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 require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program.
would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program.
would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects.
would authorize compensation to individuals, organizations, and companies impacted by the Gold King Mine wastewater spill of 2015.
would provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the credit for new clean vehicles.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax on the sale of electric vehicles and batteries.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels.
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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment."
would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish additional federal standards that require electric and gas utilities to transmit to each of its consumers information regarding the consumption of electric energy or gas.