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 facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States.

 

would establish a renewable electricity standard.

would require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage.

would reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System.

which would provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources, was passed by the House.

would require EPA to follow certain procedures in its study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources.

would provide for an exchange of land between the United States and the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving a parcel of National Forest System land in Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome paperwork.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with states to allow continued operation of facilities and programs that have been determined to have a direct economic impact on tourism, mining, timber, or general transportation in the state and which would otherwise cease operating, in whole or in part, during a Federal Government shutdown that is the result of a lapse in appropriations.

H.R. 3298 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray the cost of preparing homes to withstand a disaster.