Reporting H.R. 1168 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement or a foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1324 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
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Reporting H.R. 4742 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This legislation would renew, strengthen, and improve the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management act with common sense reforms that increase management flexibility based on science, ensure greater government transparency, promote responsible fishing and prevent overfishing, improve fish data… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4318 Out of Committee (Passed 27-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would prioritize resources towards species protection by placing a reasonable cap on the hourly rate of attorneys fees that may be awarded to prevailing parties and making the ESA consistent with current federal law.
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Reporting H.R. 4317 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would require the federal government to disclose to affected states all data used prior to any ESA listing decisions and require that the “best available scientific and commercial data” used by the federal government include data provided by affected states, tribes, and local governments.
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Reporting H.R. 4316 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This legislation would require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to track, report to Congress, and make available online funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of employees dedicated to litigation; and attorneys fees awarded in the course of ESA litigation and settlement agreements.
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Reporting H.R. 4315 Out of Committee (Passed 17-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This legislation would require data used by federal agencies for ESA listing decisions to be made publicly available and accessible through the Internet. The bill would allow the American people to actually see what data is being used to make key listing decisions.
Hastings of Washington 031 Amendment (Approved by… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4309 Out of Committee (Approved by Voice Vote)
This bill would ensure that a proper balance is achieved with conservation activities and military readiness activities on America’s military installations.
Gosar.059 Amendment (Passed 21-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This amendment would make technical changes and clarifies the scope of the bill. This amendment ensures that all… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2208 Out of Committee (Approved by Voice Vote)
This bill would extend the existing North American Wetlands Conservation program for an additional five years. Since its enactment nearly fifteen years ago, the North American Wetlands Conservation Program has acquired, conserved, enhanced, protected and restored nearly 30 million acres of wetlands in the United States, Canada… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2095 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish an online database for all BLM lands that are available for sale to the public while limiting all future land acquisitions until this database is established. The BLM has this information, and in the year 2014 it is unacceptable that it has not put… Read more »
