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Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015 [S.2011]
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Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015 TITLE I--THE GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE ENERGY AND JOBS ACT OF 2015 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Department of the Interior to make available for oil and natural gas leasing, and conduct lease sales, including sales of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area in the Gulf of Mexico considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources. Each proposed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-137. Minority Views Filed. on 09/09/2015
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946]
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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015
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Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015 [S.1898]
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Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to promulgate a final rule revising federal regulations regarding the importation of nonhuman primates (i.e., chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, macaques, and numerous other species) to expand the categories of uses for which nonhuman primates may be imported and distributed to include live nonhuman primates imported into the United States by a certified primate sanctuary for purposes of providing lifetime shelter and care. Requires such rule to establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2015
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A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. [S.1845]
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A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, upon request, to allow a state or an Indian tribe to assume all management and protection functions under the Act with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the state or the tribe.
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/23/2015
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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 [S.1769]
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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act through FY2020. Raw or worked ivory may be imported or exported under that Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if: (1) the ivory is for a museum; (2) the ivory was lawfully importable into the United States on February 24, 2014, regardless of when it was acquired; or (3) the worked ivory was previously lawfully possessed in the United States. This bill authorizes: (1) commerce in African elephant ivory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/15/2015
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. [S.1523]
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including: extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Became Public Law No: 114-162. (txt | Pdf) on 05/20/2016
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes. [S.1498]
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes. This bill requires that a military working dog be retired in the United States, except when a U.S. citizen living abroad adopts the dog at the time of retirement. Amounts available to the military department concerned shall be available for such dog's transport to the United States for retirement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3681; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3681) on 06/03/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Mccain. With Written Report No. 114-49. Additional Views Filed. on 05/19/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1356]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. (Sec. 5) Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this bill that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Became Public Law No: 114-92. (txt | Pdf) on 11/25/2015
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Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 [S.1276]
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Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Department of the Interior to make available for leasing, and conduct lease sales including, at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area in the Gulf of Mexico considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources. Each proposed oil and gas leasing program must include any state subdivision of an OCS planning area in the Gulf of Mexico requested by
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act [S.1214]
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John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/06/2015
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Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act [S.1204]
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Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Directs the Department of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck County, and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Requires that such agreement: allow a herd of no more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around the Refuge; provide for cost-effective management of such horses; provide for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/06/2015
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Teller All Gone Horseracing Deregulation Act of 2015 [S.1174]
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Teller All Gone Horseracing Deregulation Act of 2015 Repeals the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/30/2015
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Seismic Moratorium Act [S.1171]
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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 Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (of the Department of Commerce) determines that the reasonably foreseeable impacts of such activities are minimal to individuals or populations of marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish. These
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/30/2015
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Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015 [S.1161]
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Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (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.) A sore horse must be disqualified from being shown or exhibited for at least 30 days for the first determination that the horse is sore and 90 days for a second determination and any subsequent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/30/2015
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 [S.1121]
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 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: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/28/2015
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Pets on Trains Act of 2015 [S.1087]
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Pets on Trains Act of 2015 Directs the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. Requires Amtrak to collect a fee for each cat or dog transported by a ticketed passenger to cover administrative costs. Declares that the proposed policy shall be separate from and in addition to the policy governing Amtrak passengers traveling with service animals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/27/2015
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To express support for recognition of June 2016 as National Orca Protection Month. [HR-773]
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To express support for recognition of June 2016 as National Orca Protection Month. Expresses support for recognizing National Orca Protection Month. Orcas are commonly known as killer whales.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/09/2016
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes. [HR-10]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should: (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our nation's rail and mass transit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015