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 CZMA to allow the District of Columbia to receive federal funding under the Act.

would direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of NOAA to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States.

would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel.

would require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater.

would require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater.

would amend an Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, with respect to emergency permits for rights-of-way.

would amend §404 of the FWPCA relating to judicial review of a permit issued under that section.

which would amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, was signed by President Biden on December 26, 2023.

which would amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, was signed by President Biden on December 26, 2023.

would provide for the exchange of certain federal land and state land in the state of Utah.