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 require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

would provide for the establishment of a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center.

would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 to expand eligibility for underserved community harbor projects.

would make protection against damage and loss resulting from the erosion and undermining of shorelines available under the National Flood Insurance Program.

would amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to the Act.

would reauthorize the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006. 

would take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the state of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

would provide for conservation and economic development in the state of Nevada.

would require EPA to assess the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry.