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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building". [HB-4747]
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Signed By President. on 07/29/2016
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-470]
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to may sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. USDA may modify the boundaries of such lands based on land management considerations. USDA shall convey by quitclaim deed land sold or exchanged under this bill. USDA may reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Reported By The Committee On Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-769. on 09/20/2016
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To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse". [HB-4618]
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To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse". (Sec. 1) This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 121 Spring Street S.E. in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Collins
Signed By President. on 12/16/2016
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Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act [HB-4590]
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Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds): seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California; seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California; seismic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/22/2016
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To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse". [HB-4224]
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To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse". This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 121 Spring Street S.E. in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Collins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 12/11/2015
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-4121]
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 12/18/2015
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act [HB-3480]
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres. The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers. No nonfederal property may be included in the monument without the owner's written consent. Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/07/2016
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-3371]
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. The Department of the Interior may acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Interior shall administer acquired lands and interests as part of the Park. The written consent of property owners is required before the land is included in the park. Interior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Austin Scott
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the "Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office". [HB-3274]
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the "Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the "Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office."
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Signed By President. on 06/13/2016
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To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. [HB-3004]
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To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission through October 12, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. James E. Clyburn
Signed By President. on 10/07/2016
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016 [HB-2880]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." The current boundary map is replaced with a map of a proposed boundary revision dated June 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-337. on 09/06/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2822]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
H.amdt.630 On Agreeing To The Black Amendment (a100) Agreed To By Voice Vote. on 07/08/2015
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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. [HB-2492]
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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. Directs the Department of the Army to operate the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint 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. Defines "freshwater flows" to mean the quality, quantity, timing, and variability of freshwater
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/22/2015
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act [HB-2235]
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority). The agencies must pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. "Mitigation fishery activities"
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/04/2015
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2028]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in division B of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 4) Specifies the each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations to Congress. Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson
Signed By President. on 12/10/2016
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Recognizing and honoring Dawn Wooten and the integral role that whistleblowers play in holding accountable those that endanger members of the public and violate this Nation's laws, often at great personal expense and risk. [HR-1227]
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This resolution recognizes the role of whistleblowers and honors Dawn Wooten for reporting about alleged unlawful practices occurring at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Introduced In House on 11/18/2020
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Offshore Fairness Act [S.681]
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Offshore Fairness Act - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend the seaward boundaries of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to a line three marine leagues (currently, three geographic miles) distant from the coast line. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) notify such states of the right to request a conveyance of the applicable interest of the United States in and to the expanded submerged land; and (2) at such a state's request, convey to the applicable state the interest
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/09/2013
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [S.601]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
See Also H.r. 3080. on 10/31/2013
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act [S.412]
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Reduces lease amounts authorized in previous fiscal years for VA outpatient clinics in: (1) Johnson County, Kansas; (2) San Diego, California; and (3) Tyler, Texas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-203. on 05/09/2013
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 [S.2987]
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/08/2014