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 require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces.

would amend FIFRA to provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Agriculture.

would require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and education tools to farmers on the cost savings, energy savings, water conservation, and carbon emissions reductions that can be realized through the use of energy-efficient pumping systems.

would provide for the conveyance of certain federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

would provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California.

would exchange nonfederal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain federal land in the Chugach Region.

would exchange nonfederal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain federal land in the Chugach Region.

would amend the definition of "production facility" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements.

would amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a regional transmission organization or an independent system operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls.

would direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any state that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within such state.