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Sep 17, 2012
This Week in Congress: September 17, 2012
This week, the House will consider 30 bills, ranging from veterans to health care. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 (H.R. 6060): extends through fiscal year 2019 the Interior Department’s authority to use power revenues collected through the Colorado River Storage Project Act for endangered fish recovery programs in the...
Sep 11, 2012
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass
On September 10, I joined my colleagues in passing a bill (H.R. 6336) to direct the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to place a statue depicting Frederick Douglass in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center here in Washington.To speak of the life of Frederick Douglass is to speak of the struggle and unrelenting spirit of the African American community. Born in 1818, Douglass...
Sep 10, 2012
This Week in Congress: September 10, 2012
This week, the House will consider 37 bills, ranging from human rights to the budget. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Cabin Fee Act of 2011 (H.R. 3397): requires authorized owners of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land to pay an annual fee to the federal government. Billfish Conservation Act of 2011 (H.R. 2706): prohibits the...
Jul 30, 2012
This Week in Congress: July 30, 2012
This week, the House will consider 34 bills, ranging from law enforcement to taxes. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 828: makes individuals, including current federal employees, with seriously delinquent tax debts – those for which a notice of lien has been filed – ineligible for federal employment. S. 679: eliminates the requirement for Senate confirmation for 169...
Jul 24, 2012
This Week in Congress: July 23, 2012
This week, the House will consider 24 bills, ranging from energy to labor laws. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 1237: directs the Department of Agriculture to convey 100 acres of federal land within the Shasta-Trinity National forest to the Trinity Public Utilities District in exchange for 200 acres of the district’s land in return. H.R. 4484: directs the Department of...
Jul 16, 2012
This Week in Congress: July 16, 2012
This week, the House will consider seven bills, ranging from US-Israel relations to defense spending. Legislation under consideration this week includes: S. 2039: directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve construction of a flood risk-reduction levee on North Dakota land previously restricted to open-space use only. S. 1959: requires the State Department to determine whether the...
Jul 9, 2012
This Week in Congress: July 9, 2012
This week, the House will consider nine bills, ranging from veterans issues to energy. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Veteran Skills to Jobs Act (H.R. 4155): directs the head of each federal department and agency to consider, and possibly accept, relevant training received by members of the armed forces that could satisfy the training or certification requirements for federal...
Jun 26, 2012
This Week in Congress: June 26, 2012
This week, the House is expected to will consider 18 bills, ranging from security to transportation and housing appropriations. The House may also vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress and, if an agreement is reached, legislation to hold student loan rates, which will automatically double on July 1, at their current rate. Legislation under consideration...
Jun 18, 2012
This Week in Congress: June 18, 2012
This week, the House will consider 11 bills, ranging from energy to transportation. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 4027: authorizes and acre-for-acre exchange of subsurface mineral lands between the State of Utah and the Ute Tribe. H.R. 1272: directs the Department of the Interior to reimburse the Minnesota Chippewa tribe for $29 million for lands ceded to the United...
Jun 4, 2012
This Week in Congress: June 4, 2012
This week, the House will consider 12 bills, ranging from land management to energy. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 2060: allows additional releases of water from the Arthur R. Bowman Damn in Central Oregon to benefit the City of Prineville, Oregon, which currently lacks adequate water supplies. H.R. 2336: requires the National Park Service to study a segment of the York...
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