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 eliminate certain subsidies for fossil fuel production.

would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify the application of certain requirements under NEPA for housing-related activities.

would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage practices that benefit both soil and wildlife habitat by increasing payments to producers for such practices under the environmental quality incentives program and the conservation stewardship program.

would require NOAA to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings.

would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide requirements relating to the funding of predisaster hazard mitigation.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against tax for expenses relating to the purchase and installation of qualified emissions control devices on or in connection with qualified cook stoves or qualified char broilers of eligible small restaurant businesses.

would improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms.

would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster.

would direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize national laboratories.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide an above-the-line deduction for flood insurance premiums.