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 require 'digest/md5'
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Abolishes the Minerals Management Service and transfers specified functions to such Bureaus and Office. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) certify compliance with federal employee ethics laws annually; and (2) establish an Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Advisory Board to advise the Secretary and the Directors of such Bureaus on safe and environmentally compliant energy and mineral resource exploration, development, and production activities. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including by: (1) establishing and revising regulations to provide for operational safety and the protection of the marine and coastal environment of OCS natural resources; (2) setting forth minimum requirements for regulatory standards for blowout preventers, well design, and cementing; (3) requiring the Secretary to review the minimum financial responsibility requirements for leases by May 11, 2011, and every five years thereafter; (4) limiting an oil and gas lease of submerged OCS lands to a tract of 5,760 acres; (5) requiring geological exploration permits to include environmental and natural resource conservation requirements; (6) increasing civil penalties for violations; (7) directing the Secretary to require that lessees obtain a permit prior to any significant modification of a well design; (8) requiring lessees to submit development and production plans for oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico; (9) revoking provisions concerning royalty relief for oil and gas leases in the Planning Areas offshore Alaska; (10) requiring the President to publish a final determination of the boundaries of coastal states projected seaward to the outer margin of the OCS; and (11) prohibiting the Secretary from issuing any license or permit authorizing drilling for oil and gas on the OCS unless the applicant has an approved response plan. Requires the Secretary to take action to apply such requirements to existing leases. Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to make recommendations on preventing an accidental fire, explosion, or release involving an offshore oil or gas exploration or production facility to the Secretary and the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal provisions relating to: (1) incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in shallow waters in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) royalty relief for deep water production in the Gulf of Mexico; and (3) a rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply to specified actions by the Secretary in managing the public lands, or to the Secretary of Agriculture in managing National Forest System Lands, if the activity is conducted pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act for the purpose of exploration or development of oil or gas. Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2011 - Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) payment responsibilities for issuing new leases or transferring leases that authorize the production of oil or natural gas; and (2) new or revised price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions. Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to increase civil penalties for violations of such Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete a pilot project assessing costs and benefits of automatic transmission of certain data produced under federal leases on the OCS; (2) ensure accurate determination and reporting of BTU values of natural gas from federal leases to ensure accurate royalty payments; (3) publish regulations concerning required recordkeeping of natural gas measurement data; and (4) publish regulations prescribing when a lessee must report and pay royalties on oil and gas. Applies any royalty under an OCS lease to oil that is saved, removed, sold, or discharged, without regard to whether the oil is lost or used on, or for the benefit of, the lease. Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Establishes: (1) the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Fund for the conservation, protection, and restoration of the Gulf Coast in accordance with State Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Plans; and (2) the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to review and approve such plans. Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to establish or designate a Regional Coordination Council for each of the Coordination Regions designated by this Act, which shall submit to CEQ strategic plans to foster comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable development and use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, while protecting marine ecosystem health and sustaining the long-term economic and ecosystem values of such waters. Establishes the Ocean Resources Conservation and Assistance Fund, amounts from which shall be used for activities and grants that contribute to the conservation, protection, maintenance, and restoration of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) repeal the limitation on the liability of the responsible party for an offshore facility for damages and removal costs that result from a discharge of oil into or upon the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ); (2) increase the amount of financial responsibility required for offshore facilities and guarantors of an offshore facility to $300 million; (3) make responsible parties for vessels or facilities from which oil is discharged liable for damages to human health; (4) authorize the President to require a responsible party to provide information about claims in the event of a spill of national significance; and (5) extend liability to any corporation, partnership, or other person (other than an individual) having an ownership interest exceeding 25% in any responsible party. Limits the: (1) exploration, development, or production of resources in, on, above, or below the EEZ to vessels owned by U.S. citizens; and (2) exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in, on, above, or below the EEZ to facilities built in the United States. Sets forth provisions concerning safety management systems and standards for mobile offshore drilling units. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) revoke the President's authorization to allow tank vessels and facilities to operate without a plan to respond to the discharge of oil or hazardous substances; and (2) require the National Contingency Plan to include guidelines regarding the use of containment booms to contain a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance. Requires the President to: (1) issue a revised regulation for the development of the schedule for the use of dispersants, other chemicals, and other spill mitigating devices and substances; (2) undertake a rulemaking concerning standards for ceasing and removing a worst case discharge of oil or a hazardous substance and for mitigating or preventing a substantial threat of such discharge; (3) create a database to track all discharges of oil or hazardous substances; and (4) delegate specified responsibilities with respect to oil discharges to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), and the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the Commandant to inventory and maintain a database of vessels operating in U.S. waters that are capable of meeting oil spill responses needs designated in the National Contingency Plan. Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program, including by: (1) revising membership requirements of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research; (2) requiring such Committee to develop a national information clearinghouse on oil discharge; (3) removing requirements that the Coast Guard conduct port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana; and (4) requiring such Committee to establish the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills; and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to repeal provisions concerning: (1) renewing leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; (2) expiration of a lease if no oil or gas is produced from a lease within 30 years of its issuance; (3) expiration of a lease covering lands capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities for failing to produce such quantities due to circumstances beyond the lessee's control; and (4) waiving, suspending, or reducing rental fees or royalties. Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to make any person or instrumentality that destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any refuge resource liable for the amount of the response costs and resulting damages and interest on amounts paid in satisfaction of claims under such Act. Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to coastal states to ensure sufficient response capabilities to address impacts of oil spills. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Flow Rate Technical Group to develop expertise in measuring and estimating flow rates and spill volumes. Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Engineering to study whether any of specified actions would improve the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of federal lands (including submerged and deep water lands) and Indian lands. Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits employers from discharging, or discriminating against, a covered employee for providing information for, or participating in, proceedings related to violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.","blog_article_count":36,"last_vote_where":null,"plain_language_summary":null,"updated":"2011-06-21T06:10:28-04:00"},{"bill_type":"sr","number":501,"sponsor_id":412246,"lastaction":1272344400,"topresident_date":1272344400,"last_vote_roll":null,"session":111,"topresident_datetime":"2010-04-27","last_speech":null,"id":63975,"page_views_count":493,"caption":null,"is_frontpage_hot":null,"last_vote_date":null,"pl":null,"introduced":1272344400,"key_vote_category_id":null,"news_article_count":0,"summary":"\t4/27/2010--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Calls for recognition of: (1) national and community organizations and private sector supporters for their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault, providing information and treatment to survivors of sexual assault, and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of perpetrators of sexual assault; and (2) public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals for their hard work and innovative strategies to increase the percentage of sexual assault cases that result in the prosecution and incarceration of the offenders. Urges national and community organizations, private businesses, colleges and universities, and the media to promote, through such Month, awareness of sexual violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual assault. ","blog_article_count":6,"last_vote_where":null,"plain_language_summary":null,"updated":"2010-12-31T17:50:36-05:00"}]}

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data/spec/fixtures/open_congress/empty.response

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Server: nginx/0.6.35
+Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:50:08 GMT
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+Connection: close
+Vary: Authorization
+
+{"people":[], "bills":[]}

data/spec/fixtures/open_congress/fl01.response

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Server: nginx/0.6.35
+Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:50:08 GMT
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+Connection: close
+Vary: Authorization
+
+{"people":[{"osid":"N00013846","name":"Rep. 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data/spec/open_congress_spec.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
 module GovKit::OpenCongress
   describe GovKit::OpenCongress do
     before(:all) do
+      @oc_objs = [Bill, Person]
       base_uri = "http://www.opencongress.org/api/"
       
       # An array of uris and filenames
@@ -11,7 +12,12 @@ module GovKit::OpenCongress
       # then return the contents of the corresponding file
       # as the result. 
       urls = [
-       [ "people?key=YOUR_OPENCONGRESS_API_KEY&district=1&state=FL&format=json", "person.response" ] 
+       [ "people?format=json&district=1&state=FL", "fl01.response" ],
+       [ "people?format=json&district=0&state=ZZ", "empty.response" ],
+       [ "most_blogged_representatives_this_week?format=json", "person.response" ],
+       [ "bills?format=json&number=0", "empty.response" ],
+       [ "bills?format=json&number=501", "501.response" ],
+       [ "most_blogged_bills_this_week?format=json", "bill.response" ] 
       ]
       
       urls.each do |u|
@@ -19,6 +25,18 @@ module GovKit::OpenCongress
       end
     end
     
+    it "should construct a url properly" do
+      @oc_objs.each do |klass|
+        klass.construct_url(klass.to_s.split("::").last, {}).should == "http://www.opencongress.org/api/#{klass.to_s.split("::").last}?format=json"
+      end
+    end
+    
+    it "should reformat a hash to a GET request" do
+      @oc_objs.each do |klass|
+        klass.hash2get(:key => "key", :format => "json").should == "&key=key&format=json"
+      end
+    end
+    
     describe Person do
       context "#find" do
         it "should find a specific person" do
@@ -30,6 +48,60 @@ module GovKit::OpenCongress
           @person.firstname.should == "Jeff"
           @person.lastname.should == "Miller"
         end
+        
+        it "should return an empty array when no person fits the criteria" do
+          lambda do
+            @person = Person.find(:district => 0, :state => "ZZ")
+          end.should_not raise_error
+          
+          @person.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+          @person.empty?.should be_true
+        end
+      end
+      
+      context "#most blogged representatives this week" do
+        it "should find reps" do
+          lambda do
+            @person = Person.most_blogged_representatives_this_week.first
+          end.should_not raise_error
+
+          @person.should be_an_instance_of(Person)
+          @person.firstname.should == "Jeff"
+          @person.lastname.should == "Miller"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
+    describe Bill do
+      context "#find" do
+        it "should find a specific bill" do
+          lambda do
+            @bill = Bill.find(:number => 501).first
+          end.should_not raise_error
+        
+          @bill.should be_an_instance_of(Bill)
+          @bill.number.should == 501
+          @bill.bill_type.should == "h"
+        end
+        
+        it "should return an empty array when no bill fits the criteria" do
+          @bill = Bill.find(:number => 0)
+          
+          @bill.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+          @bill.empty?.should be_true
+        end
+      end
+      
+      context "#most blogged bills this week" do
+        it "should find specific bills" do
+          lambda do
+            @bill = Bill.most_blogged_bills_this_week.first
+          end.should_not raise_error
+          
+          @bill.should be_an_instance_of(Bill)
+          @bill.number.should == 2678
+          @bill.bill_type.should == "h"
+        end
       end
     end
   end

data/spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ GovKit.configure do |config|
   config.openstates_apikey = 'YOUR_OPENSTATES_API_KEY'
   config.votesmart_apikey = 'YOUR_VOTESMART_API_KEY'
   config.ftm_apikey = 'YOUR_FTM_API_KEY'
-  config.opencongress_apikey = 'YOUR_OPENCONGRESS_API_KEY'
 end

metadata

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: govkit
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  hash: 1
-  prerelease: 
+  prerelease: false
   segments: 
   - 0
   - 7
-  - 1
-  version: 0.7.1
+  - 2
+  version: 0.7.2
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Participatory Politics Foundation
@@ -17,143 +16,125 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2011-06-30 00:00:00 -05:00
+date: 2012-01-23 00:00:00 -08:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: 
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: govkit
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 3
         segments: 
         - 0
         version: "0"
-  name: govkit
-  version_requirements: *id001
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id001
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: activesupport
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id002 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id002 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 3
         segments: 
         - 0
         version: "0"
-  name: active_support
-  version_requirements: *id002
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id002
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: nokogiri
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id003 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id003 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 3
         segments: 
         - 0
         version: "0"
-  name: nokogiri
-  version_requirements: *id003
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id003
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: httparty
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id004 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id004 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 3
         segments: 
         - 0
         version: "0"
-  name: httparty
-  version_requirements: *id004
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id004
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: i18n
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id005 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id005 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 3
         segments: 
         - 0
         version: "0"
-  name: i18n
-  version_requirements: *id005
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id005
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: httparty
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id006 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id006 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 11
         segments: 
         - 0
         - 7
         - 4
         version: 0.7.4
-  name: httparty
-  version_requirements: *id006
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id006
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: json
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id007 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id007 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 1
         segments: 
         - 1
         - 4
         - 3
         version: 1.4.3
-  name: json
-  version_requirements: *id007
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id007
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: nokogiri
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id008 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id008 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 15
         segments: 
         - 1
         - 4
         - 4
         version: 1.4.4
-  name: nokogiri
-  version_requirements: *id008
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id008
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  prerelease: false
+  name: fastercsv
   type: :runtime
-  requirement: &id009 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-    none: false
+  version_requirements: &id009 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     requirements: 
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        hash: 5
         segments: 
         - 1
         - 5
         - 3
         version: 1.5.3
-  name: fastercsv
-  version_requirements: *id009
-  prerelease: false
+  requirement: *id009
 description: Govkit lets you quickly get encapsulated Ruby objects for common open government APIs. We're starting with Sunlight's Open States API and the Project Vote Smart API.
 email: develop@opencongress.org
 executables: []
@@ -173,11 +154,15 @@ files:
 - USAGE
 - VERSION
 - generators/govkit/govkit_generator.rb
+- generators/govkit/templates/create_mentions.rb
 - generators/govkit/templates/govkit.rb
+- generators/govkit/templates/mention.rb
 - govkit.gemspec
 - init.rb
 - lib/generators/govkit/govkit_generator.rb
+- lib/generators/govkit/templates/create_mentions.rb
 - lib/generators/govkit/templates/govkit.rb
+- lib/generators/govkit/templates/mention.rb
 - lib/gov_kit.rb
 - lib/gov_kit/acts_as_noteworthy.rb
 - lib/gov_kit/configuration.rb
@@ -209,6 +194,10 @@ files:
 - spec/fixtures/follow_the_money/business-page1.response
 - spec/fixtures/follow_the_money/contribution.response
 - spec/fixtures/follow_the_money/unauthorized.response
+- spec/fixtures/open_congress/501.response
+- spec/fixtures/open_congress/bill.response
+- spec/fixtures/open_congress/empty.response
+- spec/fixtures/open_congress/fl01.response
 - spec/fixtures/open_congress/person.response
 - spec/fixtures/open_states/401.response
 - spec/fixtures/open_states/404.response
@@ -243,29 +232,30 @@ rdoc_options: []
 require_paths: 
 - lib
 required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-  none: false
   requirements: 
   - - ">="
     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-      hash: 3
       segments: 
       - 0
       version: "0"
 required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
-  none: false
   requirements: 
   - - ">="
     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-      hash: 3
       segments: 
       - 0
       version: "0"
 requirements: []
 
 rubyforge_project: 
-rubygems_version: 1.6.2
+rubygems_version: 1.3.6
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 3
 summary: Simple access to open government APIs around the web
-test_files: []
-
+test_files: 
+- spec/follow_the_money_spec.rb
+- spec/open_congress_spec.rb
+- spec/open_states_spec.rb
+- spec/search_engines_spec.rb
+- spec/spec_helper.rb
+- spec/transparency_data_spec.rb