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 amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species.

would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species.

would prohibit the breaching of federally operated dams if such breach would result in the replacement energy resource occupying additional acreage.

would prohibit and restrict certain actions in the Bristol Bay watershed.

would collect information regarding water access needs across the United States to understand the impacts of the water access gap in each state and territory.

would exempt certain vessels transporting liquefied natural gas from certain coastwise endorsement requirements.

would direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit to Congress an updated report on the roles, responsibilities, and practices of CEQ.

would direct the Secretary of Energy to develop fish and wildlife program funding alternatives to mitigate the cost to Bonneville Power Administration ratepayers.

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide emergency relief to producers that experienced losses as a result of disasters occurring in 2023.

would direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out an initiative to encourage states to enhance the dissemination of nuclear information at certain schools.