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AIM Act of 2016 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2016 [HB-5075]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
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AIM Act of 2016 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with an eligible institution of higher education to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on residents exposed to a range of noise and air pollution levels from such flights. The study shall: focus on residents in Boston, Chicago, New York, the northern California metroplex, Phoenix, and not more than three additional metropolitan areas that each contain at least one international airport;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/28/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909]
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[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016
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Cesar Chavez National Historical Park Act [HB-4882]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
Cesar Chavez National Historical Park Act This bill establishes as a unit of the National Park System the Cesar Chavez National Historical Park in California and Arizona, replacing the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument and incorporating the Monument lands and interests within, and as part of, the Historical Park. The Department of the Interior may provide staff and technical assistance for the interpretation of historic sites, museums, and resources on lands not administered by Interior related to the life of Cesar Chavez and the history of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/29/2016
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To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes. [HB-4601]
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To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes. This bill transfers, upon the request of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, to a specified parcel of land conveyed to the company any reversionary interest of the United States in and to a specified parcel of land conveyed to the city.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/26/2016
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Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 [HB-4473]
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[Agriculture ]
Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Yavapai County in Arizona offers to convey to the USDA 369 acres of specified nonfederal land in the county, to accept the offer and convey to Yavapai County 80 acres of specified federal land within the Coconino National Forest in the county. The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this bill. Lands
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/09/2016
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Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-4457]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/29/2016
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Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2015 [HB-435]
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[Real Estate ]
Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer for disposal by competitive sale certain federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted to Congress on May 27, 1997, pursuant to the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015
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Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-43]
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[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
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Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to provide to a state on a U.S. border up to 500 additional U.S. Border Patrol agents, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents to patrol and defend the border, combat drug trafficking, and combat smuggling of firearms, explosives, alcohol, and tobacco if the state's governor declares an international border security emergency and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 522 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Ed Pastor Post Office". [HB-4010]
[Community Development ]
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 522 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Ed Pastor Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 522 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Ed Pastor Post Office."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 07/29/2016
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Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 [HB-399]
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Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit Border Security Verification Commission (BSVC) and Government Accountability Office reports, at specified intervals, that assess the state of situational awareness and operational control along the northern and southern U.S. land borders, including an identification of the high traffic areas and the unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate for each sector along such borders that are within the responsibility of the Border Patrol. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-10, Part I. on 01/27/2015
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Protecting Local Communities from Executive Overreach Act [HB-3946]
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[Water ]
Protecting Local Communities from Executive Overreach Act This bill declares that the President may not designate lands to be a new or expanded national monument unless within one year before a designation the Department of the Interior consults with each community, county, municipality, city, town, or township with boundaries within or adjacent to the land affected by the designation and obtains concurrence for the designation from: the governing body of each such community, county, municipality, city, town, or township; and the wildlife management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 11/10/2015
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To make technical amendments to the Act of December 22, 1974, relating to lands of the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes. [HB-3911]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To make technical amendments to the Act of December 22, 1974, relating to lands of the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes. This bill revises the area in which land may be transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Tribe to the area within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the tribe, as of January 2015. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico may be exchanged for lands within 18 miles of those trust lands. The Navajo Tribe may exchange up to 757 acres of resettlement land
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 11/06/2015
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Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act [HB-3882]
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Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act This bill establishes the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, shall manage the Monument to conserve, protect, and enhance its natural resources and values. Interior and USDA shall collaborate with the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Advisory Council (established by this Act) to develop a plan for the protection and management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 11/05/2015
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Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 [HB-3345]
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Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has a part north of the Grand Canyon. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax deduction for charitable contributions that are required to purchase a ticket to a college sporting event.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-31]
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Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available, including any otherwise available to the Secretary of Homeland Security for any fiscal year from being used to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary on November 20, 2014, which includes prosecutorial discretion regarding individuals who came to the United States as children and regarding certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and expansion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mo Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/28/2015
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Keep the Promise Act of 2015 [HB-308]
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[Native American Affairs ]
Keep the Promise Act of 2015 Restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. Terminates the restriction on January 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Mr. Young (ak) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill. on 11/16/2015
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Meers Point Boundary Clarification Act [HB-3027]
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Meers Point Boundary Clarification Act Directs the Department of the Interior, after completing a survey of Meers Point which covers those portions of lots 34, 35, 37, and 38 that are currently within the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma County, Arizona, to convey to the current landowner or landowners of certain properties within such lots (property owners) by quitclaim deed that federal land that is within each property owner's lot. Requires each property owner to pay a percentage of the total administrative costs incurred by the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/31/2015
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SMART Border Act of 2015 Support More Assets, Resources, and Technology on the Border Act of 2015 [HB-300]
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SMART Border Act of 2015 Support More Assets, Resources, and Technology on the Border Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) take actions to achieve and maintain operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border (defined as a condition in which all illegal border crossers are apprehended and narcotics and other contraband are seized); and (2) report to the Comptroller General on such actions, achievement, and maintenance. Directs the Comptroller General, within 90 days after such report is submitted, to: (1) consult with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/28/2015
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Dine College Act of 2015 [HB-2958]
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Dine College Act of 2015 Authorizes Dine College to receive federal funding and resources for its operation, improvement, and growth, including to: provide higher education programs and vocational and technical education for citizens of the Navajo Nation and others; preserve and protect the Navajo language, philosophy, and culture for citizens of the Navajo Nation and others; provide Navajo communities and people with employment and training opportunities; provide economic development and community outreach for Navajo communities and people; and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015 [HB-2926]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015 Establishes the Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area and the Gila Bend National Conservation Area in Arizona. Requires the Department of the Interior to manage the Conservation Areas as: (1) components the National Landscape Conservation System, and (2) in a manner that conserves and enhances their resources and values. Designates specified wilderness and wilderness additions in Maricopa County, Arizona, as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Establishes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/14/2015