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No 2H2O from Iran Act [HB-5119] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
No 2H2O from Iran Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits funds available to any federal department or agency for any fiscal year from being obligated or expended to purchase or issue a license to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/14/2016

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5055] [Energy ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorized civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Provides appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries, including flood damage reduction projects in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3280-3283) on 05/26/2016

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Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016 [HB-4998] [Energy ]
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/22/2016

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Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016 [HB-4979] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Budget and Spending ]
Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enter into a memorandum of understanding to: ensure that DOE has sufficient technical expertise to support the civilian nuclear industry's timely development and commercial deployment of safe, innovative advanced reactor technology; ensure that the NRC has sufficient technical expertise to support the evaluation of requests for regulatory approval for advanced reactors; use computers and software codes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/13/2016

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Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2016 [HB-4929] [Energy ]
Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Biennial Commission on Energy Policy. The commission must be composed of 15 members from a diverse group of industries and political party affiliations with no federal, state, or local officers or employees. The commission must: carry out specific analytical and research tasks related to a broad range of energy issues; and report to Congress on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David B. McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/15/2016

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Construction ] [Small Business ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Mental Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Rights ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016

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Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016 [HB-4745] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Gowdy Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 03/18/2016

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To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation. [HB-4727] [Energy ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation. This bill directs the Department of Energy to submit a report to Congress, within six months, identifying engineering designs for fusion energy systems that are capable of producing net energy within 15 years after the onset of system construction. The report must also identify any budget requirements necessary to accelerate the development of such systems.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/30/2016

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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-4583] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in those fields, including by: (1) encouraging the nation's education system to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the nation's energy and manufacturing industries and, in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016

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SENIORS Act of 2015 Saving the Earnings and Noting the Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015 [HB-4140] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Veterans ] [Energy ] [Children and Youth ]
SENIORS Act of 2015 Saving the Earnings and Noting the Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress on a cost-of-living increase to Social Security benefits for seniors. The Department of the Treasury shall disburse a one-time payment to certain individuals who are entitled to a benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, or a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSAct (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/04/2015

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Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act [HB-4084] [Energy ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize: providing research infrastructure to promote scientific progress and enable users from academia, the National Laboratories, and the private sector to make scientific discoveries relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials science engineering; and enabling the private sector (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/14/2016

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Nuclear Innovation Act [HB-4066] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Manufacturing ]
Nuclear Innovation Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a program for enhancing the U.S. capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. Such program shall coordinate with relevant federal agencies through the National Strategic Computing Initiative while taking into account specified objectives. DOE shall also carry out a program to: enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts proposed and funded by the private sector, and leverage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/30/2016

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Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015 [HB-3643] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ]
Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015 This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to enter into new contracts (or modify existing contracts) with the licensee of an interim consolidated storage facility in order to take title to and store in it either high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin. The bill defines: "interim consolidated storage facility" as a facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 10/02/2015

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Dry Cask Storage Act of 2015 [HB-3587] [Energy ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Dry Cask Storage Act of 2015 Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require each licensee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit a plan for: (1) transfer (including on-going additional transfers) to spent nuclear fuel dry casks of any spent nuclear fuel stored by the licensee for at least seven years in spent nuclear fuel pools, and (2) configuration of the remaining spent nuclear fuel in the pool in a manner that minimizes the chance of a fire if there is a loss of water in the pool. Requires the NRC to approve or disapprove (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 09/25/2015

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Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act of 2015 [HB-3483] [Environmental ] [International ] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ]
Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State to request that the International Joint Commission: review the long-term impacts of the location of the Deep Geological Repository (proposed by the Ontario Power Generation for disposal of 7 million cubic feet of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste at the Bruce Nuclear Power Plant in Kincardine, Ontario), including an examination of the conclusions reached in the Environmental Assessment Report of the Joint Review Panel, and whether those conclusions would (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 02/12/2016

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Fusion Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-3440] [Energy ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Fusion Innovation Act of 2015 Directs the Office of Science of the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Fusion Innovation Initiative, under which the Office shall issue a competitive, merit-reviewed funding opportunity announcement to solicit proposals for engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems, including upgrades to existing facilities, which have the potential to demonstrate net energy production not later than seven years after the start of construction. Requires a recipient to submit the design within 18 months after receiving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 08/18/2015

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Efficient Space Exploration Act [HB-3413] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Energy ]
Efficient Space Exploration Act The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall analyze NASA's requirements for radioisotope power system material necessary for planned, high priority robotic missions in the solar system and other surface exploration activities beyond low-Earth orbit, as well as the risk to missions because of a lack of adequate material.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia L. Fudge Referred To The Subcommittee On Space. on 08/18/2015

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Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-2544] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Science ]
Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act This bill amends the USEC Privatization Act governing uranium transfers and sales to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue, beginning January 1, 2017, and at least once every 10 years afterwards, a long-term excess uranium inventory management plan that details how all forms of excess DOE uranium inventories will be managed for a minimum period of 10 years. This management plan must outline DOE steps that will: (1) minimize the impact of DOE's transferring, selling, or otherwise providing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/22/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2028] [Energy ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Telecommunications ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Law Enforcement ] [Immigration ] [International ] [Trade ] [Construction ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in division B of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 4) Specifies the each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations to Congress. Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson Presented To President. on 12/10/2016

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