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A bill to amend the Health Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilitation and restoration of Federal forest land impacted by catastrophic events, to redirect for a 5-year-period funding normally made available for land acquisition to mechanical forest treatment and salvage operations due to catastrophic events, and for other purposes. [S.661] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ]
Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year are treated with mechanical treatments intended to produce merchantable wood. Directs the Secretary to: (1) declare that emergency circumstances exist for all federal land affected by a catastrophic event, including federal land outside urban interface areas; and (2) take actions necessary for the rehabilitation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/22/2013

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A bill to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes. [S.659] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ]
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend authorities and the authorization of appropriations under such Act through FY2018.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-73. on 07/15/2013

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Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 [S.658] [Defense ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Crime ]
Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish in each state and the District of Columbia a separate team of National Guard members to be known as the Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Team to perform analysis and protection in support of programs to prepare for and respond to emergencies involving an attack or natural disaster impacting a computer, electronic, or cyber network. Authorizes National Guard members to assist the combatant commands in developing and expanding their capacity to prepare for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2337) on 03/22/2013

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Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [S.601] [Water ]
Water Resources Development Act of 2013

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer See Also H.r. 3080. on 10/31/2013

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Rebuild America Act [S.4] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Environmental ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Construction ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ]
Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources in transportation corridors that promote commerce and reduce congestion; update and enhance the U.S. network of rail, dams, and ports; develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure to leverage federal funds with private sector partners; invest in critical infrastructure to reduce energy (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S44-45) on 01/22/2013

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Drought Information Act of 2013 [S.376] [Water ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
Drought Information Act of 2013 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall continue to support the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program, and (2) the program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs. Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS to, among other things: (1) provide certain information (including concerning water (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Received In The House. on 02/04/2014

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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2014 [S.2664] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) modernize the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system to help ensure that under all conditions the President, federal agencies, and state, tribal, and local governments can alert and warn the civilian population in areas endangered by natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters or threats to public safety; and (2) implement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/24/2014

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National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 [S.2634] [Taxes ] [Disaster Relief ] [Budget and Spending ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Funding ]
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 by: extending through 2014 the election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property); increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers; allowing through 2014 the deduction of losses attributable to disasters; allowing waivers of requirements relating to mortgage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2014

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2499] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Leahy. With Written Report No. 113-195. on 06/19/2014

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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 [S.2363] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Recreation ] [Sports ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl). Exempts components of firearms and ammunition (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Cloture On The Bill Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: Cr S4377-4378; Text: Cr S4377) on 07/10/2014

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National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 [S.2233] [Taxes ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012 and 2013 by: extending through 2013 the election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property); increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers; allowing through 2013 the deduction of losses attributable to disasters; allowing waivers of requirements relating to mortgage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/09/2014

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Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2198] [Water ] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project (SWP) contractors, and any other locality or municipality (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/23/2014

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A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster. [S.2163] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Water ]
Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas. Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/26/2014

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Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act [S.2131] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Trade ]
Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act - Requires the Coast Guard to be the sole supplier of icebreaking services to federal agencies. Permits agencies to acquire icebreaking services from another entity if the Coast Guard is unable to provide such services. Amends the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to initiate a reactivation and an extention of the service life of the icebreaker Polar Sea for 7 to 10 years. Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/13/2014

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SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 [S.2019] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to: (1) include "planning for or addressing the impact of drought" among the activities for which the Secretary may make grants and enter cooperative agreements for water management improvement, (2) include Hawaii among the states in which eligible grant and agreement applicants may be located, (3) authorize appropriations for such grants and agreements, and (4) authorize appropriations for national water availability and use assessment program grants for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-230. on 07/31/2014

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California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2016] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Unemployment ]
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S891-892) on 02/11/2014

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Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 [S.1996] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Animals ] [Recreation ] [Environmental ] [Sports ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Water ] [Energy ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ]
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Title I: Regulatory Reforms - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 304. on 02/06/2014

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Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2014 [S.1991] [Disaster Relief ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ]
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses; and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for excess contributions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2014

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Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act [S.1937] [Elections ] [Disaster Relief ] [Voting Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the administration of an election for federal office. Requires a plan to contain: (1) alternative ways to notify the public of changes in election procedures; and (2) plans to address disruptions at every step of the voting process, including early voting.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Committee On Rules And Administration. Reported By Senator Schumer Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 04/10/2014

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Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 [S.1813] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ]
Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee holders of debt against loss of principal or interest, or both, on debt issued by eligible state programs designed to: (1) promote the availability of private capital to provide liquidity and capacity to state earthquake (specifically, residential property) insurance programs, and (2) expedite the payment of claims under such programs and better assist financial recovery from significant earthquakes. Prescribes operational requirements for eligible (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/12/2013

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