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13 Feb 2013, 12:47 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
 Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 592, the so-called Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013, a bill that would upend this well-established policy to explicitly permit FEMA to funnel taxpayer funds to houses of worship. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 12:26 pm by Taryn Rucinski
Several other bills (H.R. 3811, H.R. 4000, H.R. 4301, S. 2041, and S. 2199) would have approved immediately the 2008 permit application filed by TransCanada. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 11:55 am by Taryn Rucinski
In response to rules proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2012, S. 2248/H.R. 4322 proposed that a state would have sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal lands within state boundaries; H.R. 3973 would have prohibited the rule from having any effect on Indian lands; and H.R. 6235 would have barred a final rule for 10 years, pending an impact study. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 11:19 am by Taryn Rucinski
Several notable bills that passed the House but were not taken up by the Senate were H.R. 4480, aimed at increasing leasing of federal land for oil and gas production; H.R. 2401 and H.R. 3409, which would have limited EPA’s issuance of new emissions restrictions for coal-fired power plants; and H.R. 6213, which would have prohibited the Department of Energy from granting loan guarantees for innovative and renewable energy projects. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 11:30 am by Taryn Rucinski
The House passed four bills (H.R. 2250, H.R. 2401, H.R. 2681, and H.R. 3409) to delay or revoke the new standards and change the statutory requirements for their replacements.In addition to the power plant and MACT rules, EPA also reviewed ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone, particulates, and other widespread air pollutants. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 11:02 am by Taryn Rucinski
However, because federal law still prohibits cultivation, a grower still must get permission from the DEA in order to grow hemp, or face the possibility of federal charges or property confiscation, despite having a state-issued permit.Over the past few Congresses, Representative Ron Paul has introduced legislation that would open the way for commercial cultivation of industrial hemp in the United States (H.R. 1831, 112th Congress H.R. 1866, 111th Congress; H.R. 1009, 110th… [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 8:25 am by Venkat
Trade Secrets: Hands Off My Tweets: Washington State Senate Proposes Ban on Mandatory Disclosure of Employee Social Networking Passwords William Carleton: Washington State to consider a social networking password protection law; Grading the social media savvy of six state legislatures Related materials: National Conference of State Legislature's Survey: "Employer Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords" H.R. 5050: "Social Networking Online Protection Act" … [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 12:01 pm by National Indian Law Library
Legislation Bulletin One law was enacted: Public Law 113-2 - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (allows American Indian tribes to seek direct federal aid after natural disasters) Two new bills were added:1) H.R. 409 - Indian Trust Asset Reform Act 2) H.R. 11 & S. 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 8:09 am by David S. Jones
Two bills  are relevant: H.R. 478, sponsored by Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), would “make the E-Verify Program permanent and mandatory, and to provide for certain changes to procedures for participants in the Program,” by amending the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 5:34 am
H.R. 204, which was presented to Congress on Jan. 4, 2013, would allow the EPA to waive any asbestos standard or requirement under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) with regard to demolition of renovation of a building that has been condemned when there is a reasonable belief that the building may collapse. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 12:57 pm by WIMS
 Specifically, the Governors pledged their support for the Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, H.R. 335, and commended the sponsors for their leadership in introducing this bill. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 9:44 am by Larry
For the trademark owner, much of that information is very helpful in determining whether the product is counterfeit.Note that after an actual seizure, Customs can provide much of that information and samples to the rights owner for examination, testing, or use in conjunction with civil trademark infringement actions.On January 3, 2013, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced H.R. 22 to address this issue. [read post]
30 Jan 2013, 9:09 am by Ashley J. Remillard
On January 23, 2013, over 25 California delegates to the House of Representatives introduced a bill, H.R. 399 (pdf), addressing the federal rules requiring trees growing on levees to be removed. [read post]
30 Jan 2013, 8:16 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On January 22, 2013, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 307, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, by a bipartisan vote of 395 to 29. [read post]
30 Jan 2013, 8:14 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Specifically, the panel voted to approve: H.R. 297, the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (GME) Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 (which provides support to children’s hospitals for pediatric medical residency programs); H.R. 225, the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 (to allow the National Institutes of Health to fund pediatric research networks to conduct research on conditions and diseases affecting children); and H.R. 235, the… [read post]