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EEZ Clarification Act [HB-4722] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ]
EEZ Clarification Act - Declares that the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between the area south of Montauk, New York, and the area south of Point Judith, Rhode Island, for purposes of all federal laws governing marine fisheries management, shall be considered to be a continuous line running: (1) from a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Montauk to a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, and (2) from such point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Bishop Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 05/30/2014

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First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-4045] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Arts and Culture ]
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requries the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a congressional gold medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such medals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On House Administration, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 02/11/2014

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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979] [Defense ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Unemployment ] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Signed By President. on 12/19/2014

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Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 [HB-3080] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Economic Development ]
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Signed By President. on 06/10/2014

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To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island. [HB-277] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Water ]
Revises the boundaries of the Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-634. on 12/01/2014

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Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2013 [HB-2233] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Construction ]
Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers in certain states a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce the connections between a roof and supporting wall, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. on 06/04/2013

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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 [HB-2137] [Taxes ] [Disaster Relief ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Poverty ] [Retirement ] [Economic Development ]
Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy; expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses; treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses; suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/23/2013

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Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act [HB-1753] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Food ]
Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $193 billion, to remain available until September 30, 2014, to the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operations, research, and facilities for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during 2012 declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, provided that Congress designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to discretionary spending limit adjustment procedures (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/25/2013

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Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 [HB-1668] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 - Transfers a specified amount made available for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Fund in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 to the Public and Indian Housing Tenant-Based Rental Assistance HUD account for tenant-based rental assistance only, including related administrative expenses, to areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Subjects such funds to specified requirements, including that: they be made available for such assistance by 60 days after enactment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committees On Appropriations, And The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/23/2013

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Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act [HB-1504] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Food ]
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members, including: (1) the principal Rhode Island official with marine fishery management responsibility, and (2) a member appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from a list of individuals submitted by the governor of Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The House Committee On Natural Resources. on 04/11/2013

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Disaster-Affected Homeowners Notification Act of 2013 [HB-1499] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Disaster-Affected Homeowners Notification Act of 2013 - Requires certain notifications if, in connection with any major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Director of the Federal Housing Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) makes available forbearance relief with respect to any covered mortgage, or any such agency head or enterprise issues (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/11/2013

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Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act [HB-1445] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Food ]
Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $193 billion, to remain available until September 30, 2014, to the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operations, research, and facilities for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during 2012 declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, provided that Congress designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to discretionary spending limit adjustment procedures (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/09/2013

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Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2020 [S.4804] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6295) on 10/19/2020

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act [HB-8672] [Environmental ]
Adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Introduced In House on 10/23/2020

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Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 [S.398] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ] [Science ]
Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to expand the definition of "energy conservation standard" under such Act to mean one or more performance or design requirements relating to energy and water efficiency. Establishes energy conservation standards for: (1) central air conditioners and heat pumps; (2) through-the-wall central air conditioners; (3) through-the-wall central air conditiioning heat pumps; (4) small duct, high velocity systems; and (5) non-weatherized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With Amendments. With Written Report No. 112-18. on 05/18/2011

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National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 [S.3623] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ]
Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/22/2012

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Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act [S.3423] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ]
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5262-5263) on 07/23/2012

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.2465] [Energy ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ] [National Security ]
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Corps Of Engineers - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 112-164. on 04/26/2012

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John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act [S.1708] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Arts and Culture ]
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to prepare a general management plan for the Park. Requires the plan to consider ways for using pre-existing or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the John. H. Chafee Blackstone River (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-401. on 03/07/2012

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Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act [S.1371] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Food ]
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members, including: (1) the principal Rhode Island official with marine fishery management responsibility, and (2) a member appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from a list of individuals submitted by the governor of Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4612) on 07/14/2011

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