Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 [HB-1091]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct an additional 350 or more miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border. Prohibits fencing or any other similar physical infrastructure along the southwest border in existence on December 31, 2010, from being considered in meeting such mileage requirement. Requires the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress to gain operational control of any sector
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HB-1091: Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 03/25/2011
Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act [HB-1022]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Veterans ]
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: (1) a historical assessment of the Buffalo Soldiers who served in National Parks in the years before the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) an evaluation of the
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HB-1022: Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/26/2012
Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 [HB-1021]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy
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HB-1021: Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 04/23/2012
A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez. [SR-92]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Recognizes the accomplishments and example of Cesar Estrada Chavez, pledges to promote his legacy, and encourages the people of the United States to commemorate his legacy and to always remember his rallying cry, "Si, se puede!"
SR-92: A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Star Print Ordered On The Resolution. on 03/18/2010
A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez. [SR-477]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Recognizes the accomplishments and example of Cesar Estrada Chavez, pledges to promote his legacy, and encourages the people of the United States to commemorate his legacy and to always remember his rallying cry, "Si, se puede!"
SR-477: A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2212-2213) on 04/12/2010
You have voted SR-292: A resolution congratulating the Park View All-Star Little League team for winning the 2009 Little League World Series championship..
SR-265: A resolution honoring the firefighters who sacrificed their lives while battling the Station Fire in southern California in August 2009.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S9333-9334; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S9333-9334; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S9331-9332) on 09/14/2009
You have voted SR-265: A resolution honoring the firefighters who sacrificed their lives while battling the Station Fire in southern California in August 2009..
SR-188: A resolution congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2009 National Basketball Championship.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6741-6742; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6742; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6730) on 06/17/2009
A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. [SR-126]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. Praises the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts Pacific Province for their good works educating the youth of this country, serving the people of Hawai'i, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico, and pursuing educational, social, and economic equality.
SR-126: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5085-5086; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S5086; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5085) on 05/04/2009
A concurrent resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. [SCR-5]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Religion ]
Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. Praises the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts Pacific Province for its good works educating the youth of this country, serving the people of Hawai'i, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico, and pursuing educational, social, and economic equality.
SCR-5: A concurrent resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i.
Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel Inouye
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1866) on 02/06/2009
SCR-47: A concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the East Bay Regional Park District in California, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S11223) on 11/05/2009
You have voted SCR-47: A concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the East Bay Regional Park District in California, and for other purposes..
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 [S.817]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Defines "salmon stronghold" as all or part of a watershed or that meets biological criteria for abundance, productivity, diversity (life history and run timing), habitat quality, or other biological attributes important to sustaining viable populations of salmon throughout their range. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to establish the Salmon Stronghold Partnership as a cooperative, incentive-based, public-private partnership working across political boundaries
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S.817: Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-348. on 11/17/2010
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 [S.796]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 - Prohibits the issuance of a federal patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site (claim or site) unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that: (1) a patent application was filed by September 30, 1994; and (2) all application requirements were fully complied with by such date. Prescribes a mandatory claim maintenance fee and location fee for each claim or site. States that failure to perform assessment work, pay a mandatory maintenance or location fee, or file timely notice of location
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S.796: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 111-116. on 07/14/2009
Tule River Tribe Water Development Act [S.789]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Energy ]
[Gaming ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Tule River Tribe Water Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to complete a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for a domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, and irrigation water supply for the Tule River Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California. Prohibits any project constructed relating to that study from providing water supply for the casino of the Tule River Tribe or any other tribal casino or any lodging, dining, entertainment, meeting space, parking, or other
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S.789: Tule River Tribe Water Development Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 111-91. on 07/23/2009
S.748: A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office".
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 111-109. on 11/30/2009
You have voted S.748: A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office"..
Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act [S.709]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the meaning of the term “member of the Special Exposure Cohort” a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, DOE contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days before January 1, 2009, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California. Provides that a claim that an individual qualifies for compensation or benefits under such Act
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S.709: Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3801-3802) on 03/25/2009
Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act [S.539]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the President to designate as national renewable energy zones areas that have: (1) the potential to generate in excess of one giawatt of electricity from renewable energy; (2) insufficient electric transmission capacity to achieve such potential; and (3) the capability to contain additional renewable energy generating facilities if there were a sufficient transmission capacity. Excludes specified areas from such zones, including national parks, wilderness
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S.539: Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Harry Reid
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2838-2839) on 03/05/2009
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy. [S.523]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Trade ]
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to: (1) designate field or district offices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, and Wyoming to serve as Renewable Energy Pilot Project Offices for coordination of federal permits for renewable energy projects and transmission lines to integrate renewable energy; and (2) enter into an amended memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and
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S.523: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/04/2009
You have voted S.523: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy..
Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act [S.483]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in specified percentages, to: (1) the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, to support the continued restoration of the house and grounds, and ensure continuing growth and innovation in museum programming to research, promote,
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S.483: Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2485) on 02/25/2009