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 expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the state of Washington, and designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers.

would direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries.

would expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the state of Washington and designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers.

would prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.

would provide for the establishment, on-going validation, and use of an official set of data on the historical temperature record.

would direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection.

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland.

would ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts.

would authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs.

would provide tax relief with respect to the Hurricane Isaac disaster area.