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A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon ("THON") on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. [SR-379]
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Congratulates the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Commends the school's students, volunteers, and supporting organizations for their hard work putting together another record-breaking THON.
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A resolution congratulating the Penn State University women's volleyball team for winning the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Championship. [SR-344]
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Congratulates the Penn State University women's volleyball team for winning the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship.
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A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the significance of this battle in the history of the United States. [SR-192]
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Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the historical significance of the outcome, which helped to preserve the United States.
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A resolution recognizing the City of Erie, Pennsylvania, for its critical role in the development and construction of the fleet of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812. [SR-155]
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Honors the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, for its role in the construction of the fleet of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812. Recognizes the historical significance of the construction of such fleet and the consequent victory of the United States in the Battle of Lake Erie.
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A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. [SR-153]
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Recognizes the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie (fought during the War of 1812). Remembers this significant victory in the "Second War of Independence" of the United States. Commends the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Perry 200 Commemoration Commission for their efforts to ensure appropriate recognition of this historic event. Expresses gratitude to all the sailors and marines who gave their lives in honorable service to the United States on Lake Erie 200 years ago.
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Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 [S.944]
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Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 - Title I: Survivor and Dependent Matters - (Sec. 101) Extends the period during which additional dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) will be paid to surviving spouses with children from two years to three years after their entitlement to DIC commences. (Sec. 102) Provides that the remarriage after age 55 of a veteran's surviving spouse shall not bar the furnishing of Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) DIC, health care, educational assistance, and housing loans to that spouse. (Sec.
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Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act [S.782]
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Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act - Requires the inclusion in Gettysburg National Military Park of the Gettysburg Train Station and the property that is adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such properties only: (1) by donation, or (2) by purchase from a willing seller if efforts to acquire such property without cost have been exhausted.
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White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2013 [S.393]
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White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Applies the White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act to such additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek.
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Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act [S.377]
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Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of programs exempt from any presidential sequestration order. Requires the President, if the amendment made by this Act takes effect after the final sequester order for FY2014 is issued, to revise the order to account for the amendment and issue a new order.
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First State National Historical Park Act [S.347]
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First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and parts of the colony of Pennsylvania and Delaware's role in the birth of the United States and as the first state to ratify the Constitution.
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Guarding Our Great Lakes Act [S.3002]
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Guarding Our Great Lakes Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and each other applicable federal agency to take actions to prevent the transfer of aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. Directs the Chief to: (1) construct measures to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming aquatic invasive
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act [S.2823]
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act - Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing under this Act. Requires the Secretary of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Secretary of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities,
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A bill to redesignate the railroad station located at 2955 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "30th Street Station", as the "William H. Gray 30th Street Station". [S.2594]
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Designates the railroad station located at 2955 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commonly known as 30th Street Station, as the "William H. Gray 30th Street Station." Bars the use of federal funds to modify signage at the station or for related activities necessitated by its redesignation.
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2438]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary, (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), (6) the Federal Railroad
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 [S.2413]
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Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 - Revises veterans' benefit programs to address: veterans' access to medical care, including through measures that address the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) scheduling and performance management systems, VA health facility staffing shortages, and veterans' access to covered care at non-VA facilities; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including caregiver support services, immunizations, chiropractic care, and treatment for traumatic brain injury; health care administration,
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2014 [S.2306]
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin or portions of the Basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify,
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National Scenic Trails Parity Act [S.2293]
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National Scenic Trails Parity Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.
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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013 [S.229]
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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013 - Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
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Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act [S.219]
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Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Designates the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Corporation to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 [S.1982]
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Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11
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