SJR-22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Veto Message Indefinitely Postponed By Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S147) on 01/21/2016
You have voted SJR-22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act..
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 [S.980]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to specify the types of water bodies that are "navigable waters" and therefore fall under the scope of the Act. Groundwater is considered to be state water. Activities carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not impinge upon states' power over land and water use. States or individual property owners may obtain judicial review of jurisdictional determinations
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S.980: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/16/2015
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 [S.659]
[Animals ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 This bill revises a variety of existing programs related to hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and wildlife. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund are reauthorized through FY2020. The Toxic Substances Control Act is amended to exempt components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment
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S.659: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-210. Minority Views Filed. on 02/24/2016
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 [S.405]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
[Film Production ]
[Funding ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is reauthorized through FY2025. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act are reauthorized through FY2020. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances
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S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 15. on 02/09/2015
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2804]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
[National Security ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorized civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Provides appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries, including flood damage reduction projects in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape
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S.2804: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Alexander. With Written Report No. 114-236. on 04/14/2016
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. [S.263]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. Prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which
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S.263: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/27/2015
S.2306: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 02/05/2016
You have voted S.2306: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri..
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129]
[Infrastructure ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
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S.2129: An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015
Federal Water Quality Protection Act [S.1140]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Federal Water Quality Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill states as the policy of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) cooperative federalism and consultation with states in the protection of water resources. (Sec. 3) The bill defines new terms used in this bill, including "body of water," "interstate waters," "traditional navigable water," and "wetlands". (Sec. 4) The bill nullifies a revision to or guidance on a regulatory definition of the term "navigable waters" or "waters of the United States" promulgated
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S.1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S7679-7695, S7695-7697) on 11/03/2015
HJR-59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/08/2015
You have voted HJR-59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act..
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 [HB-594]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, "Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act," issued on April 21, 2014, or the proposed guidance entitled, "Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected By the Clean Water Act," dated February 17, 2012; or using the proposed rule or proposed
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HB-594: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/29/2015
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 [HB-578]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
HB-578: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/29/2015
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5055]
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[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorized civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Provides appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries, including flood damage reduction projects in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape
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HB-5055: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3280-3283) on 05/26/2016
2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act [HB-5025]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act This bill makes supplemental appropriations for FY2016 for the Army Corps of Engineers for construction for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in Houston, Texas, that have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Appropriated funds shall remain available through FY2026 and shall be designated as being for disaster relief under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
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HB-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/21/2016
To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, after completion of the study of the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, known as the Herbert Hoover Dike Dam Safety Modification Study, to: (1) carry out, without any further congressional authorization, the projects recommended as part the study; and (2) complete such projects by December 31, 2020. Appropriations in the amount of $800 million are made to carry out this
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HB-4667: To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/03/2016
You have voted HB-4667: To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes..
HB-4100: To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 11/20/2015
You have voted HB-4100: To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri..
HB-3114: To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Became Public Law No: 114-189. (txt | Pdf) on 07/06/2016
You have voted HB-3114: To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes..
Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act [HB-2705]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule signed on May 27, 2015, which describes the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Under this bill, the Clean Water Act applies to waters of the United States that are: (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact.
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HB-2705: Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mac Thornberry
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 06/10/2015