Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in West Virginia

Bill Introduced: H.Res.151 Recognizing the sesquicentennial of West Virginia statehood.

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the sesquicentennial of West Virginia statehood.

Bill Introduced: S.476 A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

Bill Introduced: H.R.739 Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.617 To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

2013-02-11T19:00:00Z

To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill Introduced: H.R.526 Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act

2013-02-05T19:00:00Z

To place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.208 Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2013

2013-01-03T19:00:00Z

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.Res.820 Expressing condolences to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, commending the resiliency of the people of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Delaware, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery effort.

2012-11-27T19:00:00Z

Expressing condolences to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, commending the resiliency of the people of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Delaware, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery effort.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6572 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012

2012-10-11T20:00:00Z

To extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3623 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012

2012-09-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6068 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012

2012-06-28T20:00:00Z

To provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5959 ACHE Act

2012-06-18T20:00:00Z

To place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5931 National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act

2012-06-07T20:00:00Z

To ensure the continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2294 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012

2012-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, increase energy production from animal waste, improve transparency of Federal restoration efforts, and expand agricultural opportunities to participate in State voluntary water quality credit trading programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4337 Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012

2012-03-28T20:00:00Z

To limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement certain actions related to Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

2012-03-06T19:00:00Z

To support efforts to reduce pollution of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

2011-11-17T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

November 17, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-55.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

2011-11-17T19:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

2011-11-16T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3451 To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

2011-11-16T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.2578 Conservation and Economic Growth Act

2011-07-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.