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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 [S.1524]
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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 - Makes grants of land to the following states in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, 5% of the proceeds of the sales of federally owned land within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of January 1, 2011: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Makes the amount of land granted to each state 5% of the number of acres of federally owned land within that state as of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/08/2011
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A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. [S.1460]
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Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service. Directs one such gold medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution and the other to the First Special Service Force Association in Helena, Montana. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5193-5194) on 08/01/2011
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 [S.1000]
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Title I: Buildings - Subtitle A: Building Energy Codes - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings; (2) encourage and support the adoption by states, Indian tribes, and local governments of building energy codes that meet or exceed the national codes; and (3) support full compliance with state and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-71. on 09/06/2011
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Montana Land Sovereignty Act [HB-845]
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Montana Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Montana, except by express authorization of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/13/2011
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Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 [HB-5960]
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Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to state findings concerning the threat to forests in the Western region of the United States posed by the mountain pine beetle. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to designate as part of an insect and disease treatment and research pilot program at least one subwatershed in at least one national forest in each state that is experiencing an insect or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/20/2012
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act [HB-5931]
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA]). Requires such agencies to pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. Defines "mitigation fishery activities"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric A. Crawford
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 06/14/2012
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 [HB-5745]
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On International Monetary Policy And Trade. on 07/11/2012
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Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 [HB-510]
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Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 - Prohibits any wolf (species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus) in Idaho or Montana from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. Provides that each state shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within its borders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul R. Labrador
Referred To The House Committee On Natural Resources. on 01/26/2011
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To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes. [HB-4606]
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (including all appurtenances used in their operation) that, as of March 1, 2012, are within the boundary of Glacier National Park in Montana. Specifies that each such permit shall be: (1) issued as a right-of-way renewal, (2) for a width of not more than 25 feet on either side of the centerline of the pipeline, and (3) subject to any terms and conditions that are determined by the Secretary to be necessary.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg
Signed By President. on 01/14/2013
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Energizing America through Employment Act [HB-4000]
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Energizing America through Employment Act - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008. Declares that no permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 or any other similar Executive Order regulating such activities at the U.S. border, and no additional environmental impact
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade. on 05/07/2012
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To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. [HB-3767]
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Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service. Directs one such gold medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution and the other to the First Special Service Force Association in Helena, Montana. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 01/12/2012
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To provide that funds made available to the Corps of Engineers for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for the reconstruction of flood control structures, and for other purposes. [HB-3719]
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Provides that funds appropriated for the Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and Tributaries and for the carrying out of the Army Corps of Engineers' responsibilities in the management of the Missouri River under the fish and wildlife authorized purpose shall be available only for the reconstruction of flood control structures until the structures are returned to the elevation and design that predates the 2011 Missouri River flood event and the reconstruction efforts
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 01/03/2012
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To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Flathead National Forest in the State of Montana containing a World War II memorial to the Whitefish Mountain Resort. [HB-3500]
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey a parcel of National Forest System land, comprising approximately 652 square feet on Big Mountain within the Flathead National Forest in Montana, and containing a World War II memorial, to Whitefish Mountain Resort of Whitefish, Montana, in exchange for a parcel of land that is acceptable to the Secretary and approximately equal in value. Requires the Secretary and Whitefish Mountain Resort to share equally the nominal costs associated with a land exchange involving parcels of such a small size.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 11/29/2011
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act [HB-3334]
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Sets forth provisions for the management of the lands designated as wilderness by this Act, including regarding water rights, tribal rights, fish and wildlife, and grazing permits and leases. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 11/29/2011
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 [HB-3301]
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in providing to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana the St. Mary River water right, to allocate to the Tribe 50,000 acre-feet per year of stored water in Lake Sherburne Reservoir as part of the tribal water right. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage. Requires the Tribe and the Secretary to enter
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 11/04/2011
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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 [HB-2852]
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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 - Makes grants of land to the following states in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, 5% of the proceeds of the sales of federally owned land within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of January 1, 2011: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Makes the amount of land granted to each state 5% of the number of acres of federally owned land within that state as of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/22/2011
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2011 [HB-162]
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2011 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. Specifies the locations where
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 01/24/2011
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 [HB-1490]
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000. Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 07/11/2011
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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-1473]
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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Presented To President. on 04/15/2011
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To eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [HB-1324]
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Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 related to: (1) the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment for Tennessee and Hawaii; (2) an adjustment to the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for qualifying disaster-recovery states; (3) the establishment of a floor on the area wage index for a frontier state for purposes of a geographic adjustment to Medicare payments to hospitals for inpatient services; (4) the eligibility for Medicare
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter B. Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2011