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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Federal approvals required for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are in the national interest of the United States. [SCR-21]
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Expresses the sense of Congress that completion of the Keystone XL pipeline is in the national interest of the United States and its construction will promote: (1) sound investment in the infrastructure of the United States, and (2) energy security in North America and generate an increase in private sector jobs that will benefit both the region surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline and the United States as a whole.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6133-6134) on 07/31/2013
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.954]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal, but continue for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland
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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 08/01/2013. Report No. 113-88. Additional Views Filed. on 09/04/2013
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [S.601]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
See Also H.r. 3080. on 10/31/2013
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.444]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M), including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund; (3) procurement, including for aircraft, missile, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1093) on 03/04/2013
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Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement Act of 2013 [S.428]
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Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into partnership agreements with certain developers to: (1) plan, survey, design, construct, maintain, or operate Arctic deepwater ports; (2) provide technical assistance for such activities; and (3) receive funds from federal, nonfederal, and private entities, including developers of Arctic deepwater ports that have an agreement with the Secretary for such activity. Defines "Arctic deepwater port" as any port facility, in a water depth of at least 30
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/28/2013
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Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 [S.407]
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Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 or RIVER Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to promulgate regulations that, at a minimum, require certain delivery process criteria for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland and intracoastal waterways. Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Inland Waterways Users Board, to submit to Congress a 20-year program for making capital investments on inland and intracoastal waterways.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/28/2013
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Rebuild America Act [S.4]
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Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources in transportation corridors that promote commerce and reduce congestion; update and enhance the U.S. network of rail, dams, and ports; develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure to leverage federal funds with private sector partners; invest in critical infrastructure to reduce energy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S44-45) on 01/22/2013
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Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 [S.394]
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Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Prohibits knowingly stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which is from, and which harms, critical infrastructure. Defines "specified metal" to include metal that is: (1) marked with the name, logo, or initials of a city, county, state, or federal government entity, a railroad, an electric, gas, or water company, a telephone company, a cable company, a retail establishment, a beer supplier or distributor, or a public utility; (2) part of certain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Leahy With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/17/2013
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American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act [S.387]
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American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act - Establishes the American Infrastructure Investment Fund in the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) invest in infrastructure projects that increase or otherwise improve U.S. economic output, productivity, or competitive commercial advantage; (2) provide funding for projects that face significant funding barriers because of the need to combine resources across multiple jurisdictions or modes of transportation; and (3) improve the efficiency or throughput, the safety, and the environmental sustainability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/26/2013
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Climate Protection Act of 2013 [S.332]
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Climate Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose: (1) a carbon pollution fee on any manufacturer, producer, or importer of a carbon polluting substance; and (2) a carbon equivalency fee on imports of carbon pollution-intensive goods. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer 50% of the amounts received each fiscal year as a result of the carbon equivalency fee to the Administrator and to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). Requires the Administrator
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/14/2013
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American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act [S.2940]
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American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on: (1) fossil fuel products, including coal, petroleum products, and natural gas, for carbon dioxide emissions; and (2) emissions of any greenhouse gas other than carbon dioxide from any greenhouse gas emission source. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish, implement, and report on a program to collect data on methane emissions by major non-natural sources, including emissions attributable to the extraction and distribution of coal, petroleum products,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6149-6153) on 11/19/2014
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A bill to prohibit trespassing on critical infrastructure used in or affecting interstate commerce to commit a criminal offense. [S.2934]
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Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly going upon any critical infrastructure used in or affecting interstate commerce to commit a criminal offense. Defines "critical infrastructure" to as a vital physical system or asset, including a national monument, the incapacity or destruction of which would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, or national public health or safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/17/2014
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Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 [S.2828]
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Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) States that it is U.S. policy to assist the government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity in order to deter the government of the Russian Federation from further destabilizing and invading Ukraine and other independent countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. (Sec. 4) Directs the President to impose three or more specified sanctions against: Rosoboronexport; an entity owned by the government of the Russian Federation or controlled by its nationals that transfers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6602-6607; Text Of Measure As Reported In Senate: Cr S6602-6606) on 12/11/2014
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Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 [S.2797]
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Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/11/2014
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Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014 [S.2737]
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Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2013 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2017 and ensuing fiscal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/31/2014
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Made in the U.S.A. Act [S.2682]
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Made in the U.S.A. Act - Prohibits the head of a federal agency from obligating or expending funds or providing financial assistance for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless substantially all of the iron, steel, wood products, cement, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States (Buy American requirements). Authorizes the head of an agency to waive such prohibition in certain circumstances. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Pryor
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/29/2014
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American Jobs for American Infrastructure Act [S.2489]
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American Jobs for American Infrastructure Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to appropriate to the Highway Account and Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY2014-FY2018 amounts necessary to ensure that the balance of each Account for any quarter is not less than specified levels. Declares the sense of Congress that Congress should provide annual inflation increases for the Federal Lands Access Program, the Federal Lands Transportation Program, and the Tribal Transportation Program in the next Surface Transportation reauthorization.
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Walsh
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/18/2014
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2438]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary, (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), (6) the Federal Railroad
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murray. With Written Report No. 113-182. on 06/05/2014
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Freight Priorities Act [S.2380]
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Freight Priorities Act - Declares the policy, objectives, and goals of the United States for improving the efficiency, operation, and security of the national freight network by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that accomplish specified results. Requires metropolitan planning organizations to involve public port authorities in metropolitan freight transportation planning. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish: (1) measures to assess the performance of a multimodal freight network in accordance with the national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3241) on 05/21/2014
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Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 [S.2345]
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Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 [sic] - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps tax-exempt facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/15/2014