All Colorado Legislation - Federal Government
S.RES.639 - A resolution recognizing the benefits of transportation improvements along the United States Route 36 corridor to communities, individuals, and businesses in Colorado.
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7976) Bill Text A resolution recognizing the benefits of transportation improvements along the United States Route 36 corridor to communities, individuals, and businesses in Colorado. 7/31/2008--Introduced.
Commends members of the Mayors and Commissioners Coalition, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Regional Transportation District, and the businesses that support 36 Commuting Solutions (a nonprofit organization) for their efforts to proceed with the U.S. Route 36 Corridor project. Recognizes the benefits of investing in transportation improvements along U.S. Route 36 Corridor, throughout Colorado and elsewhere. Supports federal transportation investments along U.S. 36 Corridor, throughout Colorado, and elsewhere that reduce congestion, reduce carbon emissions, improve mobility, improve access to transit for for bicyclists and pedestrians, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and support mass transit. Comment on Bill H.RES.1408 - Recognizing the benefits of bus rapid transit and the transportation improvements along the United States Route 36 Corridor to communities, individuals, and businesses in Colorado.
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Bill Text Recognizing the benefits of bus rapid transit and the transportation improvements along the United States Route 36 Corridor to communities, individuals, and businesses in Colorado. 7/31/2008--Introduced.
Commends members of the Mayors and Commissioners Coalition, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Regional Transportation District, and the businesses that support 36 Commuting Solutions (a nonprofit organization) for their efforts to proceed with the U.S. Route 36 Corridor project. Recognizes the benefits of investing in bus rapid transit and transportation improvements along U.S. Route 36 Corridor, throughout Colorado and elsewhere. Supports federal transportation investments along U.S. 36 Corridor, throughout Colorado, and elsewhere that reduce congestion, reduce carbon emissions, improve mobility, improve access to transit for for bicyclists and pedestrians, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and support mass transit. H.R.6599 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/08/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 945. Bill Text Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 8/1/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2009 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) the Homeowners Assistance Fund; (6) chemical demilitarization construction; and (7) the Department of Defense [...] show full description H.R.6591 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility.
Latest Action: 07/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill Text To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility. 7/23/2008--Introduced.
Authorizes the city of Aurora, Colorado, to convey by donation to the United States nonfederal lands consisting of parcel I of the former United States Army Garrison Fitzsimons, Colorado, as more specifically described in the deed, and the parcel of land described in the deed, for construction of a veterans' medical facility. S.3258 - An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dorgan. With written report No. 110-416. Bill Text An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/14/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil - Makes FY2009 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction; (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation and maintenance expenses; (5) administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (6) cleanup of contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the early atomic energy [...] show full description H.R.6502 - To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.
Latest Action: 07/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Bill Text To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado. 7/15/2008--Introduced. Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008 - Provides for the payment of 35% of the cost of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, by the Secretary of the Interior. Requires revenue derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities to be credited towards payment of the actual cost of Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, until the date on which the payments for the Conduit begin, and then towards payment of the actual cost of the Conduit. Allows the concurrent crediting of revenue, with interest, towards payment of the Conduit. Requires any rates charged for water for municipal, domestic, or industrial use or for the use of facilities for the storage or delivery of water to be adjusted to reflect the estimated [...] show full description S.3213 - A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 855. Bill Text A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 6/26/2008--Introduced. Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture concerning, among other things, national wilderness preservation, boundary adjustments, national rivers, the national landscape conservation system, national conservation areas, land conveyances and exchanges, watershed management, watershed restoration and enhancement, wildland firefighter safety, forest landscape restoration, national trails, paleontological resources preservation, national parks, studies, national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, and water projects.Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984,[...] show full description S.3189 - A bill to amend Public Law 106-392 to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration and the Commissioner of Reclamation to maintain sufficient revenues in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Bill Text A bill to amend Public Law 106-392 to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration and the Commissioner of Reclamation to maintain sufficient revenues in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, and for other purposes. 6/25/2008--Introduced. Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends federal law providing funding to continue endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins by modifying the definition of: (1) "capital projects" to include rehabilitation and repair of facilities; and (2) "facilities" to include those for protection of critical habitat and for preventing entrainment of fish in water diversions.Increases funding and extends the authorization period to fund recovery programs.Authorizes the provision of base funding through loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund if the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration [...] show full description H.R.6268 - To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill Text To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 6/12/2008--Introduced. Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning Warriors Act or HONOR Warriors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) in order to recruit and retain individuals with such specialties for service in Vet Centers. Conditions the scholarship agreeing to serve in such a capacity for whatever period the Secretary specifies in the agreement. Makes any Armed Forces member who serves in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment [...] show full description H.RES.1261 - Congratulating East High School in Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2008 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national competition.
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill Text Congratulating East High School in Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2008 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national competition. 7/15/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary)
Congratulates those who participated in the 2008 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national competition and East High School of Denver, Colorado, on winning the competition. Recognizes the importance of civics education and the role such competition plays in promoting the principles of democracy. H.R.6189 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands.
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill Text To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands. 6/4/2008--Introduced. Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and management of the lands.Requires establishment of: (1) an independent scientific panel to assess the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of the covered lands and prepare a monitoring plan; and (2) a community management council to advise on environmental, economic, and [...] show full description H.R.6162 - To establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill Text To establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties as wilderness and as a component [...] show full description S.3066 - A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill Text A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced.
Browns Canyon Wilderness Act - Designates certain lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as Browns Canyon Wilderness. S.3065 - A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.
Latest Action: 09/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Bill Text A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties as wilderness and as a component [...] show full description H.R.6121 - To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill Text To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers. 5/21/2008--Introduced.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide health care benefits for workers who: (1) have been employed by a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor to perform duties under a contract for environmental remediation, waste management, decontamination and decommissioning, maintenance, security, and administrative activities at the Fernald Closure Project (Harrison, Ohio), the Mound Closure Project (Miamisburg, Ohio), or the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Golden, Colorado); and (2) would have qualified for health care benefits available for retirees had the individual's employment not been terminated as a result of the accelerated closure of the site. S.3030 - A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility.
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill Text A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility. 5/19/2008--Introduced.
Authorizes the city of Aurora, Colorado, to convey by donation to the United States nonfederal lands consisting of parcel I of the former United States Army Garrison Fitzsimons, Colorado, as more specifically described in the deed, and the parcel of land described in the deed, for construction of a veterans' medical facility. S.3001 - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 10/14/2008 - Signed by President. Bill Text An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 9/17/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement.(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for defense-wide procurement.Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Provides that, if the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress [...] show full description S.3008 - A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill Text A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 5/12/2008--Introduced. Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning Warriors Act or HONOR Warriors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) in order to recruit and retain individuals with such specialties for service in Vet Centers. Conditions the scholarship agreeing to serve in such a capacity for whatever period the Secretary specifies in the agreement. Makes any Armed Forces member who serves in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment [...] show full description S.3003 - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Received in the House. Bill Text An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal |
