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 direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on offshore wind development vessels.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to “Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards,” was passed by the House.
would express the need for protecting and conserving at least 50% of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encourage diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.
would express the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
would amend the SDWA to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a state underground injection control program.
would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program.
would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize Forest Service flexible partnerships.
would improve the process for awarding grants under certain USDA programs to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the federal government and to other units of local government and tribal governments in those counties.
would improve the process for awarding grants under certain DOT programs to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the federal government and to other units of local government and tribal governments in those counties.