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 the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
would designate certain federal lands in California as wilderness.
would amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide for the collection of information on critical energy supplies, and to establish a Working Group on Energy Markets.
would limit executive authority to reserve water rights when designating a national monument.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
would establish an infrastructure accelerator program within the Department of the Treasury to facilitate investments in, and financing of certain infrastructure projects.
would amend the CWA to establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program within EPA.
would authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for drug disposal sites.
would promote the development of renewable energy on public land.
would require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability.