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Water Justice Act [HB-4033]
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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 Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/04/2019
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Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act [S.1932]
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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 provide for a safe transit exception to service level requirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, and for other purposes. [HB-3247]
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Allows military aircraft operating outside of designated Department of Defense airspace in the wilderness areas in the mountainous regions of Colorado to deviate from service-level requirements if oxygen requirements, icing levels, engine power limitations, cloud clearance, or turbulence prevent the aircraft from safely transiting the areas while maintaining such service-level requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 06/14/2019
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Recognizing the critical importance of military aviation training in the State of Colorado, including training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site. [HR-440]
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This resolution recognizes the critical importance of military aviation training in Colorado, including training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National Aviation Training Site, to the national security interests of the United States and to military readiness.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 06/14/2019
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Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act [HB-3237]
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Revises the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. The program is a cooperative agreement among Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and the Bureau of Reclamation to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin. The bill extends Reclamation's authority to implement the first increment of the program through FY2033.
Sponsored by: Rep. Liz Cheney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/25/2019
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A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes. [S.1758]
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Allows the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the repayment contract with the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District relating to the Purgatoire project for the Trinidad Dam on Purgatoire River in Colorado. The bill also allows Reclamation to enter into excess capacity contracts with respect to the project; revenues from such contracts must be first credited toward the district's outstanding payment obligation under its repayment contract.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 06/26/2019
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Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-2918]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussels Conservation Fund, and the Southwest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/25/2019
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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019 [S.1386]
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A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/09/2019
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Protecting America's Wilderness Act [HB-2546]
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Designates wilderness areas, potential wilderness areas, recreation areas, scenic areas, trails, and wild and scenic rivers in Colorado, California, and Washington, among other things. TITLE I--COLORADO WILDERNESS Colorado Wilderness Act of 2020 (Sec. 102) The bill designates specified federal lands in Colorado as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. If the Bureau of Reclamation determines that lands within the West Elk Wilderness Addition are necessary for the future expansion of the Blue Mesa Reservoir,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/13/2020
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Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act [HB-2473]
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Authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and contains other related provisions. The bill establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund within the Department of the Treasury to fund various water-related projects. In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to projects in western states that would contribute to a safe and adequate water supply. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements relating to certain uses of water
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife Discharged. on 03/11/2020
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Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act [S.990]
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Revises the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. The program is a cooperative agreement among Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and the Bureau of Reclamation to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin. The bill extends Reclamation's authority to implement the first increment of the program through FY2033.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-146. on 10/24/2019
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Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act [S.1057]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to carry out the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan which was submitted to Congress on March 19, 2019, by Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Interior must execute the plan without delay and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 04/09/2019
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Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act [HB-2030]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to carry out the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan which was submitted to Congress on March 19, 2019, by Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Interior must execute the plan without delay and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Signed By President. on 04/16/2019
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [S.947]
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Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act [HB-1936]
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To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 04/17/2019
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Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act [S.860]
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Modifies cost-sharing requirements between the Department of the Interior and the Mancos Water Conservancy District for the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project in Colorado.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-160. on 11/21/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act [S.722]
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Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit. The new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships—four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit. It creates 56 additional district court judgeships in specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/07/2019
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Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act [HB-1492]
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Authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, the approximately 160 acres of land and any interests in such land that is identified as the Yucca House National Monument Proposed Boundary Addition. Upon acquisition of the additional land, Interior shall adjust the boundaries of the monument to include the acquired land. Such land and any interests in such land shall be administered as part of the monument.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton
Became Public Law No: 116-329. on 01/13/2021
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Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act [S.641]
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Revises the boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument in Colorado to include 160 acres of land identified as the Proposed Expansion Tract. The Department of the Interior may acquire such land and interests within the land by donation and may pay any administrative costs for the acquisition of such land and interests with appropriated funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. Without Written Report. on 12/18/2019