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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. [S.1051]
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Revises requirements governing endangered species to establish a program that allows participating states to assume certain federal responsibilities regarding the review of the impacts of highway projects on endangered or threatened species. For example, the bill allows states to assume the responsibility of federal agencies to oversee the consultation process that is used to ensure that highway projects do not jeopardize the continued existence of endangered or threatened species.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/04/2019
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act, and for other purposes. [S.1050]
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Allows a state department of transportation that has assumed the environmental review responsibilities of the federal Department of Transportation under the surface transportation project delivery program to apply to the Environmental Protection Agency to administer, for highway projects, an individual and general permit program for discharging dredge and fill material into navigable waters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/04/2019
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Build USA Infrastructure Act [S.1038]
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Addresses highway infrastructure funding. The bill requires, for the five-year period beginning on October 1, 2020, the deposit of the first $21.4 billion of revenues collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection into the Highway Trust Fund. A state may enter into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), for a period of three years or longer, under which it agrees to opt out of receiving at least 60% of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund that the state may receive during each year of the agreement for federal-aid highway
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/04/2019
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Protecting Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Act of 2019 [HB-2092]
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Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit hydrogen cyanide emissions. Specifically, the EPA must set an emission limitation for hydrogen cyanide from petroleum refineries and require the monitoring of hydrogen cyanide emissions. The bill also requires the implementation of public reporting and a community release alert system for residents exposed to emissions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 04/05/2019
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PFAS Detection Act of 2019 [S.950]
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Sets forth requirements for detecting and sampling perfluorinated compounds. Perfluorinated compounds are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain perfluorinated compounds, such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and fire-fighting foams. The bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds. Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/28/2019
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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [S.933]
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Addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. Specifically, the bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans bays, estuaries, and coasts; creates the Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee to promote the exploration and improved understanding of the oceans; revises the Ocean Policy Committee to the Committee on Ocean Policy; establishes a technology innovation task force to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/22/2020
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Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019 [S.921]
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Imposes prohibitions on the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides that contain chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale of any food that contains chlorpyrifos. The bill also prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from registering any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. Additionally, the EPA must cancel registration of any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. The bill prohibits the export of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/28/2019
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PFAS Detection Act of 2019 [HB-1976]
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Sets forth requirements for detecting and sampling perfluorinated compounds. Perfluorinated compounds are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain perfluorinated compounds, such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and fire-fighting foams. The bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds. Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/13/2019
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Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020 [S.914]
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Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (IOOS), which is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, as well as new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment. The bill revises the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct scientific assessments related to storms, including to (1) direct NOAA to seek public input before the Named Storm
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 116-271. on 12/31/2020
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Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-1921]
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Authorizes a federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification to carry out a program that awards prizes competitively for innovative efforts to research or respond to ocean acidification. Priority must be given to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Spill Response and Prevention Surety Act [S.865]
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Provides support for responding to oil spills. Specifically, it makes permanent and modifies the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which provides funds to pay removal costs and claims for damages resulting from oil spills into navigable waters of the United States. Under current law, the fund is financed primarily by an excise tax on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products. The bill expands the definition of crude oil for purposes of such tax to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture as well as any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2019
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To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes. [HB-1821]
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Modifies member representation requirements of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, including to require that one member must represent entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska. (The committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Gibbs
Introduced In House on 03/18/2019
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes. [HB-1764]
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Revises the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. Under the program, the Environmental Protection Agency issues permits to discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. The bill extends the maximum term for NPDES permits issued to states or municipalities from 5 to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/15/2019
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COASTAL Implementation Act of 2019 [S.810]
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Revises the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct scientific assessments related to storms, including to (1) direct NOAA to seek public input before the Named Storm Event Model (the official meteorological and oceanographic computerized model which replicates the winds, rainfall, and storm surges associated with named storms) takes effect, (2) authorize the deployment of sensors to enhance data collection in coastal states that are at highest risk of experiencing indeterminate losses from an identified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/14/2019
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act [S.828]
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Prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Geological and geophysical activities for oil and gas exploration generally include deep penetration seismic airgun surveys, electromagnetic surveys, deep stratigraphic and shallow test drilling, and various remote-sensing methods. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/14/2019
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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 [S.778]
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Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' vulnerabilities; and (3) key knowledge gaps where research could be devoted to better understand the possible ocean acidification impacts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/13/2019
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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 [HB-1716]
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Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' vulnerabilities, including the economic impact on local or regional commercial fisheries and recreational opportunities; and (3) key
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2019
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FASTER Act Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act [HB-1732]
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Specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick W. Allen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 04/03/2019
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Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act [S.757]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report on petroleum coke usage, including public-health and environmental impacts, best practices for storage and transport, and an analysis of current and projected production and utilization locations. The Environmental Protection Agency must issue rules for petroleum coke storage and transportation that protect public and ecological health, based on the HHS study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/12/2019