Intergovernmental Relations
Alaska 30th Legislature
Support Road: King Cove & Cold Bay [HJR-6]
Expressing the Alaska State Legislature's support and appreciation for legislation introduced by the state's congressional delegation that would allow for the construction of a single-lane gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, connecting the community of King Cove with the Cold Bay Airport; and urging the United States Congress to pass the legislation.
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Limit Flame Retardant Items/furniture [HB-53]
An Act relating to flame retardants and to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of products containing flame retardants; and providing for an effective date.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Endorsing Anwr Leasing; Related Issues [HJR-5]
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development; relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Support Anwr Development; Related Issues [HJR-4]
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development; urging the United States Department of the Interior to recognize the private property rights of owners of land in and adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Senate Special Committee: World Trade [SR-1]
Establishing a Senate Special Committee on World Trade.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Stevens/inouye University Exchange Prog. [SB-17]
An Act authorizing the University of Alaska to establish, through an agreement with the University of Hawaii, the Ted Stevens - Daniel K. Inouye Exchange Program for political science students at the University of Alaska and the University of Hawaii to commemorate the bipartisan friendship between Senator Ted Stevens and Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Enforcement Of Foreign Protective Orders [HB-8]
An Act relating to protective orders.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Natl Guard Leave/reemployment Rights [HB-3]
An Act relating to the employment rights of employees in the state who are members of the National Guard of another state, territory, or district of the United States.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
No St/muni Funds: Fed Immigrat Registry [HB-13]
An Act prohibiting the expenditure of state or municipal assets to create a registry based on race or religion.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
State Land Ownership [HJR-25]
Requesting the United States Congress to amend the Alaska Statehood Act to recognize the State of Alaska's constitutional right to maintain ownership over all land, water, assets, resources, and activities within the state's boundaries; proclaiming the State of Alaska's constitutional ownership of all land, water, assets, resources, and activities within the state's boundaries; recognizing the federal government's jurisdiction over land, water, and airspace within the state's boundaries for certain purposes if those purposes are determined to be
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Real Id Act: Social Security Numbers [SR-6]
Urging the Alaska division of motor vehicles to advocate for discontinued use of social security numbers as a means of identity verification.
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Support Outer Continental Shelf Develop. [HJR-22]
Urging the Trump Administration to reverse federal government restrictions that adversely affect the ability to access and develop hydrocarbon- and mineral-rich portions of the outer continental shelf and to support responsible resource development of the outer continental shelf, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska; urging the United States Congress to assist in the development of the outer continental shelf adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska and
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Feds Respect State Reg Of Marijuana [HJR-21]
Urging the federal government to respect the authority of the state to regulate marijuana use, production, and distribution; and urging the federal government to reconsider its listing of marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance.
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Alaska 30th Legislature
Arctic Marine Safety Agreements [HJR-19]
Commending the Arctic Waterways Safety Committee; supporting the adoption of prevention measures into international agreements to ensure clear, universal, and enforceable marine safety measures in the Arctic; urging the state's delegation in the United States Congress and the governor to promote the adoption of spill prevention measures into international agreements; and urging the President of the United States and the United States Department of State to initiate negotiations to enter into international agreements to ensure safe and environmentally
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to cooperation with federal agencies on a guest worker program in this state. [SB-1591]
Relating to cooperation with federal agencies on a guest worker program in this state.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee. [HB-3220]
Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee.
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US Congress 115th Congress
Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017 [HB-1735]
Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue guidance regarding the acquisition of property for open space as a hazard mitigation measure under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which shall include: a process by which the state hazard mitigation officer appointed for such acquisition shall, within 60 days after an applicant for assistance enters into the acquisition agreement, provide written notification to each affected
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REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 [HB-1739]
REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications,
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State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [S.735]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
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To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes. [HB-1709]
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes. This bill provides that, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, the term "state" shall include any U.S. territory, unless the statute, rule, regulation, or interpretation explicitly excludes the territories from the definition of the term or otherwise precludes their inclusion.