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 extend a program for preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid.

would prohibit federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas.

would address the impact of climate change on agriculture.

would designate the month of April 2025 as "Earth Month" and express support for environmental stewardship and climate action.

would prohibit federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas.

would address the impact of climate change on agriculture.

would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to rescind a memorandum of understanding related to wildlife damage management.

would direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a youth biodiversity monitoring grant program.

would provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities.

would establish the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative to carry out projects for the protection and restoration of the Mississippi River Corridor.