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 express the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

would express the sense of the House that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the sustainable use of renewable and alternative energy sources, increase our domestic refining capacity, promote conservation and increased energy efficiency, expand research and development, including domestic onshore and offshore exploration, and enhance consumer education.

would require the EPA Administrator to appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

would amend the CWA with respect to the use of dispersants.

would ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the United States and leased to third parties.

would phaseout and repeal the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

would reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act.

would amend FLPMA to make technical corrections to law governing grazing permits and leases on National Forest System lands.

would amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a quadrennial energy review.

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit DOE from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential, non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been completed.