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To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida. [HB-3047]
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To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida. This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Charlotte, and Sarasota Counties, Florida.
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Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act [S.1373]
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[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act
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Gulf States Coordination Act [HB-2923]
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Gulf States Coordination Act
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A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago. [SR-190]
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[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago. Commemorates the victims killed in the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. Honors the survivors of the attack and pledges continued support for their recovery.
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Temporary Judgeship Conversion Act of 2017 [S.1302]
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Temporary Judgeship Conversion Act of 2017 This bill converts certain temporary U.S. district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified U.S. judicial districts in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Everglades for the Next Generation Act [HB-2691]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Everglades for the Next Generation Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any project identified in the plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act [S.1263]
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[Climate Change ]
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act [HB-1532]
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act (Sec. 2) This bill reaffirms the trust status of 389.5 acres of land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The land is located in Escambia County, Florida, and Monroe, Escambia, and Montgomery Counties in Alabama.
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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 [S.632]
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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. [HJR-77]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016).
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. [S.398]
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the federal water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a manner that ensures the maintenance of freshwater flows. The term "freshwater flows" is defined as the quality, quantity, timing, and variability of freshwater
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National Heritage Area Act of 2017 [HB-1002]
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National Heritage Area Act of 2017 This bill establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas. The system shall
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To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida. [HB-768]
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To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida. This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, by September 30, 2017, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida.
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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 [HB-756]
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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect the cost of benefits provided solely to the USPS risk pool. Medicare-eligible postal retirees and family members are automatically enrolled in part A (Hospital Insurance) and part
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 [S.233]
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in specified amounts for: outpatient clinics in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; Northern Colorado, Colorado; Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California; Pike County, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, North Carolina; an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; research space in Boston,
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A resolution denouncing the deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, honoring the lives of the victims, offering condolences to their families, friends, and all those affected, and commending the efforts of law enforcement and emergency response personnel in responding to the incident. [SR-19]
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A resolution denouncing the deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, honoring the lives of the victims, offering condolences to their families, friends, and all those affected, and commending the efforts of law enforcement and emergency response personnel in responding to the incident. Condemns the deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 6, 2017. Honors the lives and memories of the victims killed in the attack and offers sincere condolences to their families and friends. Expresses hope
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A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities. [S.173]
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A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities. This bill requires the United States Postal Service, by September 30, 2017, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of the communities of Ocoee and Miami Lakes, Florida.
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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 [S.114]
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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 TITLE I--APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM (Sec. 101) This bill provides funding for the Veterans Choice Program. TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS (Sec. 201) The annual determination of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff shortages shall include shortages for a minimum of five clinical and five nonclinical occupations for each network. (Such determination currently includes the five occupations for which there are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]-wide shortages.)
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Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act [S.74]
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Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills. This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2027. This bill sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk. This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish a Gulf Coast Regional
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Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-356]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to examine any attempts or activities by the Russian government or other governments, persons or entities associated with such governments, or persons or entities within Russia to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.