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House approves bill to speed natural gas pipeline approvals to boost US energy production
2013-11-21 23:20:43| Energy - Topix.net
The House has approved a bill to speed approval of natural gas pipelines, the third bill passed this week to boost energy production in the U.S. The pipeline bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve or deny a pipeline application within a year.
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House panel approves bill targeting patent trolls
2013-11-21 19:06:08| InfoWorld: Top News
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has approved legislation aimed at making it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to use infringement lawsuits against other businesses. The House Judiciary Committee, late Wednesday, voted 33-5 to send the Innovation Act to the full House for action there. The bill attempts to discourage some controversial litigation techniques used by PAEs (patent assertion entities), those firms with patent licensing and lawsuits as their primary business model.
House Approves Bill to Fast Track Fracking on Public Lands
2013-11-21 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: By a vote of 235-187, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved its latest giveaway to the oil and gas industry--a bill that would fast track the approval of fracking on public lands, according to Environment America. The bill approved yesterday is one of three anit-environmental, pro-industry bills expected to pass the Republican controlled House of Representatives this week. Fracking is already wreaking havoc on our environment and health," said Environment Americas Federal Clean...
Ohio House bill lets schools stock life-saving EpiPens
2013-11-21 14:46:11| Steel - Topix.net
A bill allowing schools to stock a drug used to reverse the symptoms of potentially life-threatening allergies passed the Ohio House unanimously yesterday during a busy legislative day.
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CRS: House Farm Bill Costs Less than Senate Bill
2013-10-28 17:32:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report indicates the House-passed farm bill would reduce government expenditures on agriculture and nutrition by $51.9 billion over a 10-year period, compared to savings of $17.9 billion in the Senate-passed farm bill. read more
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