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 authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of NOAA.

would approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.

would reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program.

would provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of mid-level ethanol blend use.

would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

would provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas.

would make wildlife trafficking a predicate offense under racketeering statutes, money laundering statutes and the Travel Act, and would provide for the use of civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution under such statutes for conservation purposes. 

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of states to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation.

would establish the Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area in Utah.

would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.