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 Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance for individuals affected by exposure to agent orange.

would eliminate certain EPA programs.

would amend the ESA to conform citizen suits with other existing law.

would provide exclusive funding to support fisheries and the communities that rely upon them.

would amend the ESA to require DOI to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published.

would facilitate and streamline the Bureau of Reclamation process for creating or expanding surface water storage.

would amend the OSH Act to expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, increase penalties for high gravity violations, adjust penalties for inflation, and provide rights for victims or their family members.

would direct the Department of Commerce, with the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, to develop and conduct a pilot program to remove nonnative predator fishes from the Stanislaus River in California.

would direct DOI to enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit of the Central Valley Project in California.

would adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado.