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US Congress 113th Congress
Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 [HB-1890]
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Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for federal crop insurance premiums. Requires producers under the highly erodible land program and the wetland conservation program to comply with specified conservation requirements. Extends and revises: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation stewardship program, and (3) the environmental quality incentives program.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 05/22/2013
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013 [HB-1647]
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in consultation with the Great Lakes States, to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural non-point source pollution prevention. Gives funding priority to producers that participate in a state verification program. Defines "Great Lakes State" as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.
Sponsored by: Rep. Candice S. Miller
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 05/03/2013
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act [HB-163]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Requires the boundary of the Wilderness to be: (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads, and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent state highways. Declares that nothing in this Act creates protective perimeters or buffer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-366. on 02/28/2014
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [HB-1185]
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility which results in a discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes) unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage, there is no feasible alternative, and the treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/15/2013
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A resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes. [HR-305]
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A resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kivela
Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment on 02/25/2014
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A concurrent resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes. [HCR-22]
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A concurrent resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kivela
Rules Suspended on 02/26/2014
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A bill to rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. [S.4870]
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Renames the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 10/26/2020
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A resolution to urge the state of New York to reject appeals to weaken its ballast water standards. [SR-98]
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A resolution to urge the state of New York to reject appeals to weaken its ballast water standards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rebekah Warren
Rules Suspended on 11/10/2011
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A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and to develop long-term strategies to address this problem. [HR-16]
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A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and to develop long-term strategies to address this problem.
Sponsored by: Rep. Holly Hughes
Adopted on 02/24/2011
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A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to make every effort to expedite and fund the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin Interbasin Study and to ensure Asian carp do not invade the Great Lakes. [HR-15]
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A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to make every effort to expedite and fund the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin Interbasin Study and to ensure Asian carp do not invade the Great Lakes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Holly Hughes
Adopted on 02/24/2011
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National Endowment for the Oceans Act [S.973]
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National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Endowment for the Oceans which shall fund grants for programs to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats, and ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs in coordination with federal and state agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for such purposes. Requires state matching funds for specified projects. States that programs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2941-2942) on 05/12/2011
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Consolidation of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Act of 2011 [S.892]
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Consolidation of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Act of 2011 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/05/2011
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act [S.485]
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - (Sec. 4) Expands the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (the Sanctuary) in Lake Huron to encompass the offshore waters of Presque Isle and Alcona Counties, Michigan, and outward to the international border between the United States and Canada, for the purpose of providing the underwater cultural resources of those areas equal protection to that currently afforded to the Sanctuary. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-134. on 01/26/2012
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Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 [S.471]
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Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/03/2011
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A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior. [S.404]
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Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan. Makes the modification made to the patent effective upon being recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Chippewa County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Signed By President. on 06/27/2012
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Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2012 [S.3588]
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Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include as a purpose of such Act to achieve the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (Action Plan), the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy (Strategy), and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 (Agreement) through: (1) improved organization and definition of mission on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) the funding of grants, contracts,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/20/2012
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Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2012 [S.3371]
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Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2012 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a plan to: (1) define requirements for a comprehensive and integrated ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmosphere science program to support renewable energy development; (2) identify and describe current climate, weather, and water data programs, products, services, and authorities within NOAA relevant to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/11/2012
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3301]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 112-177. on 06/14/2012
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 [S.3240]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program through crop year 2017 for covered crops to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee (89% of historical revenue). Requires producers to choose individual or county coverage. Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
By Senator Stabenow From Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional Views Filed. on 08/28/2012
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.2465]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Corps Of Engineers - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 112-164. on 04/26/2012