Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
which would amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, was passed by the House.
which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by DOE relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters," was passed by the Senate.
would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of NOAA's Marine Debris Program.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer continental shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area from disposition.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing of the Central California Planning Area.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer continental shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
would prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer continental shelf off the coast of New England.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area.
would reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits.
would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer continental shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.