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 amend Title 51, U.S. Code, to promote advancements and innovation in U.S. aeronautical research and technology for enhanced safety, noise, resiliency, and improved environmental impacts in U.S. aviation systems.

would require an earthquake resilience risk assessment.

would require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near U.S. borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy.

would direct FERC to improve interregional electricity transfer capability between immediately adjacent transmission planning regions.

would prohibit any electric vehicle mandate.

would make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel production and imports.

would reform the process for listing a species as threatened or endangered under the ESA.

would reform the process for listing a species as threatened or endangered under the ESA.

would support federal, state, and tribal coordination and management efforts relating to wildlife disease and zoonotic disease surveillance and ongoing and potential wildlife disease and zoonotic disease outbreaks.

would establish the Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program and the State and Tribal Migration Research Program.