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 implement reforms to the Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address the complexities of 21st century wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits.

would remove Federal Government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; and enable manufacturers and other businesses to access domestically produced energy affordably and reliably in order to create and sustain more secure and well-paying American jobs.

would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.

would exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, with an amendment.

would ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

would establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants.

would require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to calculate a carbon score for each bill or resolution.

would streamline the oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units.

would to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that develops an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinates the collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region.