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 provide for consideration of H.R. 527, which would amend the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of rulemakings' potential impacts on small entities.
would amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States.
would expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for high-risk areas.
would establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area.
would require each agency to include a link to a 100-word, plain language summary of the proposed rule when providing notice of a rulemaking.
would prevent states and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce.
would increase the excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels.
would withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.
would stablish a Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems.
would adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.