Sen. Ben Lujan

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Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 212

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US Congress 112th Congress

HUNT Act [HB-6086]
Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act or the HUNT Act - Requires each head of a federal public land management agency (the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management [BLM]), to annually make available to the public on its website a report that includes: (1) a list of the lands more than 640 acres in size under its jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes and to which there is no public access or egress (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 08/13/2012

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Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 [HB-6121]
Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of 25 cents each. Makes such Stamp invalid for postage. Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration. Requires such Stamp to be made (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, And In Addition To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 07/12/2012

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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 [HB-6175]
National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 07/26/2012

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Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act [HB-639]
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/14/2011

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To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. [HB-6399]
Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2013-FY2017, for a grant program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 09/13/2012

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Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 [HB-6454]
Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second); and (2) a high-end computing sytem with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 10/10/2012

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Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-6494]
Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 10/23/2012

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SIMPLE Voting Act [HB-6591]
Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act or SIMPLE Voting Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period ending two days before the election date in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day. Requires a state to ensure that each polling place which allows early voting in a federal election is located within reasonable walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route. Requires the Election (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 11/15/2012

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To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes. [HB-6670]
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 12/21/2012

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. [HB-674]
Title I: Three Percent Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act - 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 3% withholding requirement on payments due to vendors providing goods and services to federal, state, and local governmental entities. Title II: VOW to Hire Heroes - VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 - Subtitle A: Retraining Veterans - (Sec. 211) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), by July 1, 2012, to establish and commence a program of retraining assistance for veterans who: (1) are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Became Public Law No: 112-56. on 11/21/2011

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