Sunday, December 4, 2011

Pending Bills in Congress

  1. The Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011
This bill is to try to provide lasting protection inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
The bill is in the first step of the legislative process.


     2.  Secure Visas Act
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to review visa applications before adjudication, to provide for the immediate dissemination of visa revocation information, and for other purposes.
This bill has been considered in committee and now it's being recommended it be reviewed by the house as a whole.


     3.  Clean Estuaries Act of 2011
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuaries Program, and for other purposes.
This bill was considered in committee and now it is being recommended it be considered by the Senate as a whole.

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