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Restore Our Parks Act [S.3172]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Restore Our Parks Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
By Senator Murkowski From Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-423. on 12/06/2018
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Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act [HB-4558]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah. Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acquired by the United States afterwards, are withdrawn from: entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Stewart
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/14/2017
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act [HB-4460]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. on 12/21/2018
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Agriculture ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Libraries ]
[Mining ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Animals ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Defense ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Gaming ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Military ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018
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Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 [HB-4542]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Nonprofit ]
Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a distracted driving education grant program under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 12/05/2017
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A resolution designating November 26, 2017, as "Drive Safer Sunday". [SR-337]
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[Public Safety ]
A resolution designating November 26, 2017, as "Drive Safer Sunday". Designates November 26, 2017, as Drive Safer Sunday.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7310; Text: Cr S7303) on 11/16/2017
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STATES Act Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act [HB-6043]
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STATES Act Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/30/2018
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STATES Act Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act [S.3032]
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STATES Act Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/07/2018
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Truck Technology Parity Act [S.2153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Truck Technology Parity Act This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/16/2017
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America Wins Act [HB-4209]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
America Wins Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and require the revenues to be used for infrastructure and other purposes. Refunds or credits for the tax must be issued for carbon substances that are: (1) not emitted due to use as a feedstock or through carbon capture and sequestration, or (2) previously taxed carbon substances used to make another taxable carbon substance. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes. [HB-4421]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes. This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/17/2017
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [S.2979]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
[Community Development ]
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred Concurrently To The Committees On Appropriations; The Budget Pursuant To The Order Of January 30, 1975, As Modified By The Order Of April 11, 1986, With Instructions That The Budget Committee Be Authorized To Report Its Views To The Appropriations Committee, And That The Latter Alone Be Authorized To Report The Bill. on 05/24/2018
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Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act [HB-3901]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/03/2017
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Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 [S.2068]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any further consultation from being required by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) or the Interior after the approval of land and resource management plans for National Forest System (NFS) lands or land use plans for public lands, respectively, with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered or a designation of a critical habitat, if such a plan has already been adopted; or (2) any provision of such plan. Interior shall develop one or more categorical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/02/2017
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Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 [HB-4241]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning, including acquiring for participating states and metropolitan planning organizations data sets containing information measuring the level of access by all transportation modes to important destinations in the state or metropolitan planning organization such as jobs, education, health care, and food sources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/06/2017
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Clean Ports Act of 2017 [HB-4147]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Clean Ports Act of 2017 This bill declares that federal preemption of laws relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state or local government or an interstate authority to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of pollution or traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of the facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 10/27/2017
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Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act [S.2199]
[Immigration ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act This bill establishes the Border Security Trust Fund, which shall make funds available for: (1) specified border fencing and wall procurement, construction, and improvements in Texas and California; and (2) border wall planning activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may cancel removal of, and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis for up to 10 years to, qualifying resident aliens who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United States since
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 276. on 12/07/2017
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
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Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 2018 [HB-5766]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a working group to promote collaborative engagement between DHS and public and private sector stakeholders to develop non-binding recommendations for enhancing security in public areas of transportation facilities (including facilities that are surface transportation assets). (Sec. 4) DHS shall: (1) inform owners and operators of surface transportation assets about the availability of technical assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/26/2018