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Great Lakes Water Protection Act [HB-3894]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
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HIRE Act Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act [S.2672]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
Requires certain federal agencies, including 10 departments, to be abolished or relocated outside the National Capital region. The bill designates a state for the new location of each department. The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration must, for each agency, develop a proposal to relocate the agency to an area that has experienced economic distress. Relocation proposals must include three proposed locations in one state. Locations may not be within 30 miles of a city that has a population of more than 800,000.
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Judge Damon Keith Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 [S.2643]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Directs Congress to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of the life and legacy of Judge Damon Keith, senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019 [HB-4494]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of the Interior to reissue a rule that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). The bill expresses the sense of Congress that Native American tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are sovereign governments and retain certain rights to regulate natural resources used by their members on tribal lands and
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Aretha Franklin Post Office Building". [HB-3976]
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[Community Development ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Aretha Franklin Post Office Building."
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Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Act of 2019 [HB-4032]
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[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assess the resiliency of the Great Lakes coastline, with a focus on (1) areas vulnerable to rising water levels and severe weather; and (2) lake conditions that contribute to coastal erosion, sustained flooding, and damage to properties and critical infrastructure.
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Honoring retired Representative John Conyers, Jr., and extending to him the best wishes of the House of Representatives on the occasion of his 90th birthday. [HR-386]
This resolution honors retired Representative John Conyers, Jr., on the occasion of his 90th birthday and extends congratulations and best wishes from the House of Representatives to Representative Conyers in celebration of a distinguished legislative career.
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A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Judge Damon Jerome Keith. [SR-199]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This resolution honors the life and legacy of Judge Damon Jerome Keith, senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Care for Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1024]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished to veterans and reservists who were exposed to volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethylene and benzene, while serving at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Family members of veterans and reservists who resided at Wurtsmith Air Force Base are also eligible for hospital care and medical services under this bill. The bill also provides a presumption of service connection for veterans and reservists who were exposed to volatile organic compounds while serving at Wurtsmith
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Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act [HB-2141]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint
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National Scenic Trails Parity Act [S.1027]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Requires the North Country, Ice Age, and New England national scenic trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.
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National Scenic Trails Parity Act [HB-2090]
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[Recreation ]
Requires the North Country, Ice Age, and New England national scenic trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.
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A resolution honoring the life of Ted Lindsay. [SR-132]
[Sports ]
This resolution (1) honors the life and legacy of Ted Lindsay for his contributions to the sport of hockey, the city of Detroit, and the state of Michigan; and (2) expresses condolences to his family upon his passing.
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. [S.831]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Addresses the removal of federal protections for the gray wolf (Canis lupus). Specifically, the Department of the Interior must reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the endangered and threatened species list. The bill exempts the reinstated rule from judicial review. In addition, it exempts from judicial review a reinstated rule that removes the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list.
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Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 47. [HCR-21]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
This concurrent resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make the following corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 47 by renaming the short title for S. 47 to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act; and changing the heading for section 9003 to the JOHN S. MCCAIN III 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS ACT.
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A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished public service of John David Dingell, Jr., and expressing condolences to his family on his passing. [SR-75]
[Human Services ]
This resolution declares that the Senate honors the life, achievements, and distinguished public service of John David Dingell, Jr., former Representative of Michigan, and expresses condolences to his family on his passing.
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Honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished public service of John David Dingell, Jr., and expressing condolences to his family on his passing. [HR-120]
This resolution declares that the House of Representatives honors the life, achievements, and distinguished public service of John David Dingell, Jr., former Representative of Michigan, and expresses condolences to his family on his passing.
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Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act [S.337]
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[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
Extends through FY2025 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or furnish technical assistance for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in Michigan. The bill also increases the maximum amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area.
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Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act [S.337]
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[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
Extends through FY2025 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or furnish technical assistance for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in Michigan. The bill also increases the maximum amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area.
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National Heritage Area Act of 2020 [HB-1049]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Recreation ]
Establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage, and authorizes appropriations through FY2034 for each National Heritage Area. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity
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