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 amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the Secretary of the Interior's the authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

would establish the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and designate wilderness area. 

would provide for the withdrawal of certain federal land in Garden Valley, Nevada.

would provide for the management of certain inventoried roadless areas. 

would ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

would require theNational Park Service to refund to states all funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate units of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown.

would prevent the escape of genetically altered salmon.

would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.

would provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

would require the Office of Management and Budget to annually submit a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the federal government to Congress.