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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
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Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019 [HB-253]
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Modifies provisions concerning lands in Nevada. Specifically, the bill: repeals the expedited program for the examination of unpatented mining claims within the mining townsites in Virginia City in Storey County; requires implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County; provides for the implementation of certain rangeland and woodland restoration projects, particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes, in Lincoln County; requires cooperative agreements for certain law enforcement and planning-related activities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [HB-252]
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Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse habitat; part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/10/2019
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CARR Act Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act [HB-243]
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Exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
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Thin Blue Line Act [HB-99]
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Expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
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Burn Pits Accountability Act [S.191]
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Burn Pits Accountability Act requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll. The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 01/17/2019
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PARIS Climate Act Produce All Relevant Information to Safeguard Climate Act [HB-7220]
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PARIS Climate Act Produce All Relevant Information to Safeguard Climate Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Introduced In House on 12/06/2018
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Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 [HB-7200]
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Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses
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Sponsored by: Rep. Austin Scott
Introduced In House on 11/29/2018
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 [HB-4008]
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 This bill provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior for relief and recovery efforts in response to recent hurricanes and wildfires. For FEMA, the bill provides: (1) $18.67 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund, of which up to $4.9 billion may be transferred to the Community Disaster Loan Program for direct loans to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 10/11/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". [HR-540]
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". Supports the establishment of Campus Fire Safety Month. Encourages schools and municipalities across the country to provide educational programs to all students throughout the school year. Encourages schools and municipalities to evaluate the level of fire safety being provided in both on- and off-campus student housing and take the necessary steps to ensure fire-safe living environments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Introduced In House on 09/26/2017
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DRIP Act Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act [HB-6961]
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DRIP Act Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to qualified partnerships to: (1) remove non-native plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and (2) replace the non-native plant species with native plant species. A "non-native plant species" is a plant species that: (1) is non-native (or alien) to an ecosystem; and (2) when introduced to the ecosystem causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 10/22/2018
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Community Safety and Security Act of 2018 [HB-6691]
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Community Safety and Security Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Handel
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/12/2018
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Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act [S.2160]
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Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
By Senator Murkowski From Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-429. Minority Views Filed. on 12/11/2018
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Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act [HB-3781]
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Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/17/2017
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Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2018 [HB-6503]
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Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 07/25/2018
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PREDICTS Act of 2018 Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species Act of 2018. [HB-6360]
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PREDICTS Act of 2018 Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species Act of 2018. This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide statutory authority for requirements regarding habitat conservation plans, candidate conservation agreements, and safe harbor agreements. Those plans and agreements give nonfederal property owners incentives, such as assurances regarding resource use restrictions, if the owner contributes towards the recovery or conservation of an endangered species, a threatened
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act [HB-4460]
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. on 12/21/2018
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Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act [HB-6134]
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Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/30/2018
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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