Rep. Gerald Connolly
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Bills Introduced 198
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 115th Congress
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
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BREATHE Act Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act [HB-2059]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
BREATHE Act Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise requirements for hazardous air pollutants. Specifically, the bill allows: (1) emissions from oil or gas exploration or production wells and emissions from pipeline compressors or pump stations to be aggregated with emissions from other similar sources and regulated as a major source of toxic air pollutants, (2) emissions from those wells to be aggregated for purposes of emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants, and (3)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
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CLEANER Act of 2017 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2017 [HB-2000]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
CLEANER Act of 2017 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2017 This bill amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to eliminate the exemption for waste derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of this bill's enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
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Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2017 [HB-1969]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
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FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 [HB-2001]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/07/2017
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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 [HB-2012]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
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Partner with Korea Act [HB-2106]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
Partner with Korea Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Department of Labor has certified to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Department of Labor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017
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Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act [HB-2158]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/02/2017
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Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes. [HR-284]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes. Urges: (1) the President to issue a proclamation recognizing Earth Day, consistent with the practice of the previous administration; and (2) governments and people around the world to continue building upon the Paris Agreement and other efforts to ensure that future generations inherit a livable, sustainable, and ecologically rich planet. Encourages the American people to mark Earth Day by working to address environmental challenges, educate others about the need for year-round action,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/28/2017
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First Responders Passport Act of 2017 [HB-2168]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
First Responders Passport Act of 2017 This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017