Open Congress : Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.1869 White House Conference on Food and Nutrition

2009-04-02T00:00:00Z

To require the President to call a White House Conference on Food and Nutrition.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.95 Recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges.

2009-04-02T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1841 Acid Rain and Mercury Control Act

2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury emissions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1813 Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2009

2009-03-31T00:00:00Z

To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.270 Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.

2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1612 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009

2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1399 Maple Tapping Access Program Act

2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to support State and tribal government efforts to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land containing maple trees to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1354 Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act

2009-03-05T00:00:00Z

To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1109 Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places

2009-02-23T00:00:00Z

To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1002 Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009

2009-02-11T00:00:00Z

To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Bill Introduced: H.R.940 To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land in the State of Louisiana.

2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land in the State of Louisiana.

Bill Introduced: H.R.865 To convey the New River State Park campground located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

To convey the New River State Park campground located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.81 Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.

2009-01-22T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.

Bill Introduced: H.R.605 Pregnant Women Support Act

2009-01-16T00:00:00Z

To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

Bill Introduced: H.R.585 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009

2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.

Bill Introduced: H.R.596 Economic Recovery Through Increased Feeding Act of 2009

2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce hunger, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.501 America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.329 Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2009

2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of food stamp eligibility of ex-offenders.

Bill Introduced: H.R.176 Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6779 SEA Act of 2008

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

To provide for secure rural schools and counties, and State enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources, and for other purposes.