Also tagged in: Biological diversity, Boats and boating, Boundaries, Environmental protection, Land transfers, Landowners, Natural areas, Natural resources, Outdoor recreation, Public buildings, Public lands, Sports, Texas, Tourism
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Adjusts the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve, located in East Texas, to include any lands acquired from willing sellers totaling not more than 100,000 acres of land near the Preserve. Permits any owner of private property included within the boundaries of the Big Thicket National Preserve to have their property immediately removed by submitting a written request for such withdrawal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate: (1) a system of canopy walks, elevated boardwalks, and associated interpretation that connect visitors with the ecological diversity of Big Thicket National Preserve; (2) a Big Thicket National Preserve interpretive center; and (3) canoe and kayaking trails in Big Thicket National Preserve.
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Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo authorize the Forest Service to provide financial assistance to States for the acquisition of land to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use by the public, and for other purposes. 4/16/2008--Introduced. Traditional Use Protection Act of 2008 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a grant program to allow states to acquire land rights in perpetuity in order to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use (hunting, fishing, access to water, motorized recreation, hiking, bird watching, and non-motorized recreational activities) by the public, or to make subgrants to an entity for such purposes. Requires that land rights be acquired only from a willing seller. Prohibits acquisition through eminent domain.
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 10:00 a.m. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. 5/21/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Recognizes that increased and safe bicycle use for transportation and recreation is in the national interest of the United States. Supports policies that increase bicycle use. Encourages the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide leadership and coordination by reestablishing the federal bicycle task force to include representatives from all relevant federal agencies.
Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextCommemorating the second annual "Milwaukee Brides Walk" and recognizing all brides marches in protest of domestic violence. 9/14/2007--Introduced. Honors the memory of domestic violence victims, celebrates the Milwaukee Brides Walk, and recognizes all bride walks in protest of domestic violence.
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Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextMoving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. 7/30/2007--Introduced. New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act - Incorporates various legislative initiatives for energy conservation, independence, and security.Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program; (2) collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives under this Act; and (3) award National Energy Training Partnerships Grants to community based nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and develop an [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Aged, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Apartment houses, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Authorization, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Bicycles, Biological research, Biomass energy, Block grants, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, Burns, Business, Canals, Capital investments, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, China, Climate change, Coast guard, Coastal zone, Colorado, Commercialization, Community development banking, Computer software, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, 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Reinvestment Corporation, Ocean energy resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Oil shales, Oil well drilling, Pedestrians, Performance measurement, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Petroleum reserves, Pipelines, Planning, Polar regions, Power marketing administrations, Propane, Property tax, Public contracts, Public housing, Public lands, Public utilities, Railroad commuting traffic, Railroad engineering, Railroad equipment, Railroad freight operations, Real estate appraisal, Real estate investment trusts, Reclamation of land, Refrigeration, Relocation, Rental housing, Research and development, Research and development tax credit, Research centers, Research grants, Residential rehabilitation, Restoration ecology, Restrictive trade practices, Revenue sharing, Revolving funds, Right-of-way, Road construction, Rural affairs, Saline waters, Science policy, Sea level, Secondary mortgage market, Securities, Self-help devices for the disabled, Service stations, Shipbuilding, Small business, Social services, Solar energy, Solid wastes, South Asia, Species, Standards, State and local government, State taxation, Storms, Surety and fidelity, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Taxation, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Telephone, Tornadoes, Trade, Transportation, Travel costs, Trusts and trustees, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' loans, Wages, War casualties, Waste reduction, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water resources development, Water reuse, Water supply, Waterways, Welfare, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wind power
Latest Action: 09/27/2008 - Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (05/15/2007).. Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Division A: Housing Finance Reform - Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 - Title I: Reform of Regulation of Enterprises - Subtitle A: Improvement of Safety and Soundness Supervision - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to replace the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Agency), headed by a Director with regulatory authority over: (1) the Office of Finance; (2) the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs); (3) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae); and (4) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are referred to jointly as the enterprises.) [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6166) Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk.
Also tagged in: Bicycles, Body weight, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Day care, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to child health services, Health education, Infants, Medical care, Medicine, Physical education and training, Physical fitness, Playgrounds, Preschool education, School health programs, Sports, Trails
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the United States. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Promoting Lifelong Active Communities Every Day Act or the PLAY Every Day Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Community Play Index to measure the policy, program, or environmental barriers in communities to participating in physical activity. Requires the Index to include: (1) measurements that examine barriers to physical activities across multiple settings; and (2) measurements to assist economically and culturally diverse communities in examining the social determinants of health.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to state health departments for work in partnership with community-based coalitions to plan and implement model communities of play that: (1) increase [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bicycles, Body weight, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Day care, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to child health services, Health education, Infants, Medical care, Medicine, Physical education and training, Physical fitness, Playgrounds, Preschool education, School health programs, Sports, Trails
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2100-2101) Bill TextA bill to help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the United States. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Promoting Lifelong Active Communities Every Day Act or the PLAY Every Day Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Community Play Index to measure the policy, program, or environmental barriers in communities to participating in physical activity. Requires the Index to include: (1) measurements that examine barriers to physical activities across multiple settings; and (2) measurements to assist economically and culturally diverse communities in examining the social determinants of health.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to state health departments for work in partnership with community-based coalitions to plan and implement model communities of play that: (1) increase [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Auditing, Bicycles, Budgets, Building construction, Child health, Child safety, Children, Commuting, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Environmental assessment, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal budgets, Federal employees, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Finance, General Services Administration, Government employees, Government information, Government procurement, Government publicity, Green products, Hazardous substances, Heating, Indoor air pollution, Internet, Labor productivity, Landscape architecture, Law, Lighting, Maintenance and repair, Mass rapid transit, Medical care, Medicine, Natural resources, Occupational health and safety, Office of Management and Budget, Pest control, Planning-programming-budgeting, Public contracts, Recycling of waste products, Research and development, School buildings, School health programs, School personnel, Science policy, Solid wastes, Standards, Student transportation, Students, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Waste reduction, Water conservation, Water resources, Web sites
Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-241. Bill TextA bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 - Defines "high-performance green building" as a building that, during its life-cycle: (1) reduces energy, water, and material resource use and the generation of waste; (2) improves indoor environmental quality; (3) improves indoor and outdoor impacts of the building on human health and the environment; (4) increases the use of environmentally preferable products; (5) increases reuse and recycling opportunities; and (6) integrates systems in the building. Title I: Office of High-Performance Green Buildings -(Sec. 101) Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the establishment of an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings (Office) and to appoint [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1577-1578) Bill TextA bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of green buildings, and for other purposes. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Green Buildings Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a position of, and appoint, a Director who shall: (1) establish an Office of Green Buildings (2) establish a Green Building Advisory Committee; (2) carry out public outreach; (3) develop and recommend a green building research plan; (4) analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of green buildings; and (5) develop and implement a comprehensive indoor air quality program for federal facilities. Defines a "green building" as one that, during its life-cycle: (1) reduces energy, water, and material resource use and the generation of waste; (2) improves indoor environmental quality; (3) improves impacts of the building on human health and the environment; (4) increases the use of environmentally preferable products;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: California, Civil liberties, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Landowners, Marine resources, Maryland, Metropolitan areas, Missouri, National seashores, Natural resources, Nebraska, Nevada, Nonprofit organizations, Ohio, Public lands, Right of property, Social services, Sports, State and local government, State parks, Surveying, Trails, Urban affairs, Utah, Volunteer workers, West Virginia
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the cross-country American Discovery Trail as the first national discovery trail. 1/4/2007--Introduced. National Discovery Trails Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities. Authorizes the designation of such trails on Federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. Sets forth requirements for designation [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Bill TextTo improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. Requires the Office Director to: (1) establish a Green Building Advisory Committee; (2) carry out public outreach; (3) develop and recommend a high-performance green building research plan; (4) analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of high-performance green buildings; and (5) develop and implement a comprehensive indoor air quality program for federal facilities. Requires the Director to identify incentives to encourage the use of green buildings and related technology in federal government operations. Requires the Director of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) revise applicable acquisition regulations; and (2) issue [...] show full description
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