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 for improved investment in national transportation infrastructure.

would establish tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards, improve tire registration, and help consumers identify recalled tires.

would authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in Georgia.

would provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

would require USDA to establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land.

would provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to promote safe and reliable interconnection and net billing for community solar facilities.

revoked the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe.

would express the sense of the House regarding hydroelectric power.

would amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by FERC that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the commission for purposes of rehearing and judicial review.