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A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. [S.214]
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A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project in Kodiak Island, Alaska, to occupy not more than 20 acres of federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act or from the Department of the Interior.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-105. on 06/13/2017
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.216]
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-97. on 06/08/2017
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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601]
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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 24, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 601 Have Been Made. on 09/08/2017
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 [HB-547]
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. The bank's board of directors shall be responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The board is authorized to: (1) make loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure projects, and (3) pay an interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/17/2017
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2018 [HB-519]
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such a company
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2018
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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 [S.138]
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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against any foreign person that: (1) is responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Iraq or Syria, actions or policies that undermine economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq, or the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq or Syria; (2) has materially assisted or provided financial,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/12/2017
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Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act [HB-502]
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Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1091. on 12/20/2018
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Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 [S.140]
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Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 1) This bill amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to specify that settlement funds may be used for the planning, design, and construction of the tribe's rural water system in Arizona. (Sec. 2) The bill amends the Act of August 9, 1955, commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act, to allow the Ohkay Owingeh pueblo and the pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico to lease their restricted fee tribal land (land that is owned by a tribe and has restrictions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Signed By President. on 12/04/2018
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Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act [HB-448]
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Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to exclude from gross income subsidies provided (directly or indirectly): (1) by a public utility to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any water conservation or efficiency measure; and (2) by a storm water management provider to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/11/2017
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To authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program, and for other purposes. [HB-434]
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To authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, for 15 years after this bill's enactment, to provide financial assistance, such as secured loans or loan guarantees, to entities that contract under federal reclamation law to carry out water projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where the Bureau is authorized to provide project assistance, Alaska, and Hawaii. Projects eligible for assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/07/2017
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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. [HB-417]
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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 01/25/2017
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California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 [S.32]
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California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances.Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-421. on 12/06/2018
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NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2017 [HB-301]
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NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2017 This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: establish or designate a laboratory to conduct research on premise plumbing in relation to water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience; conduct an organizational review of all research and other activities related to premise plumbing conducted by federal entities; and appoint one or more officers or employees of the NIST to liaise with non-federal entities that are conducting research or other activities related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [HB-306]
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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by requiring each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use by the agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. The OMB must establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/11/2017
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302]
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Became Public Law No: 115-254. on 10/05/2018
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 [HB-23]
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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 TITLE I--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER RELIABILITY (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to include among its purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with such Act. (Sec. 102) The bill restricts the definition of "anadromous fish" to mean
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/18/2017
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Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act [HB-59]
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Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions for the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is authorized to designate: (1) any chemical substance as a substance of concern and establish and adjust the threshold quantity for each such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects that could result from a chemical facility terrorist incident; and (2) a chemical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 01/25/2017
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act [HB-146]
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 04/17/2018
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Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 [HB-132]
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Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District in Murray County, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Maintenance Complex and District Office of the Arbuckle Project. The bill shields the federal government from being held liable by any court for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence related to the complex and office, except for damages caused by
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 656. on 11/15/2018