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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act [S.380]
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act [S.2976]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness, including with respect to road maintenance, hunting, fish and wildlife, watercraft, and buffer zones.
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Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 [S.2946]
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Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to take actions to ensure: (1) the immediate closure and ceasing of operation of the locks at the O'Brien Lock and Dam and the Chicago Controlling Works until a strategy relating to controlled lock operations is developed; (2) the installation of structures in the North Shore Channel and the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers to prevent the migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan; (3) the installation of interim barriers in the Chicago
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Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Extension Act of 2009 [S.2928]
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Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 or the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 certain tax provisions related to disaster relief, including: (1) credits to holders of disaster area tax credit bonds; (2) increased disaster zone education tax benefits; (3) penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for disaster-related expenses; (4) authority to adjust the tax status of taxpayers in a disaster area; (5) deductibility of losses, including net operating
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A bill to extend certain housing-related deadlines in the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008. [S.2815]
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Amends the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 to extend through 2010 provisions of such Act allowing residents of the Midwestern disaster area to: (1) use amounts from tax-exempt retirement accounts without a tax penalty to purchase a new principal residence or repair an existing one; (2) recontribute amounts withdrawn for such purposes to such accounts; and (3) exclude from gross income income resulting from a cancellation of mortgage indebtedness incurred in such disaster area.
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Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 [S.237]
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Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to conduct a priority program to manage pathways that pose the highest risk for introduction of invasive species; (2) prohibit aquatic organisms from being imported without screening and approval; (3) require the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 [S.22]
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Subtitle A: Wild Monongahela Wilderness - (Sec. 1001) Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods
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A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior. [S.1651]
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Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan. Requires the review of certain modifications and federal or federally assisted undertakings with respect to Whitefish Point. Makes the modification made to the patent effective upon being recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Chippewa County, Michigan.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 [S.1390]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for defense-wide procurement. (Sec. 105) Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall
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A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior. [S.1378]
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Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan.
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A bill to decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan. [S.135]
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Decreases the matching funds requirement, and authorizes additional appropriations, for the Keweenaw National Historical Park in Michigan.
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River Raisin National Battlefield Act [S.110]
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River Raisin National Battlefield Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if Monroe County or Wayne County, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county offers to donate land relating to the Battles of the River Raisin (during the War of 1812) on January 18 and 22, 1813, and the aftermath of such battles, to accept the donated land. Instructs the Secretary, upon acquisition of such land that is of sufficient acreage to permit efficient administration, to designate the acquired land as a unit of the National Park System, to be known
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Beaver Basin Wilderness Act [S.109]
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Beaver Basin Wilderness Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Beaver Basin Wilderness.
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Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama sophomore, and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. [HR-970]
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Congratulates Flint native and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Honors both his athletic and academic achievements.
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Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama Sophmore and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. [HR-969]
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Congratulates Flint native and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Honors both his athletic and academic achievements.
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Honoring the life and service of Dr. William Spoelhof, president emeritus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [HR-91]
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Honors the life of Dr. William Spoelhof and his devoted service as a member of the military, teacher, and professor, president, and friend of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Expressing condolences to the family of Jim Pouillon on his passing. [HR-759]
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Offers condolences to the family of Jim Pouillon, who was murdered in Owosso, Michigan. Commits to the American principle that the suppression of thought by any means and by either government or individuals must always yield to the right of free speech and that violence is never an appropriate response to a difference in beliefs.
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Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16 person kidney transplant. [HR-664]
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Congratulates Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16-person kidney transplant.
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Honoring John D. Dingell for holding the record as the longest serving member of the House of Representatives. [HR-154]
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Recognizes the Honorable John D. Dingell for his tireless advocacy on behalf of his constituents in Michigan in the past, present, and future. Honors him for his lifelong commitment to public service, and celebrates him and his more than 53 years of dedication to Congress. Congratulates him upon attaining the record for longest serving Member of the House.
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Honoring John D. Dingell for holding the record as the longest serving member of the House of Representatives. [HR-140]
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Recognizes the Honorable John D. Dingell for his tireless advocacy on behalf of his constituents in Michigan in the past, present, and future. Honors him for his lifelong commitment to public service, and celebrates him and his more than 53 years of dedication to Congress. Congratulates him upon attaining the record for longest serving Member of the House.