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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act [S.3430]
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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The foundation shall conduct and encourage programs and activities that support: educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities to support the management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/28/2016
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016 [S.3273]
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act [S.3155]
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Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States, or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 09/15/2016
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Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016 [S.3142]
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Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights, the International Religious Freedom Report, or other appropriate report an assessment of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification, return, or restitution of wrongfully seized or transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the goals of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/07/2016
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Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 [S.3127]
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Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 07/06/2016
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American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 [S.3110]
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American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S6427-6438) on 11/17/2016
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Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 [S.3105]
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Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement. These coins may be issued only during a two-year period beginning January 1, 2020. Sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/28/2016
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Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016 [S.3104]
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Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission to: assist in the planning, development, and implementation of programs and activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts; facilitate such activities throughout the United States; encourage civic, military, historical, educational, religious, economic, and other organizations to organize and participate in commemoration activities to expand the understanding
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/28/2016
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [S.3102]
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3068]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 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: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-281. on 06/16/2016
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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act [S.3049]
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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act This bill designates specified lands in New Mexico administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Such wilderness areas shall also be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System. The bill designates approximately 100 acres of specified BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area, upon which Interior shall permit only those uses already permitted.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act [S.3022]
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill also designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/06/2016
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016 [S.3004]
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/26/2016
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 [S.2848]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS (Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance to nonfederal interests for feasibility studies of proposed water resources development projects if the nonfederal interest contracts to pay the costs of such assistance. (Sec. 1002) The Corps of Engineers may receive and repay funds from states or political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized water resources development
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/19/2016
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A bill to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. [S.2839]
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A bill 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: Sen. Lindsey Graham
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-331. on 09/06/2016
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Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 [S.2763]
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Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill allows civil claims or causes of action for the recovery of artwork or certain other property lost between January 1, 1933, and December 31, 1945, because of Nazi persecution to be commenced within six years after the claimant's actual discovery of: (1) the identity and location of the artwork or other property, and (2) a possessory interest in the artwork or property. Such statutory limitation period of six years after actual discovery preempts any other statutes of limitation or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
By Senator Grassley From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-394. on 12/06/2016
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [S.2706]
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1594) on 03/17/2016
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CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 [S.2648]
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CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe a special rule for the deduction from a creator's gross income of the fair market value of a qualified artistic charitable contribution by the creator to a tax-exempt charitable organization of any literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly composition, or similar property, or the copyright thereon (or both). The Small Business Act is amended to require the Small Business Administration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/08/2016
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California Desert Conservation, Off-Road Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act [S.2568]
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California Desert Conservation, Off-Road Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act This bill designates specified lands in the California Desert Conservation Area or San Bernardino National Forest in California as wilderness areas. Specified wilderness study areas are released from further study. There is established the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. Boundaries are revised for Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and Joshua Tree National Park. The bill designates specified off-highway vehicle recreation areas within the Conservation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S961-962) on 02/23/2016
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015