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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act [HB-902]
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases in FY2013-FY2014 in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Reduces lease amounts authorized in previous fiscal years for VA outpatient clinics in: (1) Johnson County, Kansas; (2) San Diego, California; and (3) Tyler, Texas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2013
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Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act [HB-723]
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Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Requires the study to: (1) include the effect of designation on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage such activities; and (2) identify authorities
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 286. on 12/20/2013
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To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. [HB-712]
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Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-712, Part I. on 12/22/2014
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Sandy Reinvestment Extension Act of 2014 [HB-5716]
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Sandy Reinvestment Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the nonrecognition of gain from property involuntarily converted, to extend from two years to five years the replacement period for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1592) on 11/14/2014
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Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act [HB-5582]
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Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 09/30/2014
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Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013 [HB-554]
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Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Director of the Federal Housing Agency to carry out a program to notify mortgagors under covered mortgages of the availability of forbearance and to offer and provide such relief upon an eligible homeowner's request. Defines "covered mortgage" as one that: (1) is secured by a one- to four-family dwelling that is the mortgagor's principal residence and is located within a major disaster area resulting from Hurricane Sandy; and (2) is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/06/2013
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Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 [HB-5449]
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Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2018 to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for: the Northeast Corridor Improvement Fund account, the National Network account, the Office of the Inspector General, and national infrastructure investment capital grants. Directs Amtrak to establish internal controls to ensure its costs and revenues are allocated to either the Northeast Corridor or the National Network. Directs the Secretary to establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roger Williams
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-629. on 12/01/2014
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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/19/2014
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 [HB-3521]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary, in exercising the authority to enter into such leases, to record as the full cost of the contractual obligation at the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/20/2013
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Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act [HB-316]
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Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act - Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request of the town of Canton, Connecticut (Town), to: (1) reinstate the expired license for either or each of the projects numbered 10822 and 10823; (2) extend for two years after the date on which either or each such project is reinstated the time period during which the licensee must commence project construction, and (3) transfer such license to the Town upon a showing that the transfer is in the public interest. Sets forth the conditions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Became Public Law No: 113-122. on 06/30/2014
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Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 [HB-3080]
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Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Signed By President. on 06/10/2014
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Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2013 [HB-2973]
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Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2013 - Directs the President to: (1) establish the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission, in cooperation with the governors of the states included in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin (New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), to coordinate activities being undertaken by the states, advisory committees, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nongovernmental organizations to address environmental, economic, and cultural issues associated with the management and use of resources in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul D. Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 08/19/2013
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Veterans' Local Access Act [HB-2913]
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Veterans' Local Access Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases in: (1) New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts in FY2013; and (2) Missouri, Tennessee, California, Illinois, Texas, Nebraska, South Carolina, Arizona, and Oklahoma in FY2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Boustany
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/13/2013
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act [HB-2555]
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage: (1) the river segments in accordance with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act relating to such segments with the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 07/08/2013
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Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2013 [HB-2233]
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Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers in certain states a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce the connections between a roof and supporting wall,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. on 06/04/2013
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act [HB-2174]
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requiring the Office to: (1) conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Long Island Sound, including studies on environmental impacts on the Sound watershed and studies on planning initiatives for the Sound that identify the areas that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 06/03/2013
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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 [HB-2137]
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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy; expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses; treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses; suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/23/2013
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-208]
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access. States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Beyond the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, And Nutrition. on 02/04/2013
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Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act [HB-1753]
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Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $193 billion, to remain available until September 30, 2014, to the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operations, research, and facilities for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during 2012 declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, provided that Congress designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to discretionary spending limit adjustment procedures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/25/2013
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Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 [HB-1668]
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Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 - Transfers a specified amount made available for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Fund in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 to the Public and Indian Housing Tenant-Based Rental Assistance HUD account for tenant-based rental assistance only, including related administrative expenses, to areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Subjects such funds to specified requirements, including that: they be made available for such assistance by 60 days after enactment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committees On Appropriations, And The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/23/2013