Sen. Jim Banks

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US Congress 115th Congress

SLAP Act of 2018 Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018 [HB-4915]
SLAP Act of 2018 Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a state or local official to knowingly release from custody an individual who is an alien subject to a detainer. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a violator. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer. The bill limits the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/07/2018

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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 [HB-3775]
Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/28/2017

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Global Trade Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5281]
Global Trade Accountability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require congressional approval of unilateral trade actions. Such actions may take effect without congressional approval for one 90-day period if the President: determines that it is necessary because of a national emergency, because of an imminent threat to health or safety, for the enforcement of criminal laws, or for national security; and submits written notice of the determination to Congress.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/27/2018

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PETITION Act of 2018 Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 [HB-6355]
PETITION Act of 2018 Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, reviews petitions to list a species on the endangered or threatened species list. Specifically, the bill establishes a process for the appropriate department to declare a petition backlog and discharge the petitions when there is a backlog.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1105. on 12/21/2018

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LOCAL Act of 2018 Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2018 [HB-6344]
LOCAL Act of 2018 Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide statutory authority for programs that provide incentives for property owners of natural resources to agree to contribute towards the recovery or conservation of endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to enter into: (1) species recovery agreements with property owners who agree to contribute towards the recovery (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018

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STORAGE Act of 2018 Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 [HB-6354]
STORAGE Act of 2018 Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce from designating as critical habitat an area in a water storage, diversion, or delivery facility where habitat is periodically created and destroyed as a result of changes in water levels caused by the operation of the facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018

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PREDICTS Act of 2018 Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species Act of 2018. [HB-6360]
PREDICTS Act of 2018 Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species Act of 2018. This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide statutory authority for requirements regarding habitat conservation plans, candidate conservation agreements, and safe harbor agreements. Those plans and agreements give nonfederal property owners incentives, such as assurances regarding resource use restrictions, if the owner contributes towards the recovery or conservation of an endangered species, a threatened (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018

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LIST Act of 2018 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 [HB-6356]
LIST Act of 2018 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists. The Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, must remove a species from the endangered or threatened species lists if Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met. The publication (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018

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LAMP Act of 2018 Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 [HB-6364]
LAMP Act of 2018 Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to revise requirements governing cooperative management agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. Under current law, the agreements are between states and the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate. This bill allows the appropriate department to enter into: (1) agreements with local governments, Indian tribes, or nonfederal persons; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018

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EMPOWERS Act of 2018 Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 [HB-6345]
EMPOWERS Act of 2018 Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process for listing, delisting, or reclassifying a species under the Act. Before submitting to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species, the petitioner must notify each county and state in which the species is located of the intent to submit a petition. Upon finding that the petition (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1051. on 11/27/2018

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