Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act [S.326]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination costs (cancellation ceiling) in stages that are economically or programmatically viable with respect to an agreement or contract for a stewardship end result contracting project. Requires the Forest Service and BLM to submit written notice to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget 30 days before entering
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S.326: Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2015
S.3283: A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic".
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Signed By President. on 10/07/2016
You have voted S.3283: A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic"..
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 [S.3288]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.
S.3288: Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/06/2016
Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act [S.3296]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage any individual residing in a county with fewer than two health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an exchange.
S.3296: Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 618. on 09/08/2016
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act [S.33]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), for proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 45 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental
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S.33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-9. on 01/29/2015
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 [S.330]
[Taxes ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Real Estate ]
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes, and (2) allow Native Corporations an increased tax deduction for donations of conservation easements related to lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
S.330: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2015
Empower Burma Act of 2016 [S.3325]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
Empower Burma Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to establish a multiyear strategy to encourage international efforts to promote sustainable economic development in Burma in order to reduce poverty, drive economic growth, and support democracy. The President may establish an Interagency Working Group to coordinate the activities of U.S. agencies involved in carrying out such strategy. The President should direct U.S. representatives to appropriate international bodies to advocate for increased economic development efforts in Burma. The
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S.3325: Empower Burma Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/14/2016