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Seismic Moratorium Act [HB-2469]
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Seismic Moratorium Act This bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development in any area located within a specified exclusive economic zone located off the coastline of Florida. This moratorium shall only be terminated if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines that the reasonably foreseeable impacts of such activities are minimal to individuals or populations of marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish. These geological and geophysical activities are described
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/24/2017
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A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land. [S.1095]
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A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land. This bill instructs the Department of the Interior to allow for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina as necessary to ensure the genetic diversity of the wild horse population in and around Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, consistent with the laws applicable to the refuge
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/11/2017
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A resolution honoring the service to United States Armed Forces provided by military working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as "war dogs". [SR-160]
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A resolution honoring the service to United States Armed Forces provided by military working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as "war dogs". Recognizes, on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Army military working dog program: (1) the service that military working dogs and contract working dogs (war dogs) have provided to the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) that not all war dogs were given due recognition by being allowed to retire honorably from service. Honors the sacrifices made by war dogs in combat and the services war
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Senate Committee On Armed Services Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5017) on 09/06/2017
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PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 [HB-2327]
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PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment. An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran: coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy, hardware clinically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Stivers Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be The First Sponsor Of H.r. 2327, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Desantis, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 09/25/2018
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Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act [HB-2225]
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Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of training service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The VA shall: seek to enter into contracts with non-government entities that are certified in the training and handling of service dogs and that are located in close proximity to at least three but not more
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2017
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Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act [HB-2211]
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Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act This bill requires each military department to carry out a program to award medals or other commendations to military working dogs and their handlers to recognize valor or meritorious achievement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
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A resolution designating May 1, 2017, as "National Purebred Dog Day". [SR-144]
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A resolution designating May 1, 2017, as "National Purebred Dog Day". Designates May 1, 2017, as National Purebred Dog Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2627) on 04/27/2017
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act [HB-2158]
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/02/2017
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Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act [HB-2083]
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Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to kill sea lions in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/27/2018
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [S.826]
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 several programs that provide funding for wildlife conservation and sets forth requirements for invasive species management. TITLE I--PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION (Sec. 1001) This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. TITLE II--FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION (Sec. 2002) This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to direct federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 09/07/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day". [HCR-46]
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Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day". Expresses support for the designation of a National Purebred Dog Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted S. Yoho
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. [HR-244]
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Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales. Opposes commercial whaling. Urges Japan to cease all whaling. Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/18/2017
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Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017 [HB-1805]
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Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the preferential tax treatment of gains and losses from the sale of depreciable property used in a trade or business, to eliminate "horses" from the definition of "livestock" (thus making the 24-month holding period requirement for livestock inapplicable to horses and allowing horses to be treated as capital assets subject to the existing 1-year holding period requirement).
Sponsored by: Rep. Garland Barr
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-1804]
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Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the accelerated depreciation allowance for race horses to allow a three-year recovery period for any race horse. (Current law limits the three-year recovery period to race horses placed in service before January 1, 2017, and race horses placed in service after December 31, 2016, that are more than two years old when placed in service by the purchaser.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Garland Barr
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017