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.

which would establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the state of New York as a unit of the National Park System, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, was passed by the Senate.

which would provide for the establishment of a land health management program on federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend FLPMA to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, was passed by the Senate.

which would redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the state of Wyoming, was passed by the Senate.

which would make further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, was passed by the Senate.

which would make further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to require the Secretary of the Interior to include the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultations regarding designations of critical minerals, elements, substances, and materials, was passed by the Senate.

would amend the SDWA to provide assistance for states, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and require EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS, microcystin toxin, and 1,4-dioxane.