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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies.

which would designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product, was passed by the House.

which would reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, was passed by the House.

which would amend Pub. L. No. 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019, was passed by the House.

which would authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights, was passed by the House.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to preserve the authority of each state to make determinations relating to the state's water quality standards.

which would reauthorize FIFRA, was passed by the House.

which would limit the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, was passed by the House.

would amend Pub. L. No. 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.

would direct the Administrator of EPA to allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers.