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Paul Cook

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Bill· HRH.R. 8848 (116th)referred

Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2020

Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Twentynine Palms in California, at its request, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of the land generally identified as Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms . Such conveyance must occur not later than five years after the enactment of this bill. The conveyed land may be used by the city to provide (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park, (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation, and (3) a designated area and facilities that will discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas containing environmentally sensitive land.

Bill· HRH.R. 8849 (116th)referred

California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2020

California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act This bill permits an assembled land exchange (i.e., an exchange of federal land for a package of multiple ownership parcels of non-federal land consolidated for purposes of one land exchange transaction) to be used to carry out provisions pertaining to California State School lands through the sale of surplus federal property and subsequent acquisitions of such land. Past and future receipts from the sale of such property, less any costs incurred related to the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit Fund Account. Funds accumulated in the special account may be used by the Department of the Interior to acquire state school lands or an interest in the lands.

Bill· HRH.R. 8865 (116th)referred

MORE DOT Grants Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2020

More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.

Bill· HRH.R. 8850 (116th)referred

Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2020

Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act This bill directs, within five years of enactment of this bill, the Department of the Interior to convey to the town of Apple Valley, California, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of approximately 4,630 acres of identified land to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . Such conveyance does not include the mineral estate. The conveyance permits the town to use the conveyed land to provide a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park; the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation, including a location for races, competitive events, training and other commercial services that directly support a centralized off-road vehicle recreation area and town park; and a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identifiedy as containing environmentally sensitive land. The land conveyed may not be disposed of by the town without the approval of Interior. Interior may develop a special management plan for the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 8798 (116th)referred

Historic Routes Preservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2020

Historic Routes Preservation Act This bill allows any state, county, political subdivision or agency of a state, company, or other person asserting the public acceptance of an open-ended grant or dedication of land by the United States for a right-of-way allowing public use and passage for the construction of highways over public lands to file a claim if such claimant, before enactment of this bill (1) filed a notice of an intent to file suit with respect to a claim asserting the public acceptance of such a right-of-way; or (2) filed suit with respect to such a claim under the Quiet Title Act. The bill sets forth (1) a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way; and (2) provisions governing judicial review of a denial of such a claim.

Bill· HRH.R. 8743 (116th)referred

Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2020

Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020 This bill allows a taxpayer election for payments in lieu of the energy tax credit. It also extends such credit for one year.

Bill· HRH.R. 8738 (116th)referred

To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2020

This bill withdraws 3,055 acres of specified land in San Bernardino National Forest in California from (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 8739 (116th)referred

To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2020

This bill withdraws 370 acres of specified land in San Bernardino National Forest in California from (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 8729 (116th)referred

Native American Language Resource Center Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2020

Native American Language Resource Center Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource and training center. The center must serve as a resource to, among other things, improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages.

Bill· HRH.R. 8728 (116th)referred

Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2020

Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020 This bill requires the payment to the Treasury of royalties collected on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products from federal land. Of the funds deposited in the Treasury, the Department of the Treasury shall (1) disburse 50% to the state within which such leased federal land is located, and (2) deposit 50% in the Soda Ash Education Equalization Fund established by this bill. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Education (ED) to provide resources to local educational agencies impacted by changes in sodium royalty rates or changes in soda ash production levels. ED shall use amounts available in the fund to provide grants to local school districts that meet specified conditions.

Bill· HRH.R. 8662 (116th)referred

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2020

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act This bill establishes grant programs to address neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), and contains other related provisions. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall award grants to eligible entities to support research on and facilitate access to investigational drugs that diagnose or treat ALS. The Food and Drug Administration shall award grants to public and private entities to cover the costs of research and development of drugs that diagnose or treat ALS and other severely debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. HHS shall also establish the Collaborative for Neurodegenerative Diseases, which shall support the development and regulatory approval of drugs that address ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.

Bill· HRH.R. 8630 (116th)referred

Organizational Fee Fairness Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2020

Organizational Fee Fairness Act This bill revises the annual land use fee for organizational camps for their occupancy and use of National Forest System lands in counties in which less than 2% of land is used for farming.

Bill· HRH.R. 8637 (116th)referred

Japanese American Confinement Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2020

Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill establishes a museum program on the historical importance of Japanese American confinement during World War II and permanently reauthorizes the Japanese American Confinement Sites preservation program. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program of grants to a Japanese American museum to educate individuals in the United States on the historical importance of such confinement and the commitment of the United States to equal justice.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1140 (116th)referred

Recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of Impact Aid on September 30, 2020.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

This resolution recognizes and celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program. The program provides funding to local educational agencies that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).

Bill· HRH.R. 8333 (116th)referred

BUILDER Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

BUILDER Act of 2020 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020 This bill revises the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by establishing procedures for determining the level of review needed for proposed agency actions.

Bill· HRH.R. 8345 (116th)referred

Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 This bill extends authority for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The maximum amounts of financial assistance that may be provided by Treasury for this purpose are $25.5 billion for passenger air carriers, $300 million for cargo air carriers, and $3 billion for contractors . The bill provides specific deadlines and procedures under which Treasury must provide financial assistance to air carriers and contractors. To be eligible for financial assistance, an air carrier or contractor must (1) agree not to reduce pay and benefits or conduct involuntary furloughs until March 31, 2021; and (2) agree, through March 31, 2022, not to repurchase stock, pay dividends, or make other capital distributions. Additionally, Treasury may require carriers that receive assistance to maintain service to points served before March 1, 2020. Such authority terminates on April 1, 2022. The bill limits the maximum allowable compensation of an officer or employee of an air carrier or contractor that receives assistance.

Bill· HRH.R. 8325 (116th)referred

Operation Feed Our Kids Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2020

Operation Feed Our Kids Act This bill extends authority through December 31, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue waivers of requirements under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the summer food service program for children due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, such waiver authority expires on September 30, 2020. Additionally, USDA must extend through at least the end of the 2020-2021 school year all of the child nutrition waivers granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that as of September 11, 2020, were set to expire on December 31, 2020.

Bill· HRH.R. 8306 (116th)referred

Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020

Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish, under the Veterans Community Care Program, hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Bill· HRH.R. 8275 (116th)referred

Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020

Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020 This bill modifies certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services for homeless veterans, including by increasing the per diem rate for grant recipients that provide services to homeless veterans.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1110 (116th)referred

Supporting the announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2020

This resolution supports the announcements of (1) the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain, and (2) the suspension of Israeli actions to apply sovereignty in parts of the West Bank. Further, it calls on each of these countries to encourage greater people-to-people normalization, and it calls on other Arab and Muslim countries to establish full relations with Israel. It also reaffirms the House of Representatives' support for a negotiated, two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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