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 prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
would amend the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine parishes in the definition of the term ''Lower Mississippi'.
would amend the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine parishes in the definition of the term ``Lower Mississippi'.'
would take certain federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.
would amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of base acres upon which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres on their farm when the produce is used to help alleviate a food desert.
would remove the authority of DOE to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.
would clarify the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island for purposes of all federal laws governing marine fisheries management.
would clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities.
would authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs.
would joint resolution to express Congress' disfavor regarding the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and China transmitted to Congress by President Obama on April 21, 2015, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.