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 facilitate the efficient licensing and deployment of advanced civilian nuclear technologies.

would advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies.

would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the Rural Energy for America Program.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements for the clean vehicle credit and the qualifying advanced energy project credit to prevent offshoring by manufacturers.

would establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, and to issue federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change.

would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, and amend to Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of NOAA's Marine Debris Program.

 

would prohibit the procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize the procurement of products not containing PFAS.

would prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation.

would provide for consideration of H.R. 4468, which would prohibit the Administrator of EPA from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to emissions from vehicles.

would amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.