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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.

would call upon the Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

would eliminate certain subsidies for fossil fuel production.

would amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act to reauthorize the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program.

would make appropriations for DOI, EPA, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

would designate an environmental review procedure for certain assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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

would make appropriations for the Department of Commerce, DOJ, the National Science Foundation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.

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