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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7612]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of the Special Trustee For
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 [HB-7575]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies water resources infrastructure funding and addresses Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration. The bill removes certain funds appropriated for harbor operations and maintenance from annual discretionary spending limits. This allows additional funds to be appropriated for these purposes without the amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits. Further, the bill increases the percentage of available funds allocated annually to emerging harbors (i.e., those that handle
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Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act [HB-7426]
[Climate Change ]
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[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To require development and implementation of an interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin, and for other purposes.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
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[Artificial Intelligence ]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
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[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 [S.3662]
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[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate concealment or distortion of information with respect to an international public health emergency, and for other purposes.
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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 [HB-6519]
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[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate concealment or distortion of information with respect to an international public health emergency, and for other purposes.
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To address an issue with respect to Amtrak, and for other purposes. [HB-6226]
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[Infrastructure ]
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Requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to transfer operational control of Chicago Union Station to the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra). If Amtrak fails to comply with the requirement, the Department of Transportation must withhold 5% of specified funds for Amtrak.
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Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act [HB-5990]
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Establishes the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, Illinois. The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall submit a management plan for the heritage area. The authority of the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the heritage area expires 15 years after the enactment of this bill.
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Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act [HB-5474]
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[Environmental ]
Designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
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Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act [S.3075]
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[Environmental ]
Designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
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Pullman National Historical Park Act [HB-5420]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
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[Community Development ]
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Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The park shall preserve and interpret the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the park; the significant architectural structures in the park; and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday. Also, the park shall coordinate the preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the park by the federal government, Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit
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Hazel M. Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-5340]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded posthumously to Hazel M. Johnson in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the environmental justice movement.
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Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act [HB-5288]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishes additional requirements for the Department of the Army's plan to address water and land resource issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, such as by requiring the plan to include (1) determinations as to whether certain projects are eligible for federal funding, and (2) recommendations on funding alternatives through public-private partnerships.
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Pullman National Historical Park Act [S.2896]
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[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
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Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The park shall preserve and interpret the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the park; the significant architectural structures in the park; and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday. Also, the park shall coordinate the preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the park by the federal government, Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building". [HB-5123]
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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building."
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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [HB-3894]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
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Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [S.2840]
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[Energy ]
[Military ]
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A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [S.2731]
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[Energy ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act [S.2340]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Recreation ]
Provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that any land owned by such states or a political subdivision of one the states may be acquired only by donation. Interior may enter into cooperative agreements
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