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 nullify certain interagency guidance related to climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.
would amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
would provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
which would establish the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal year 2025 and set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, was passed by the Senate.
which would amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, was passed by the House.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by DOE relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters," was passed by the Senate.
would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of NOAA's Marine Debris Program.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer continental shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area from disposition.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing of the Central California Planning Area.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer continental shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.