Recent Federal Bills

Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.

would provide that the inclusion of the gray wolf on lists of endangered and threatened species under the ESA shall have no force or effect.

would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program.

would sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the state of Montana, add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, release certain wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain federal land in Churchill County, Nevada.

The bill would amend title 18, U.S. Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal and forbid them from being shipped or imported into the United States.

The bill would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species.

The bill would support international tiger conservation efforts and the upcoming Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.

would promote exploration for and development of rare earth elements in the United States and reestablish a competitive supply chain for rare earth materials in the United States and countries that are allies of the United States.

would provide for the replacement or rebuilding of a vessel for the Non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher processors that comprise the Amendment 80 fleet.

would expand geothermal production, among other purposes.