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 amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to promote the availability of natural gas in North American markets.
which amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of EPA to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system, was signed into law on October 5, 2012.
which prohibits the sale of billfish, was signed into law on October 5, 2012.
which reauthorizes FIFRA, was signed into law on September 28, 2012.
which would prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme, was passed by the House.
would provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects.
would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998.
would allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and make technical corrections to existing federal energy efficiency laws.
would make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.