama Sophmore and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. [HR-969]
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Congratulates Flint native and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Honors both his athletic and academic achievements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dale E. Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 02/23/2010
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Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and families of the shootings in Geneva and Coffee Counties in Alabama, on March 10, 2009. [HR-341]
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Expresses the heartfelt sympathy of the House of Representatives for the victims and families of the shootings in Geneva and Coffee Counties in Alabama on March 10, 2009. Conveys the gratitude of the House to the city and county officials, and all the police, fire, sheriff, and emergency medical teams who responded swiftly to the scene and helped prevent further violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Mr. Lynch Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 04/28/2009