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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147]
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2018 [S.2957]
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2018 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/24/2018
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [S.2979]
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred Concurrently To The Committees On Appropriations; The Budget Pursuant To The Order Of January 30, 1975, As Modified By The Order Of April 11, 1986, With Instructions That The Budget Committee Be Authorized To Report Its Views To The Appropriations Committee, And That The Latter Alone Be Authorized To Report The Bill. on 05/24/2018
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Export Promotion Act [HB-5967]
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Export Promotion Act This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce. The bill designates the functions, responsibilities, organizational structure, and reporting requirements of the agency. The bill terminates the following entities and programs and transfers their functions to the agency: the International Trade Administration, the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration, the Trade and Development Agency, the Export Credit Guarantee Program and the Facilities Guarantee Program of the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Introduced In House on 05/24/2018
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Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2969]
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Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. (The program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: increase from $100,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount of financing from a revolving
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/24/2018
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Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 [S.2068]
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Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any further consultation from being required by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) or the Interior after the approval of land and resource management plans for National Forest System (NFS) lands or land use plans for public lands, respectively, with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered or a designation of a critical habitat, if such a plan has already been adopted; or (2) any provision of such plan. Interior shall develop one or more categorical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/02/2017
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Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-4020]
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Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
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Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2017 [HB-3792]
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Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 10/05/2017
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Food Donation Act of 2018 [S.2787]
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Food Donation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to expand the liability protections for the donation of food. The bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food: that is mislabeled in a manner that is not related to safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations; meets safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations but is past the date label; for which the recipient is charged a "good Samaritan reduced"
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/26/2018
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 [HB-4872]
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from January 19, 2018, to January 23, 2018. The bill provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of January 23, 2018, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It ends the government shutdown that began when the existing CR expired because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
Introduced In House on 01/20/2018
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 [HB-4874]
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from January 19, 2018, to January 26, 2018. The bill provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of January 26, 2018, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It ends the government shutdown that began when the existing CR expired because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/22/2018
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Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 [S.2343]
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Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment. The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/10/2018
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National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2018 [HB-5195]
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National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/28/2018
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Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-3871]
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Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP). USDA must modernize the international trade tracking and data collection systems of the NOP, which must include ensuring that trade and transaction certificates are fully traceable without unduly hindering trade. The bill authorizes mandatory funding to be used for this purpose and for maintaining previous database and technology
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/28/2017
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act [HB-3668]
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act This bill revises existing programs and establishes new programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal lands. TITLE I--FISHING PROTECTION ACT Fishing Protection Act (Sec. 102) Sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempt from regulation of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. (Sec. 103) The Departments of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) may not regulate the use
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224. on 09/18/2017
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Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 [S.1705]
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Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lease as an administrative site, for consideration that is at least the market value of the site: any facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of the National Forest System (NFS); any federal land associated with such a facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of Forest Service activities and underlies or abuts such facility or improvement; or per fiscal year, no more
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 08/02/2017
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Food Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-3444]
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Food Recovery Act of 2017 This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food. The bill authorizes grants or loans for activities related to: raising awareness about wasted food and food recovery efforts to reduce the quantity of wasted food, reducing food waste at schools and farms, and installing facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste to produce energy. The bill provides funds for: (1) state storage and distribution costs under the Emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/28/2017
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [HB-3400]
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to review the process for the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits, including for cross-jurisdictional trips, with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall: (1) coordinate with states to allow the purchase of federal and state recreation passes at federal and state facilities in the same transaction, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 864. on 12/28/2018
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FUEL Reform Act Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3419]
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FUEL Reform Act Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, which authorized various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018