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Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 [S.263]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designations to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS; and (2) October 26, 2025, the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable areas with respect to the 2015 ozone
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Environment And Public Works Subcommittee On Clean Air And Nuclear Safety. Hearings Held. on 05/23/2017
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ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act [HB-786]
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[Healthcare ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act This bill requires the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support studies on the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on individuals in the surrounding communities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon receiving the results of these studies, must determine whether such mining presents any health risks to individuals in those communities. This bill applies to surface coal mining that uses blasting with explosives in the steep slope
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017
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Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 [HB-806]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. (Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designations to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS; and (2) October 26, 2025, the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable areas with respect to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/19/2017
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International Conflicts of Concern Act [HB-779]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
International Conflicts of Concern Act This bill directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country. The President shall designate a country as a "country of conflict concern" if: (1) its government or anti-government forces in the country are allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict in it, and (2) it is in the U.S. national
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
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REAL ID Privacy Protection Act [HB-755]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
REAL ID Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the REAL ID Act of 2005 to repeal the requirements that each state, in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards: (1) retain paper copies of source documents for 7 years or images of source documents for 10 years, and (2) provide to all other states electronic access to information contained in the state's motor vehicle database. The Department of Homeland Security shall extend through October 10, 2017, the deadline for compliance with the minimum document requirements and issuance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [S.236]
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[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 [HB-750]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017
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Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017 [HB-729]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of tobacco products, to: increase or equalize excise taxes on small cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, large cigars, and smokeless tobacco; impose an excise tax on smokeless tobacco sold in discrete single-use units; tax other tobacco products at a level equivalent to the tax rate for cigarettes on an estimated per use basis; provide for annual inflation adjustments for excise tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Lawrence
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
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Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act [HB-749]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions regarding review and approval of generic drug applications or supplements to generic drug applications for drugs: (1) for which there is a shortage, or (2) that have not been recently introduced to the market by more than one manufacturer and for which tentative approval has not been granted to more than two applications. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must prioritize the review of such submissions and act on them within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection. [SJR-10]
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[Mining ]
[Water ]
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection. This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/30/2017
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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. [HJR-38]
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[Mining ]
[Water ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 115-5. (txt | Pdf) on 02/16/2017
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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [HB-747]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
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To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. [HB-728]
[Energy ]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are located within 125 miles off the coastline of New Jersey.
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017
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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 [S.245]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Mining ]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Became Public Law No: 115-325. on 12/18/2018
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Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public. [HR-64]
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[Public Health ]
Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public. Thanks and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) by encouraging patients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, policymakers, and others to become more familiar with CRNAs by participating in National CRNA Week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act [HB-629]
[Veterans ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017
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A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. [S.215]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. (The City of Saxman, Alaska, was granted a construction license for the Mahoney
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Received In The House. on 07/03/2018
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Obamacare Replacement Act [S.222]
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[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions and the essential health benefits, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2017
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A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. [S.214]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project in Kodiak Island, Alaska, to occupy not more than 20 acres of federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act or from the Department of the Interior.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-105. on 06/13/2017
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A bill to amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the Denali National Park and Preserve. [S.217]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
A bill to amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the Denali National Park and Preserve. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Denali National Park Improvement Act to expand the nonwilderness areas of Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska where the National Park Service may issue right-of-way permits to construct a natural gas pipeline. Additionally, the pipeline shall not be subject to agency approval under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-109. on 06/14/2017