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A bill to reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes. [S.3291] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Tourism ] [Recreation ]
A bill to reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 12/12/2018

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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4304] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ]
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to: post a notice approved by the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott Introduced In House on 11/08/2017

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Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2018 [S.3265] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Construction ]
Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-348. on 11/13/2018

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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 [S.2229] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/14/2017

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Digital Coast Act [HB-4062] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ]
Digital Coast Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 10/18/2017

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Flood Prevention Act of 2018 [S.3146] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
Flood Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to make Washington, DC, eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Carper Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/27/2018

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Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act [S.3119] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Endangered Salmon 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 a portion of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Became Public Law No: 115-329. on 12/18/2018

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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act [HB-4490] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Energy ] [Public Health ]
SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act This bill requires the President to establish an interagency National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group to adopt the 2013 National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy, which addresses the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants. After the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences releases a periodic scientific assessment required under the U.S. Global Change Research Program, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 11/30/2017

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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Arts and Culture ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Science ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ] [Education ] [Gaming ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018

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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Food ]
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018

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SAVE Right Whales Act Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2018 [HB-6060] [Animals ] [Science ] [Environmental ]
SAVE Right Whales Act Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/14/2018

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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.3021] [Water ] [Infrastructure ]
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Became Public Law No: 115-270. on 10/23/2018

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SAVE Right Whales Act Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2018 [S.3038] [Animals ] [Science ] [Environmental ]
SAVE Right Whales Act Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/07/2018

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Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-5895] [Energy ] [Water ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [National Security ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Defense ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Science ] [Infrastructure ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Libraries ] [Real Estate ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Crime ]
Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson Signed By President. on 09/21/2018

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FISH Act Federally Integrated Species Health Act [HB-3916] [Animals ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
FISH Act Federally Integrated Species Health Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-838. on 07/18/2018

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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act [HB-5763] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [International ] [Science ] [Water ]
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001. This bill authorizes USFWS and NMFS to take action to conserve albatrosses and petrels, including to: reestablish albatrosses and petrels; prevent the introduction of, eradicate, or control invasive and nonnative species that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 05/30/2018

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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.2800] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management. The bill reauthorizes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-294. on 07/10/2018

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Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act [S.2773] [Animals ] [Environmental ]
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-430. on 12/11/2018

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Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 [S.2764] [Animals ] [Trade ]
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-442. on 12/19/2018

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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act [S.2176] [Environmental ]
SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/30/2017

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