Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018 [HB-3053]
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Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to initiate a program to consolidate and temporarily store commercial spent nuclear fuel during the development, construction, and operation of a permanent nuclear waste repository. The bill addresses federal land withdrawal and related management issues, including the permanent withdrawal of specific federal land for repository use by DOE, updating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process and conditions
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HB-3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/14/2018
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 [HB-2]
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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to: require farmers to make a new election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for
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HB-2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. K. Michael Conaway
Signed By President. on 12/20/2018
Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [HB-3]
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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Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.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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HB-3: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Motion To Discharge Senate Committees On Appropriations; The Budget Rejected By Yea-nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 134. on 06/20/2018
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017 [HB-3009]
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[Taxes ]
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Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tax-exempt facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities from the state volume caps on private activity bonds.
HB-3009: Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/22/2017
21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act [HB-2997]
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[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport
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HB-2997: 21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296. on 09/06/2017
North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2017 [S.1385]
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North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to subscribe to and make a payment for 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the North American Development Bank. Treasury shall direct the U.S. representatives to the Board of Directors of the bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to support the financing of projects related to: environmental infrastructure relating to water pollution, wastewater treatment, water conservation, municipal solid waste, and related matters;
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S.1385: North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text: Cr S3652) on 06/20/2017
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017 [HB-2917]
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[Water ]
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that: begins on the date that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps of Engineers has completed all procedures for processing an application
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HB-2917: Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 06/16/2017
Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017 [HB-2853]
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Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow energy tax credits through 2021 for investments in: (1) qualified biogas property, or (2) qualified manure resource recovery property. The bill also permits new clean renewable energy bonds to be used for such properties. "Qualified biogas property" comprises a system that: (1) uses anaerobic digesters or other specified processes to convert biomass into a gas which is at least 52% methane, and (2) captures the gas for use as a fuel. The term includes
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HB-2853: Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act [HB-2809]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Trade ]
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[Defense ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act (Sec. 3) This bill grants the Office of Space Commerce of the Department of Commerce the authority to issue certifications to U.S. nationals and nongovernmental entities (U.S. entities) for the operation of human-made objects launched from Earth and the items carried on them (space objects). The office shall require only one certification for a U.S. entity to: conduct multiple operations using a single space object, operate multiple space objects that carry out substantially similar operations, or use
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HB-2809: American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/25/2018
SOS Act of 2017 Save Our Seas Act of 2017 [HB-2748]
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SOS Act of 2017 Save Our Seas Act of 2017 This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris
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HB-2748: SOS Act of 2017 Save Our Seas Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/12/2017
SWINE Act Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act [HB-2722]
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SWINE Act Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act This bill establishes a program to certify environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies and authorizes related tax credits and grants. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must certify technologies that: eliminate animal discharge into surface waters and groundwater through direct discharge, seepage, or runoff; substantially eliminate atmospheric emissions of ammonia from swine waste; substantially eliminate the emission of odor from swine waste that is detectable
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HB-2722: SWINE Act Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David E. Price
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/26/2017
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 [S.1225]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 This bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2018-FY2022. The bill requires DOE to: conduct a program of research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities (R&D activities) on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of U.S. passenger and commercial
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S.1225: Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/24/2017
HB-2632: To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/26/2017
You have voted HB-2632: To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri..
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 [HB-2510]
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[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
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Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2022: programs for preventing and reducing pollution through research, investigations, and training; state and interstate water pollution control programs; wet weather watershed pilot projects; a grant program for implementing state management programs for controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources (e.g., pollution on the ground picked up by rain) to navigable waters;
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HB-2510: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/19/2017
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-2518]
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[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Drones ]
[Healthcare ]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) unmanned aircraft systems, and (4) ports and waterways safety. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard, including Coast Guard health care professionals;
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HB-2518: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-194. on 06/26/2017
To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil. [HB-1733]
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To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy to update its report on the energy and environmental benefits of re-refining used lubricating oil and submit to Congress a strategic plan to increase the beneficial reuse of lubricating oil. The strategic plan shall address measures needed to: (1) increase the responsible collection of used oil; (2) disseminate public information concerning sustainable
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HB-1733: To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Kennedy
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
You have voted HB-1733: To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil..
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 [HB-1673]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer to the fund revenues from the newly included subpart F income. The Environmental Protection
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HB-1673: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act [S.669]
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Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. The bill applies to land held by the United States for the benefit of the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The
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S.669: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 825. on 12/03/2018