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.

which would amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, was passed by the House.

would require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.

would conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States.

would provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin and amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels.

would amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship.

would amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

would amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

would extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.

would amend CERCLA to modify provisions relating to grants.

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay.