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Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-436]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015 Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to define "recreational vessel" as a vessel: being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. Prescribes the following rules in applying the definition: a vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. [HB-4233]
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To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. This bill makes certain rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and islands in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of the coast of Orange County, California, part of the California Coastal National
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan S. Lowenthal
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/12/2016
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 [HB-4188]
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2016-FY2017 as well as an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for each of them and specified average military training student loads. The President shall submit to Congress along with the FY2017, FY2019, and quadrennial budgets a Coast Guard manpower requirements plan. There must be a prior authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard Reserve program and the removal of bridges over U.S.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Became Public Law No: 114-120. (txt | Pdf) on 02/08/2016
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ECONOMICS Act Ensuring Continued Operations and No Other Major Incidents, Closures, or Slowdowns Act [HB-3932]
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ECONOMICS Act Ensuring Continued Operations and No Other Major Incidents, Closures, or Slowdowns Act This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to direct the President to appoint a board of inquiry within 10 days after any of the following events occur: the U.S. Census Bureau reports that the monthly Import or Export Vessel Value decreased by 20% or more in any one month from the previous month in any one of the four metric identification regions into which each U.S. maritime port shall be classified; a slow-down or a threatened or
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
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Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2015 [HB-3878]
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Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement, and evaluate at least every two years, a maritime cybersecurity risk assessment model to evaluate current and future cybersecurity risks. The model must be consistent with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and any updates pursuant to the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. DHS must also: (1) seek
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Sponsored by: Rep. Norma J. Torres
Star Print Ordered On The Bill. on 02/01/2016
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3763]
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 This bill authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2016-FY2021 for certain core federal-aid highway and related programs, prescribing obligation ceilings for federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs. The bill revises and prescribes requirements for: surface transportation programs; and minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or under the influence, including mandatory ignition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-318. on 10/29/2015
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Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act [HB-3586]
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Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) an Immigration Cooperation Program, under which CBP officers may cooperate with authorities of the government of a foreign country, air carriers, and security employees at airports located in that country to identify persons who may be inadmissible to the United States or otherwise pose a risk to border security. In carrying out the program, CBP officers posted in a foreign country
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael T. McCaul
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/14/2016
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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act [HB-3583]
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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act TITLE I--GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into memoranda of understanding with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), the Office for State and Local Law
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/27/2016
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 [HB-3555]
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 This bill: (1) prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act, with specified exceptions, for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States; and (2) requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at locally-prevailing rates. TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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PORTS Act Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 [HB-3433]
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PORTS Act Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to extend to labor slowdowns occurring at U.S. ports the President's authority to appoint a board of inquiry into the issues involved. State and territorial governors shall have authority to request the President to appoint a board of inquiry if a slowdown, or a threatened or an actual strike or lock-out, occurring at one or more U.S. ports will, if continued, imperil national or state health or safety. If the President
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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Coast Guard Academy Opportunity Act [HB-3417]
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Coast Guard Academy Opportunity Act Modifies the Coast Guard Academy cadet nomination process by requiring that half of each incoming class be composed of cadets nominated by: (1) the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, the President pro tempore of the Senate; (2) a Senator; (3) a Member of the House of Representatives; and (4) the various delegates to Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Entitles each Senator, House Member, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner to nominate three persons each year. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 07/30/2015
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act [HB-3398]
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National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: establish a national multimodal freight network, a national multimodal freight advisory committee, and a freight investment grant program; and develop a national multimodal freight strategic plan. Each state receiving a freight investment grant shall also develop a freight investment plan and establish a state freight advisory committee. The bill establishes in DOT an Office of Freight Planning, Permitting, and Development. DOT shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/30/2015
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Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act [HB-3344]
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Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act Revises metropolitan transportation planning organization (MPO) requirements. Prescribes requirements for the designation of new and consolidation of multiple MPOs within a metropolitan statistical area. Defines "consolidated metropolitan planning organization" to mean a sole MPO that serves a metropolitan statistical area. Allows an MPO for an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 to request a high-performing MPO designation from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifies criteria DOT shall consider
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/30/2015
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Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3315]
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Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize the Department of the Army to make modifications to deep-draft, high-commercial-use channels, including bends and entrances, as necessary to ensure safe navigation and efficient operations of such channels without regard to provisions of such Act regarding the maximum cost of water resources development and conservation projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/30/2015
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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-3064]
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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015
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Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act [HB-2923]
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Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to enable eligible community colleges and other public institutions of higher education to expand upon existing programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training, including by admitting more students, training faculty, expanding facilities, creating new maritime career pathways from associate degree to baccalaureate degree programs, and awarding credit for prior learning experience, or increasing cooperation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2015 [HB-2743]
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Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 through FY2019. The Governmental Accountability Office must compare the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the unit costs of procuring the surveys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 07/01/2015
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SCAN Act Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act [HB-2534]
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SCAN Act Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act Amends the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to: conduct a one-year pilot program at two domestic ports to evaluate the process of 100% scanning of cargo containers and its potential for use at all domestic ports, achieve a full-scale implementation of the program within one year after enactment of this Act, and evaluate and report on such program within one year after program completion. Requires the Secretary to: acquire the equipment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Hahn
Introduced In House on 05/21/2015
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Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 [HB-2485]
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Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, covered infrastructure projects. A "regional infrastructure accelerator" is defined as a multi-jurisdictional organization dedicated to provide technical assistance, financing options, and resources for covered infrastructure projects
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/21/2015
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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-2410]
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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015