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Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act [HB-2925]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Requires the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the local coordinating entity for the Area, to prepare and submit a management plan for it. Requires the management plan to: inventory the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area related to its national importance, as well as the themes that ought to be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed; and recommend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/14/2015
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Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015 [HB-2924]
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[Mining ]
Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015 Withdraws federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona, as well as all federally owned subsurface interests under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in lands in Pima County, from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws. Withdraws all
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/14/2015
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Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-2910]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act This bill nullifies: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's determination to list the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) as an endangered subspecies under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) the rule entitled, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Regulations for the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf."
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Introduced In House on 06/25/2015
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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act [HB-291]
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[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
W21 Water in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/02/2015
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Sonoran Corridor Interstate Development Act of 2015 [HB-2859]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Sonoran Corridor Interstate Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the State Route 410, the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of the Tucson International Airport in Arizona, as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System and a future part of the Interstate System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4634) on 06/24/2015
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Save Oak Flat Act [HB-2811]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Environmental ]
Save Oak Flat Act This bill repeals the provisions under the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 providing for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture and Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. Under the provisions of that Act, 2,422 acres of Forest Service land located in Pinal County, Arizona, are to be exchanged for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/01/2015
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No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-2801]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended by the General Services Administration to lease any space for purposes of carrying out the policies set forth in: the memoranda from the Secretary of Homeland Security dated November 20, 2014, entitled "Southern Border and Approaches Campaign," "Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants," "Secure Communities," "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/18/2015
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Citizens' Districts Preservation Act [HB-2501]
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[Voting Rights ]
Citizens' Districts Preservation Act Requires each of the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Jersey, and Washington to retain the congressional redistricting plan in effect in such state as of the first day of the 114th Congress until such state carries out a redistricting plan in response to the apportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census conducted in 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/16/2015
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act [HB-2406]
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[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Film Production ]
SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The authority of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/01/2016
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-240]
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[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) Analysis and Operations, and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for implementation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Presented To President. on 03/04/2015
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Trade ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/04/2015
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Immigration Accountability Act [HB-206]
[Immigration ]
Immigration Accountability Act This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 of the provisional waiver program; the memoranda issued by the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act [HB-2009]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Gaming ]
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 3) This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tuscon Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. (Sec. 4) The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015 [HB-166]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015 Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. Specifies the locations where
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/02/2015
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Intermountain West Corridor Development Act of 2015 [HB-1612]
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[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Intermountain West Corridor Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, as part of Interstate Route I-11, the Intermountain West Corridor from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, extending: north along U.S. Route 95, terminating at Interstate Route 80; and south from the vicinity of Wickenburg to Interstate Route 10 and continuing south toward the Tucson vicinity to the Nogales, Arizona, region; and establishing an international
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/26/2015
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American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 [HB-1487]
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[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 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. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/08/2015
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Grand Canyon Bison Management Act [HB-1443]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Grand Canyon Bison Management Act Directs the Department of the Interior to publish a management plan to reduce, through humane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona that Interior determines are detrimental to the uses of the Park. Permits the removal by such a volunteer of a full bison harvested from the Park. Instructs Interior to coordinate with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the development and implementation of the management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/07/2015
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Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act [HB-1412]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[National Security ]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel with access to federal lands for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols; and (2) deployment of communications, surveillance, and detection equipment. Interior and USDA may provide education and training to CBP personnel on the natural and cultural resources present on individual federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 04/07/2015
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2015 [HB-1077]
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[Native American Affairs ]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire specified private or state lands or interests from willing sellers in order to expand the boundaries of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Two additional parcels of land are also to be included in the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. One parcel of 3.8 acres is currently being administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The other parcel of 7.41 acres currently being administered by the Bureau of Indian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/23/2015
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To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry". [HB-1075]
[Immigration ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry". Designates the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 05/22/2015