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 provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act," was passed by the House.

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.

would provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

would direct the Administrator of FEMA to take certain actions relating to incident periods and extreme weather.

would authorize the integration and administrative streamlining of federal funding for Indian tribes that have reservations, other tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters.

would improve the environmental review process for highway projects through the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms and digital twins.

would improve agency rulemaking.

would improve the licensing and security of submarine and cross-border terrestrial telecommunications cables.

would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the forest conservation easement program.

would amend MAP-21 to modify provisions relating to a categorical exclusion for projects of limited federal assistance.