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Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act [S.1335]
Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 3) The United States must be represented by five commissioners on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission. In addition, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Received In The House. on 05/18/2016
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334]
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 This bill revises enforcement mechanisms of several Acts to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to revise and apply its enforcement provisions to: the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-166. on 11/10/2015
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Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 [S.1312]
Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets. The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at a minimum: (1) development of flexible, transparent, and competitive energy markets, including natural gas and oil; and (2) diversification of energy fuels, sources, and routes, and the encouragement of indigenous sources of energy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1269]
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TITLE I--TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. (Sec. 102) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
By Senator Hatch From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-45. on 05/13/2015
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A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals. [S.1237]
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals. This bill amends the Natural Gas Act with respect to liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals to prohibit the Department of Energy, as of the date the total quantity of natural gas cumulatively exported by fully permitted LNG terminals is at least equal to 8 billion cubic feet per day, from either taking into consideration or approving any proposal submitted by an LNG terminal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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North American Energy Infrastructure Act [S.1228]
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 Department of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Department of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 [S.122]
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply; is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and has the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/08/2015
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John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act [S.1214]
John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/06/2015
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Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1076]
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on smartphones, in coordination with smartphone manufacturers and operating system providers, a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information on the smartphone relating to the account holder, (2) render the smartphone inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, (3) prevent reactivation or reprogramming without a passcode or similar
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/23/2015
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Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 [S.1049]
Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to permit a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide payment or financing for sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or to an individual or entity in Cuba.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2353-2354) on 04/22/2015
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Invest in American Jobs Act of 2015 [S.1043]
Invest in American Jobs Act of 2015 Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2015 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2019 and ensuing fiscal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/22/2015
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Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2015 [S.1019]
Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2015 This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal the prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce: (1) fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law; or (2) plants taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law, without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by foreign law, or in violation of any limitation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/21/2015
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Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 [S.1015]
Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). CBP shall establish priorities and performance standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015
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Expressing support for completion of President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative, which will fundamentally reform the United States export control system and enhance United States national security. [HR-829]
Expressing support for completion of President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative, which will fundamentally reform the United States export control system and enhance United States national security. Expresses support for President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative. Recognizes the economic burden imposed on those United States Munitions List categories that remain regulated by the Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Encourages publication of proposed rules to shift the remaining categories to the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Introduced In House on 07/13/2016
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Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process. [HR-567]
Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Opposes: (1) the European Commission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank and other areas; and (2) politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel or Israeli-controlled territory. Calls upon the European Commission,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/12/2016
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the exercise of presidential waiver authority of certain sanctions imposed against Iran under United States law. [HR-454]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the exercise of presidential waiver authority of certain sanctions imposed against Iran under United States law. Reaffirms that granting of presidential waiver authority for certain sanctions against Iran by Congress was to be used when specific behavioral improvements have been met by Iran. Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to preventing the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran as the premise for such sanctions and presidential waiver authority. Reaffirms the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 10/01/2015
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Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. [HR-411]
Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. Declares that: the President has not complied with provisions of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 requiring transmission to Congress of nuclear agreements with Iran and related verification assessments because the communication from the President did not constitute the agreement as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and the period for review by Congress of nuclear agreements with Iran under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 412. (consideration: Cr H5891-5911) on 09/10/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel, and for other purposes. [HR-402]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel, and for other purposes. Opposes politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel. Calls on the Administration to increase the use of its influence in international organizations and forums to oppose such acts. Supports state efforts to enact measures that oppose such acts. Reaffirms support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representative in respect to promoting a strong national energy policy that supports the innovative and hard-working men and women in the oil and gas industry who have led the charge in a United States energy revolution. [HR-243]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representative in respect to promoting a strong national energy policy that supports the innovative and hard-working men and women in the oil and gas industry who have led the charge in a United States energy revolution. Declares that the House of Representatives supports policies that: cut through bureaucratic red tape to encourage domestic energy resurgence; reduce harmful, job-killing regulations; and eliminate an obsolete, decades-old crude oil export ban to reduce price volatility, increase market stability,
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Sponsored by: Rep. K. Michael Conaway
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/08/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. [HR-22]
Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by: simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes; taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned; easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals; responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves; aggressively
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015