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 prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.

which would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA, was passed by the House.

which would rescind Public Land Order No. 7917, reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, and ensure timely review of mine plans of operations, was passed by the House.

which would prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, was passed by the Senate.

which would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, was passed by the House.

which would require the Director of BLM to withdraw a BLM rule relating to conservation and landscape health, was passed by the House.

which would improve NOAA’s weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, was passed by the House.

which would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development activities, was passed by the House.

would ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.