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 promote energy production and security.

would amend the ESA to protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the United States.

would exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land to Idaho County in Idaho.

would establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Washington.

would amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings.

would ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers.

which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, was passed by the Senate, after agreeing to the committee amendments.

which would amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission, was passed by the Senate, after agreeing to an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

which would expand geothermal production, was passed by the Senate.