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 National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail.

would amend FLPMA to improve the management of grazing permits and leases.

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by BLM relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan."

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi.

would amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain federal building energy efficiency performance standards.

would codify Executive Order No. 14260 relating to protecting American energy from state overreach.

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified.

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead.

would make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel production and imports.

would require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot program to provide resilient energy to critical infrastructure of installations of the Army through the use of advanced nuclear reactors, authorize multi-year contracts for such reactors, and include nuclear energy and technology as a covered technology category for the Office of Strategic Capital of DOD.