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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 [S.2604]
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 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. Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest. Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/15/2014
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 [S.2580]
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: (1) the national significance of the study area; (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding land in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/10/2014
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 [S.2571]
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/09/2014
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 [S.2450]
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 - Title I: Improvement of Scheduling System for Health Care Appointments - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for an independent assessment of: the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling appointments for veterans; the staffing level and productivity of each VA medical facility; the organization, processes, and tools used by the VA to support clinical documentation and the subsequent coding of inpatient services; the VA's purchasing,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Senate Incorporated This Measure In H.r. 3230 As An Amendment. on 06/11/2014
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West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act [S.2431]
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West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the Church and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/04/2014
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Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 [S.2422]
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Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) implement an upgraded and centralized electronic system for scheduling individuals' appointments for VA health care, and (2) contract for an independent assessment of the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling such appointments. Sets forth measures concerning the training and hiring of VA health personnel that: protect primary care physicians from liability for failing to perform their period of obligated service under the Health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 408. on 06/04/2014
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 [S.2413]
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 - Revises veterans' benefit programs to address: veterans' access to medical care, including through measures that address the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) scheduling and performance management systems, VA health facility staffing shortages, and veterans' access to covered care at non-VA facilities; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including caregiver support services, immunizations, chiropractic care, and treatment for traumatic brain injury; health care administration,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/02/2014
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Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [S.2410]
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Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and for national security activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). Authorizes military personnel strengths for FY2015. Authorizes FY2015 appropriations to DOD for: procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; research, development, test, and evaluation; operation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Levin. With Written Report No. 113-176. Additional Views Filed. on 06/02/2014
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 [S.1982]
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S1194-1210) on 02/27/2014
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 [S.1950]
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S707) on 02/04/2014
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 [S.1740]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary, in exercising the authority to enter into such leases, to record as the full cost of the contractual obligation at the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/20/2013
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 [S.1385]
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 - Directs the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the sixth and ninth circuit courts of appeals and a temporary judge for the ninth circuit; and (2) permanent district judges for various judicial districts of Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin and temporary district judges for Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Bankruptcy And The Courts. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-348. on 09/10/2013
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act [HB-902]
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Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases in FY2013-FY2014 in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. 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: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2013
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 [HB-5821]
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 - Expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia. Increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 525 acres.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Kingston
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 12/17/2014
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014 [HB-5517]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." Replaces the current boundary map with an updated map dated April 2009.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 09/24/2014
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 [HB-5003]
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-701. on 12/22/2014
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 [HB-4991]
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: (1) the national significance of the study area; (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding lands in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 07/07/2014
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Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 [HB-4899]
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Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 - Title I: Offshore Energy - Subtitle A: Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms and Jobs - (Sec. 10101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H5772-5798) on 06/26/2014
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-4435]
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding tables in Division D, Title XLI, of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits any funds authorized or made available for FY2015 for aircraft procurement, Army, for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. on 06/05/2014
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West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act [HB-4119]
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West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, and the block on which the Church is located. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of the site; determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System; consider alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/16/2014