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 amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, was passed by the Senate.

which revises the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, and which limits the means by which property within such revised boundaries may be acquired, was passed by the House.

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation.

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council.

which provides for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, was signed into law on December 26, 2013.

which amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to the review of regulations under such Act, and which amends CERCLA relating to financial responsibility for classes of facilities, was passed by the House.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for utilities that sell intermittent renewable power.

would provide direction to the Administrator of EPA regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.

would provide direction to the Administrator of EPA regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power.