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Conservation Reform Act of 2013 [HB-2935]
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Conservation Reform Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, U.S. international conservation programs to determine the extent to which such programs are: (1) advancing conservation in the world's most ecologically and economically important terrestrial and marine ecosystems; (2) addressing natural resource challenges; (3) advancing U.S. foreign policy priorities in areas such as security, democratization, sustainable food production,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 08/01/2013
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GREEN Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2863]
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Growing Responsible Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Jobs Act of 2013 or the GREEN Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to allow financial and technical assistance provided under such Act to be used by community development financial institutions to develop or support small businesses that provide green jobs to low-income individuals in low-income communities. Limits such assistance to $2 million in financial assistance and $100,000 in technical assistance. Defines "green jobs" as jobs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/30/2013
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Agricultural Act of 2014 [HB-2642]
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Agricultural Act of 2014 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Part I: Repeals - (Sec. 1101) Repeals: (1) direct payments under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; and (2) countercyclical payments and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Continues countercyclical payments and ACRE, however, for crop year 2013. Part II: Commodity Policy - (Sec. 1111) Includes peanuts as a covered commodity. (Sec. 1112) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank D. Lucas
Became Public Law No: 113-79. on 02/07/2014
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2498]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013, direct payments, countercyclical payments, and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Makes adverse market payments available for the 2014-2018 crop years to producers on farms where the actual price for a covered commodity is less than the reference price for such commodity. Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program for crop years 2014-2018 to make payments to producers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 06/25/2013
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Good Neighbor Forestry Act [HB-2401]
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Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration, management, and protection services that include: (1) activities to treat insect infected forests; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; (3) activities involving commercial harvesting or other mechanical vegetation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 08/13/2013
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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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National Forest Emergency Response Act [HB-1895]
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National Forest Emergency Response Act - Declares that the fire hazard and human endangerment in national forests to be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture constitute emergency circumstances. Directs the Secretary to designate (for up to 10 years) at least one national forest in each state that is experiencing conditions that constitute emergency circumstances due to pine beetle infestation, drought, disease, or storm damage and the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfire that poses significant threat to the economic stability of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi L. Noem
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 05/22/2013
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Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 [HB-1839]
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Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area. Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-693. on 12/22/2014
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Global Partnerships Act of 2013 [HB-1793]
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Global Partnerships Act of 2013 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4) food security; (5) child survival and maternal health; (6) combating disease; (7) family planning and reproductive health; (8) education; (9) the environment; (10) safe water, sanitation, and housing; (11) gender equality; (12) democratic governance; and (13) humanitarian and disaster assistance. Sets
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/03/2013
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Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act [HB-1667]
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Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a covered fish, or a food product containing such fish, in interstate commerce; (2) having custody, control, or possession of, with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase such fish or food products, in interstate or foreign commerce; (3) engaging in net-pen aquaculture of such fish; (4) releasing such fish into a natural environment; or (5) having
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 05/01/2013
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Lower Colorado River Protection Act [HB-1352]
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Lower Colorado River Protection Act - Establishes: (1) the Lower Colorado River Management Conference to develop a Lower Colorado River Pollution Elimination and Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and (2) the Lower Colorado River Protection Program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 office to provide staff and support services to the Conference. Directs the Administrator of EPA, acting through the Director of such Program, to establish a multidisciplinary environmental research program for the Lower Colorado River. Authorizes the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 04/11/2013
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Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-1345]
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Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 - Extends through FY2023 the authority for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Prohibits a multiyear stewardship contract from exceeding a 20-year period (under current law, a 10-year period). Bars the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 04/23/2013
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Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 [HB-8632]
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To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2020
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Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act [HB-8678]
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Establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks. The bill also authorizes a program to promote food security, global health, and biodiversity protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 11/09/2020
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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
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Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020
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A bill to waive an advance notice requirement with respect to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract. [S.4826]
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Waives certain advance notice requirements applicable to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract. The initiative is designed to restore fire-adapted ecosystems across four national forests in Arizona. No later than seven days after entering into such contract the Forest Service shall submit the notices otherwise required.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/21/2020
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A resolution designating the week beginning on October 14, 2012, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". [SR-580]
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Designates the week beginning on October 14, 2012, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. Encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week with appropriate events and activities. Reaffirms the support of the Senate for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; Text As Passed Senate: Cr 9/21/2012 S6681; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr 9/21/2012 S6631-6632) on 09/22/2012
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A resolution designating the week beginning October 9, 2011, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". [SR-288]
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Designates the week beginning on October 9, 2011, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. Encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week with appropriate events and activities. Reaffirms the support of the Senate for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6354-6356; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6354-6355; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6349) on 10/06/2011
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Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2011 [S.962]
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Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to define "Northwest Straits" as the marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County, Washington. Sets forth the membership of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, to appoint an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-151. on 02/27/2012
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Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2011 [S.899]
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Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2011 - Amends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to revise the nutria eradication program by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington (currently, only to Maryland and Louisiana). Establishes the goals of such Program as: (1) eradicating nutria in Maryland; (2) eradicating or controlling nutria in Louisiana, Delaware, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington; and (3) restoring
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-94. on 11/15/2011