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 direct the Administrator of NOAA to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration.

would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development activities.

would amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require reporting regarding clean energy demonstration projects.

which would provide for consideration of H.R. 4394, which would make appropriations for DOE, the Army Corps of Engineers, DOI’s Bureau of Reclamation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and H.R. 4364, which would make appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, was passed by the House.

which would make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, was passed by the House.

which would make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, was passed by the Senate.

which would make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, was signed by President Biden on September 30, 2023.

which would amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, passed the House.

which would amend the CAA to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines, was passed by the House.

would provide for consideration of H.R. 1130, which would repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas, and H.R. 5525, which would make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024.