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 Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

would amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.

would establish an Office of Environmental Justice within DOJ.

would provide that a project for the collocation of a personal wireless service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

would increase access to agency guidance documents.

would direct the Administrator of FAA to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the production tax credit and investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities placed in service in the inland navigable or coastal waters of the United States.

would establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects.

would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildfire incidents.

would prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers.