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Efficient Marine Mammal Protection Act [HB-5270]
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Efficient Marine Mammal Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/23/2016
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act [HB-5259]
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which should include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Board, a subcommittee to the Royalty Policy Committee. The board and committee must advise Interior as it formulates policies and regulations regarding mineral production on federal and tribal lands. The board can delay the issuance of a final
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-833. on 11/22/2016
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GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-5129]
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GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits: for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational lands and waters; to recreation service providers who conduct
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/30/2016
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5055]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorized civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Provides appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries, including flood damage reduction projects in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3280-3283) on 05/26/2016
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes. [HB-4906]
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes. This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/08/2016
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [HB-4790]
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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 adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 [HB-4751]
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Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 This bill declares that, by September 30, 2017, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall terminate the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations unit and cease using Forest Service employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Also by such date, the Department of the Interior shall terminate the Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and cease using Interior employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 03/31/2016
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National Park Service Centennial Act [HB-4680]
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National Park Service Centennial Act TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND (Sec. 101) This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System. (Sec. 102) The Department of the Interior (for a federal land management agency) and the Department of Agriculture (for the Forest Service) shall make the National Parks and Federal Lands Pass available to any U.S. citizen or person residing in the United States who is 62 years of age or older
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lamar Smith
Became Public Law No: 114-289. on 12/16/2016
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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act [HB-4507]
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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act This bill establishes a Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit corporation to: encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with the activities and services of, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); conduct activities that further the purposes for which public lands are administered; and conduct and encourage educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities that support the BLM's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Lowenthal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/16/2016
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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act [HB-4480]
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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001. This bill authorizes USFWS and NMFS to take action to conserve albatrosses and petrels, including to: reestablish albatrosses and petrels; prevent the introduction of, eradicate, or control invasive and nonnative species that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/09/2016
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Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 [HB-4371]
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Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to restrict federal agencies from using appropriations for certain activities. The bill includes restrictions that affect policy and regulations in areas, including: tobacco products, greenhouse gas emissions, fisheries, exports to Cuba, endangered species, water and air quality, hydraulic fracturing, limits on truck size, housing discrimination, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, determinations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 01/19/2016
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Abandoned Mine Reclamation Safety Act [HB-4323]
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Abandoned Mine Reclamation Safety Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate regulations for the safe and environmentally responsible reopening of abandoned mines in order to facilitate the cleanup or remediation of conditions at them. Such regulations shall: apply to both coal and noncoal mines; ensure that an abandoned mine is reopened in a manner that protects the safety of workers involved in the reopening, and minimizes the risk of a blowout or other uncontrolled release of water into the environment; require development
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 01/07/2016
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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act [HB-3844]
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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The foundation shall conduct and encourage programs and activities that support: educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities to support
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Hice
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/06/2016
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Forest Service and Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3824]
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Forest Service and Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2015 This bill makes a Regional Forester for a Forest Service region responsible for all Forest Service law enforcement personnel assigned to that Region. The Chief of the Forest Service, however, acting through the Director of Law Enforcement, shall remain responsible for the Investigations Division. The Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to the Forest Service, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to its land management agencies, shall establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cresent Hardy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 11/16/2015
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Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 [HB-3682]
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Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers will strengthen the national economy. Investing in America's Workforce Act The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds allocated to a local area for programs that provide training. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for increasing research
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services. [HB-3592]
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To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services. This bill directs the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy to each establish a pilot program to: (1) reduce the inventory of light vehicles owned by the department by 10% for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period starting on the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) increase the department's use of commercial ride-sharing companies.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Introduced In House on 09/22/2015
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National Park Service Centennial Act [HB-3556]
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National Park Service Centennial Act This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016. There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015 [HB-3462]
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Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015 This bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize through FY2020 appropriations from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for various fish, boating, and coastal wetlands restoration programs. The bill also revises amounts allocated from the Fund to various programs, including amounts for programs concerning: (1) coastal wetlands, (2) boating safety, and (3) boating infrastructure. A separate amount is set aside each fiscal year through FY2020
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Sponsored by: Rep. Garret Graves
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 09/21/2015
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Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act [HB-3363]
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Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act Requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a separate and distinct wildland firefighter occupational series that more accurately reflects the variety of duties performed by such firefighters. Defines a "wildland firefighter" as a federal land management agency employee whose duties are primarily to perform work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-335]
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2020. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015