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.

which would amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033, was passed by the House.

which would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of NOAA to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, was passed by the House.

which would extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, was passed by the House.

which would direct the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Federal Power Act to require FERC to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications, was passed by the House.

which would amend Public Law No. 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits, was passed by the House.

would require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.

would provide for standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways.