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PLANT Act of 2018 Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-7018]
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PLANT Act of 2018 Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/15/2018
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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act [HB-4490]
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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act This bill requires the President to establish an interagency National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group to adopt the 2013 National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy, which addresses the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants. After the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences releases a periodic scientific assessment required under the U.S. Global Change Research Program,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 11/30/2017
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National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 [HB-6103]
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National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/15/2018
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Outdoor Economy Act [S.2130]
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Outdoor Economy Act This bill establishes the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee within the Department of the Interior to study and develop recommendations relating to increasing public access to public land, addressing maintenance needs, reducing barriers to service opportunities on public land, strengthening the outdoor recreation economy, and increasing responsible recreation on public land.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/15/2017
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [HB-5885]
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund. Federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species management for the protection of water and wildlife must: (1) inhibit or reduce the populations of invasive species and effectuate restoration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/05/2018
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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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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.2800]
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management. The bill reauthorizes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-294. on 07/10/2018
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Healthy Environment for Children Act [HB-5604]
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Healthy Environment for Children Act This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing, consolidating, or terminating the offices and activities (e.g., intramural grants, extramural grants, and research) of the National Center for Environmental Research.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018
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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act [S.2176]
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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/30/2017
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Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act [HB-4426]
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Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2018 [HB-4976]
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Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2018 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Forest Service to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on state and private forest lands that maintain or improve benefits from trees and forests on such lands. The program shall: address the national private forest conservation priorities specified under the Act; and enhance public benefits from trees and forests,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 03/08/2018
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Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 [HB-4932]
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[International ]
[Energy ]
[Human Rights ]
Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The duties of the working group include: (1) coordinating the development of policies and activities of the federal government relating to addressing the effects of climate change on women, and (2) identifying and disseminating best practices for improved data collection relevant to the disparate impact of climate change on women. The working group and the State Department's Office of Global Women's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2018
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AIPM Act of 2018 Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2018 [HB-5411]
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AIPM Act of 2018 Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2018 This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to expand the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, universities, and other entities for qualified areawide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species. The bill establishes an areawide integrated pest management committee to consider stakeholder feedback
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 04/30/2018
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Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act [HB-3597]
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Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 08/15/2017
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Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act [HB-3275]
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[Climate Change ]
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[International ]
[Taxes ]
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Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act This bill addresses the link between energy and water systems (energy-water nexus), including: (1) the water needed to produce energy; (2) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, treat, store, and reuse water and wastewater; (3) the energy available in organic wastewaters and wet waste streams (e.g., methane); and (4) the waste heat available in industrial process and cooling water discharges, steam system condensate and cooling water, and thermoelectric cooling water discharge. The bill provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 [HB-2]
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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to: require farmers to make a new election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for
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Sponsored by: Rep. K. Michael Conaway
Signed By President. on 12/20/2018
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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 [HB-2936]
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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 This bill shall apply whenever the Department concerned, either the Department of Agriculture for National Forest System (NFS) lands or the Department of the Interior for public lands, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for specified forest management activities, including those that: will occur on lands identified as suitable for timber production; or will occur on a landscape-scale area designated by the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/02/2017
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SAVES Act Saving America's Endangered Species Act [HB-2603]
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SAVES Act Saving America's Endangered Species Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Committee Hearings Held. on 07/19/2017
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Flood Protection Act [HB-2607]
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[Water ]
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Flood Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/07/2017
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act [HB-1674]
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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act This bill reauthorizes the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study, the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006, the Long Island Sound Grants, and Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants through FY2023. The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study to include in studies on strengthening the implementation of the Comprehensive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/29/2017