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Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 [S.839]
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[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring compliance with Clean Air Act rules concerning national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants with respect to brick and structural clay products manufacturing or clay ceramics manufacturing until judicial reviews of the rules are complete.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Committee On Environment And Public Works Senate Subcommittee On Clean Air And Nuclear Safety. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-127. on 11/14/2017
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. [SCR-12]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2219-2220) on 04/04/2017
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BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 [S.822]
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[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Owners or operators of such sites may be financially liable for cleanup costs.) (Sec. 2) The bill makes certain nonprofit organizations and community development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-148. on 09/07/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. [HCR-45]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1884]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 This bill provides that: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of 5 years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if an employee is diagnosed with any such disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to any such disease shall be presumed to result from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017 [HB-1891]
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[Environmental ]
[Food ]
[Science ]
Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017 This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period. The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 04/24/2017
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Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. [HR-244]
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[International ]
Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales. Opposes commercial whaling. Urges Japan to cease all whaling. Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/18/2017
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Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-1817]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a violator. A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2017
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Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act [S.763]
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[Infrastructure ]
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Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) assess, and implement a risk-based security strategy to address, the vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation and maritime transportation systems; (2) develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for implementing the security strategy; and (3) submit a report that describes a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for surface transportation sectors that reflects the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-178. on 10/25/2017
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Brownfields Authorization Increase Act of 2017 [HB-1747]
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[Small Business ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Brownfields Authorization Increase Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 by: (1) reauthorizing through FY2023 and revising the brownfield revitalization funding program, and (2) permanently reauthorizing a grant program for state and tribal response programs (programs responding to brownfields). (Brownfield sites are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.) Certain nonprofit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/31/2017
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Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1758]
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Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill modifies the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to specify if a state or local government takes title to a brownfield site as a result of law enforcement activity, that government is not an owner or operator for the purposes of CERCLA. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.) (Sec. 3) The bill modifies brownfield
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-419, Part I. on 11/21/2017