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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1619]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 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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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 [S.1611]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2016-FY2017 as well as an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for each of them. Prior authorization of appropriations shall be required for the Coast Guard Reserve program. Additional appropriations are authorized for FY2016-FY2017 for preacquisition activities for a new polar icebreaker, including initial specification development and feasibility studies. TITLE II--COAST GUARD (Sec. 201) The
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A bill to improve the operation of the Department of Homeland Security's Unmanned Aircraft System Program. [S.159]
A bill to improve the operation of the Department of Homeland Security's Unmanned Aircraft System Program. Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully utilize surveillance and detection capabilities developed or used by federal agencies to enhance the functioning and operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated manned or unmanned monitoring, sensing, or surveillance of 100% of the southern border of the United States. Prohibits DHS from procuring any additional unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) until it provides written
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Border Health Security Act of 2015 [S.1537]
Border Health Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to require the commission to cooperate with the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council and to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues. Members of the commission may provide advice or recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or Congress without authorization or a request. HHS must award grants: (1) to address the priorities and recommendations of the commission
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Central Coast Heritage Protection Act [S.1423]
Central Coast Heritage Protection Act This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System lands in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also designates certain land in Los Padres National Forest in California, comprising approximately 2,174 acres, as the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area. Specified segments of the Indian, Mono, Matilija, Sespe, and Piru Creeks and Sisquoc
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. 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
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1356]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. (Sec. 5) Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this bill that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 [S.133]
Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement) and any amendments that are executed to make them consistent with this Act. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act [S.1228]
North American Energy Infrastructure Act 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 Department of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Department of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities,
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Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act [S.1191]
Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act This bill directs the Coast Guard to convey 32 acres of federal land (including all buildings, structures, utilities, and facilities on the land) known as CAMSPAC Housing in Point Reyes Station to Marin County, California, to be used for affordable housing or to provide a public benefit approved by the County. The property must be sold at fair market value. The Coast Guard may deposit the proceeds in the Coast Guard Housing Fund. The Coast Guard's authority to convey the property expires after four
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West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act [S.1143]
West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act (Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act [S.1036]
Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act This bill addresses the management of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. If the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior receives, or has already received, from one of those states a statewide conservation and management plan for the protection and recovery of those sage-grouse species, the appropriate
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Honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016. [HR-948]
Honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016.
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Recognizing the importance of the United States International Boundary Water Commission (USIBWC) and its recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with their Mexican counterparts, Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA), through a proposed minute. [HR-90]
Recognizing the importance of the United States International Boundary Water Commission (USIBWC) and its recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with their Mexican counterparts, Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA), through a proposed minute. Expresses support for the proposal by the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) and its Mexican counterpart to address trash, sediment, and water quality. Commends USIBWC, the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team, and local environmental
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Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole. [HR-734]
Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole. Recognizes and honors the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry. (At the 1976 Paris Tasting, French wine experts were invited to blind taste wines from California and France.)
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Recognizing March 31 as "César Chávez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez. [HR-662]
Recognizing March 31 as "César Chávez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez. Recognizes Cesar Chavez Day to honor the accomplishments and example of Cesar Estrada Chavez. Pledges to promote his legacy and encourages the people of the United States to remember his rallying cry, "Si, se puede!" ("Si, se puede!" is Spanish for "Yes, we can!")
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States. [HR-616]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: the trial and conviction of 50 African-American sailors for mutiny in connection with their
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Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children. [HR-382]
Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children. Applauds the Supreme Court's decisions in Roper v. Simmons, Graham v. Florida, and Miller v. Alabama to strike down the death penalty, the use of life without parole sentences for non-homicide offenses, and the use of mandatory life without parole sentences for children in the United States. Applauds the states of Texas, Nevada, Wyoming, Kentucky, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, West Virginia, California, Florida, and Washington
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Recognizing the importance of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games hosted by the United States of America in Los Angeles, California. [HR-372]
Recognizing the importance of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games hosted by the United States of America in Los Angeles, California. Recognizes the importance of the Special Olympics World Games to the millions of people with intellectual disabilities and their loved ones. Expresses support for the efforts of those who make the Games possible. Celebrates the return of the World Games to Los Angeles.
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Honoring the life and accomplishments of Henry Thomas Segerstrom and expressing condolences on his passing. [HR-217]
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Henry Thomas Segerstrom and expressing condolences on his passing. Honors the life and accomplishments of Henry Thomas Segerstrom, and extends heartfelt sympathies and condolences to his family.