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Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011 [S.925]
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Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011 - Designates peak 12,240, which is located 0.6 miles northeast of Donahue Peak on the northern border of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park in California, as Mt. Andrea Lawrence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Became Public Law No: 112-259. on 01/10/2013
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A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is considered to be held in trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land. [S.872]
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Amends the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to repeal the declaration that specified land accepted by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria in California shall be deemed to have been held in trust and part of the reservation of the Rancheria prior to October 17, 1988. (The date on the recorded deed is October 16, 2000.) Allows the Lytton Rancheria to conduct class II gaming activities on the land taken into trust. Prohibits the Lytton Rancheria from expanding the exterior physical measurements of any facility on the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-489. on 11/10/2011
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Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act [S.864]
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Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates the memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-214. on 07/28/2011
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Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011 [S.803]
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Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to deploy at least 6,000 National Guard personnel to perform operations in the Southwest Border region (Region) (the area in the United States that is within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico international border) to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection in securing such border. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase, by September 30, 2016, the number of Border Patrol agents stationed in the Region by 5,000. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), the
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/13/2011
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Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011 [S.759]
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Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw the areas that were subject to such contracts from further mineral entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the Secretary. Requires the holder of such contracts to receive specified compensation for the cancellation. Deems: (1) any negotiated agreement between the Secretary and the contract holder
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2269-2270) on 04/07/2011
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3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 [S.706]
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3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 - Considers that the Secretary of the Interior has approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for such Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf planning area for which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 23. on 04/04/2011
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Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act [S.544]
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Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, came to be known as the Buffalo Soldiers) in the early years of the National Parks, which shall include an evaluation of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a national historic trail commemorating the route traveled by the Buffalo Soldiers from their post in the Presidio
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-224. on 10/19/2011
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A bill to terminate certain hydropower reservations, and for other purposes. [S.524]
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Terminates certain hydropower reservations relating to specified Bureau of Land Management patents affecting certain lands in Madera County, California: (1) now owned by named individuals; and (2) conveyed to other named individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1507-1508) on 03/09/2011
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Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 [S.519]
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Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 - Amends the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (HPPA) to modify, commencing October 1, 2017, certain statutory schedules governing contracts for delivery of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam to specified localities in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) create, from certain apportioned allocations of contingent capacity and firm energy, a resource pool equal to 5% of the full rated capacity of 2.074 million kilowatts and associated firm energy; (2) offer Schedule D contingency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/02/2011 With Amendments. With Written Report No. 112-58. on 08/30/2011
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 [S.432]
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 - Reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. (Sec. 2) Restates the findings and purposes of such Act. Sets forth as its purposes to: (1) enable the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund, plan, and implement significant new environmental restoration activities and forest management activities to address specified watershed issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin; (2) ensure that governmental and private
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer With Amendments. With Written Report No. 112-148. on 02/07/2012
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California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 [S.3587]
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California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California. Requires management of such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, and (2) as part of the Monument. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize an amendment to the Monument's management plan for the long-term protection and management of the lands added to the Monument under
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6552-6553) on 09/20/2012
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Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act [S.3517]
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Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal: (1) $5 octagonal gold coins, (2) $5 round gold coins, (3) $1 silver coins, and (4) half-dollar clad coins. Requires the design of such coins to be a close likeness of the two gold and one half-dollar coins issued by the San Francisco Mint at the opening of the Pan-Pacific Exposition and the medal awarded
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/02/2012
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Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 [S.3438]
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Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct each of specified oil and gas lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning Areas, including certain ones in the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (2010-2015), during its specified year.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/25/2012
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act [S.3375]
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, to comprise approximately 319,300 acres of federal land within Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and Yolo Counties in California. States that the purpose of the Conservation Area is the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the lands included in the Area for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4895) on 07/11/2012
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3301]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 112-177. on 06/14/2012
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Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 [S.3239]
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Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and related enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to delegate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture certain enforcement authority with respect to eggs produced, shipped, handled, transported or received in California prior to the date that is 18 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Hearings Held. on 07/26/2012
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Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012 [S.3193]
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Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to revise the description of the land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians of California. States that the parcel of private, non-Indian land that is excluded from the revised description was not intended to be held in trust for the Band or considered to be part of its reservation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 112-232. on 12/28/2012
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act [S.29]
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-401. on 03/07/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [S.2467]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2013. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) operation and maintenance; (6) active and reserve military personnel;
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2828) on 04/26/2012
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.2465]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Corps Of Engineers - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 112-164. on 04/26/2012