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Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District. [HR-630]
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This resolution censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff of California for certain misleading conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 10/15/2019
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Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II [HB-4611]
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[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Revises requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, California. Currently, the plant must meet standards established under the NPDES permit program for the primary and secondary treatment of wastewater discharged by the plant into marine waters. The city of San Diego may apply for permit modifications, which offer alternatives to certain secondary treatment standards. eliminates the need for the city to obtain a separate permit for such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan A. Davis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/18/2020
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Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District. [HR-604]
[Ethics ]
This resolution censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff of California for certain misleading conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 09/27/2019
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. [HB-4495]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to purchase certain private land in Hemet, California, at fair market value and then construct a paved road on that land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center. The IHS shall maintain the road or enter an agreement with Riverside County, California, to maintain the road.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/05/2020
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To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. [HB-4059]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Gaming ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/05/2020
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 [HB-4378]
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[Immigration ]
[Agriculture ]
[Insurance ]
[Education ]
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Provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019, if the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government for FY2020 have not been enacted. The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. Additionally, the CR extends several programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-59. on 09/27/2019
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 [HB-4378]
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[Agriculture ]
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[Education ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
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Provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019, if the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government for FY2020 have not been enacted. The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. Additionally, the CR extends several programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-59. on 09/27/2019
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Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act [S.2505]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
Reinstates a variety of rules regarding climate change that were repealed, suspended, delayed, withdrawn, or replaced and prohibits the implementation of certain policies and proposed rules. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 13783 titled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. In addition, the bill nullifies the following rules: the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations rule
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/18/2019
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2470]
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[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Alexander. With Written Report No. 116-102. on 09/12/2019
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Water Justice Act [S.2466]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
Addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala D. Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/11/2019
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Regional Ocean Partnership Act [S.2166]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Provides a mechanism for coastal states to participate in a Regional Ocean Partnership with one or more other coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area. Specifically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of ocean and coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-185. on 12/19/2019
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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [HB-4044]
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[Grants ]
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Reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Became Public Law No: 116-337. on 01/13/2021
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building". [HB-3825]
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[Community Development ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chavez Memorial Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/18/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Navy should take a leading role in the mitigation of cross-border spills, discharges, and debris in the Tijuana River that impact national security interests of the United States. [HR-511]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[National Security ]
This resolution calls for the Department of the Navy to take a leading role in the mitigation of cross-border spills, discharges, and debris in the Tijuana River that impact national security interests.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan A. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 07/24/2019
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Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act [HB-4210]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides that the cost of living shall be included in any determination of the rate of basic pay for employees of a Department of Veterans Affairs duty station in Stanislaus County, California. The bill also requires the rate of basic pay in such location be redetermined at least once every five years. The bill includes Stanislaus County, California, in the locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California. The changes implemented in the bill shall not be construed to (1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any employee, (2) affect any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Harder
Introduced In House on 08/27/2019
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Water Justice Act [HB-4033]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Grants ]
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Addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/04/2019
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To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes. [HB-3399]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
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[Water ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria. revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 116-186. (txt | Pdf) on 10/30/2020
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To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes. [HB-3399]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
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[Water ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria. revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 116-186. (txt | Pdf) on 10/30/2020
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Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act [S.1932]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and modifies various Department of the Interior water programs that target western states. Provisions in the bill include those authorizing Interior to provide grants to support qualifying water-storage projects in western states; reauthorizing through FY2024 the CALFED Bay-Delta program, which handles water issues in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; reauthorizing through FY2024 an Interior grant program to support qualifying water recycling and reuse projects and establishing new priorities for awarding such grants; and establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 07/18/2019
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in Montclair, California, as the "Paul Eaton Post Office Building". [HB-3329]
[Public Safety ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in Montclair, California, as the "Paul Eaton Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 116-199. on 12/03/2020