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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5171]
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Highlights: The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 provides appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2015. The bill provides regular annual appropriations for most of the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-551, By Mr. Calvert. on 07/23/2014
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act [HB-507]
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act - Holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 10 acres of federal land generally depicted as parcel A, and approximately 10 acres of federal land generally depicted as parcel B, on the map titled "PYT Land Department," dated January 15, 2013. Makes that conveyance effective on the day after the date on which: (1) the Tucson Unified School District relinquishes all right, title, and interest to the parcel B land; and (2) the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 113-134. on 07/25/2014
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To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes. [HB-5039]
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Requires a border of any parcel of land that is transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Reservation to be within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the Tribe, as of January 2014. Allows the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico to be exchanged for lands within 18 miles of those trust lands. Gives the Navajo Tribe the right to deselect not more than 757 acres of the land selected as of January 2014, whether or not such land has already been taken into trust by the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 07/14/2014
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To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico. [HB-5017]
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Prohibits U.S. government funds from being used to provide non-security assistance to Mexico unless an Act of Congress securing Mexico's border with the United States is enacted into law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 07/03/2014
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National Border and Homeland Security Act [HB-4962]
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National Border and Homeland Security Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to give state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding priority to: (1) northern or southern border states, or (2) state political subdivisions having one of the four largest populations of unlawfully present aliens for the preceding fiscal year. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to complete the required 700 mile southwest border fencing and priority-area
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/21/2014
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 [HB-4924]
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Hualapai Tribe, the Department of of the Interior, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Freeport Minerals Corporation. Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Tribe, the United States as trustee for the Tribe, and Freeport Minerals Corporation.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 113-223. on 12/16/2014
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Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2014 [HB-4901]
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Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2014 - Allows Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within federal conservation areas and to select, in exchange, unappropriated public land within the state. Defines "federal conservation areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape
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Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/29/2014
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Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014 [HB-4882]
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Southwest Border Protection Act of 2014 - Requires Secretary of Defense (DOD), at the request of a governor of a state that shares a portion of the international border between the United States and Mexico, to order to active duty, and provide for the deployment of, at least 10,000 members of the National Guard to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in achieving operational control of such border. Provides for such deployment to be in addition to the number of National Guard members already deployed along such border as of the enactment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 06/17/2014
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To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 161 Live Oak Street in Miami, Arizona, as the "Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building". [HB-4416]
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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 161 Live Oak Street in Miami, Arizona, as the "Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 12/18/2014
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Post Office". [HB-4375]
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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Post Office."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 04/02/2014
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American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014 [HB-4286]
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American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014 - Amends the Natural Gas Act regarding natural gas exports to exclude from the expedited application and approval process any nation subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and related materials or equipment. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) to repeal limitations on oil exports. Amends the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 04/16/2014
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Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2013 [HB-424]
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Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the county of Mohave, Arizona, among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/28/2013
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Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act [HB-4218]
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Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 03/21/2014
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Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act [HB-4018]
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Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/12/2014
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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/19/2014
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Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010 [HB-3704]
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Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010 [sic] - Establishes the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona to limit exchanges of land involving National Forest System land included in the Scenic Area and to manage the System land included in the Scenic Area as provided in the land resource management plan for the Forest. Bars the inclusion of any land located outside the boundaries of Coconino National Forest in the Scenic Area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 12/17/2013
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 [HB-3521]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary, in exercising the authority to enter into such leases, to record as the full cost of the contractual obligation at the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/20/2013
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To remove use and disposal restrictions on property located in the City of Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona. [HB-3421]
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Authorizes the disposal or use of the Winslow Hospitality Park located in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, for purposes other than public recreation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 11/06/2013
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act [HB-3301]
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing under this Act. Requires the Secretary of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Secretary of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. on 06/26/2014
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Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act [HB-3182]
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Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a safe and secure border infrastructure grant program, administered jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services (GSA), to construct transportation infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings for the safe, secure, and efficient cross-border movement of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians. Requires the Secretary to award grants to metropolitan
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 09/26/2013