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 make consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, was signed by President Biden on March 9, 2024.

which would reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, was passed by the Senate.

which would extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, provide for compensation under the Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, was passed by the Senate.

which would amend the FWPCA to require the Administrator of EPA to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, was passed by the Senate.

would require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, and require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change.

would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to improve the safety of pipeline transportation.

would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink.

would require the Administrator of EPA to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution.

would extend the authorization of appropriations for PFAS research and development by EPA.

would require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies.