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  • Latest Action: Apr 28, 2010 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine. Hearings held.

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  • Committee Assignment: Senate Environment and Public Works - Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine

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    • S.849: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment ... - OpenCongress - April 13, 2011 by opencongress.org - HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, S. 564, S. 599, S. 713, S. 765, S. 779, S. 849, S. 858 . ... the Waco Mammoth National Monument in

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      As noted by opencongress.org on April 13, 2011, "HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 114, S. 127, S. 140, S. 161, S. 177, S. 247, S. 279, S. 302, S. 323, S. 403, S. 404, S. 508, S. 535, S. 564, S. 599, S. 713, S. 765, S. 779, S. 849, S. 858 . ... the Waco Mammoth National Monument in" (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s849/show)
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    • S.779: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of ... - April 07, 2011 by opencongress.org - Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.779 A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of ... Source: opencongress.org ... OpenC

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    • Guest Commentary: Support the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act - December 13, 2010 by Denver Post - ...a bid to stop tractor-trailer trucks from getting bigger and heavier, the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA - S.779, H 1618) has been introduced in Congress. If passed, it will freeze the maximum weight at which a truck can operat

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      As noted by Denver Post on December 13, 2010, "...a bid to stop tractor-trailer trucks from getting bigger and heavier, the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA - S.779, H 1618) has been introduced in Congress. If passed, it will freeze the maximum weight at which a truck can operat" (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dp-opinion/~3/oeewLB6FaLw/ci_16857920)
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