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 would provide for standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, was passed by the Senate.

which would establish and maintain a coordinated program within NOAA that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and wildfire smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, was passed by the Senate.

would authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking water wells.

would amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials.

would require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States.

would repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to gray wolves.

would cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide diquat.

would provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California.