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 express the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the U.S. economy.

would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing certain changes to regulations regarding meat and poultry products effluent discharges.

would promote innovative practices for soil health through USDA conservation programs.

would amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish the Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee and the Rural Climate Alliance Network.

would direct NRC to promulgate regulations prohibiting the issuance of certain certificates and licenses without a finding that a certain system or facility can safely operate with spent nuclear fuel for a period of at least 100 years.

would amend Title 23, U.S. Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to covered entities to develop, modify, or implement climate adaptation and climate mitigation proposals on agricultural land.

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require a certain efficiency level for certain distribution transformers.

which would make further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, was signed by President Biden on January 19, 2024.

would include water supply and water conservation as a primary mission of the Army Corps of Engineers in planning, designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining water resources development projects.