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 the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the federal excise tax on petroleum.
would institute a reduction in force moratorium at NOAA.
would institute a reduction in force moratorium at DOE.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the production tax credit and investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities placed in service in the inland navigable waters or coastal waters of the United States.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to support upgrades at existing hydroelectric dams in order to increase clean energy production, improve the resiliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, and enhance the health of the nation's rivers and associated wildlife habitats.
would provide for conservation and economic development in the state of Nevada.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to end the investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities in the inland navigable waters of the United States.
would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.
would strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States through the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions from cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production.
would provide for certain improvements to the housing and workforce programs of federal land management agencies.