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 require EPA to fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.

would direct the General Services Administration to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings.

would establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida.

would establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida.

would amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.

would amend the Federal Power Act with respect to critical electric infrastructure security.

would redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, and establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge.

would expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine.

would modify the authority of the president to declare national monuments.

would modernize federal policies regarding the national supply and distribution of energy.