Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2015 [HB-936]
Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency that: (1) is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, (2) is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine species or the health of a marine ecosystem, and (3) is likely to expand in geographic scope. "Marine species" does not include aquacultured animals, marine mammals, or birds. NOAA may take appropriate actions to respond to the emergency, including making grants,
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HB-936: Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/16/2015
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-953]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop: (1) best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and (2) a strategy for disseminating such best practices. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to: states (with priority to states that provide civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and
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HB-953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-969]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
HB-969: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act [HB-989]
Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to empower federal credit unions to receive payments on certain uninsured non-share accounts, subject to such terms, rates, and conditions as may be established by the board of directors, within limitations prescribed by the National Credit Union Administration Board (Board). Requires any Board-prescribed system of prompt corrective action to take into account that credit unions rely predominantly (under current law, must rely) upon retained earnings to build net
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HB-989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/13/2015
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. [HCR-144]
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Encourages the public to participate in ceremonies and activities that recognize the importance of this program, working family-owned forests, and the clean water, wildlife habitat, and wood supply they provide. Supports conservation and management of the nation's trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship
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HCR-144: Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 07/13/2016
HCR-160: Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/22/2016
You have voted HCR-160: Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture..
HCR-23: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E314) on 03/06/2015
You have voted HCR-23: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965..