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 assess and improve the competitiveness of U.S. nuclear commerce, and expedite DOE review of certain nuclear technology exports.

would direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from adverse air.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on certain products imported into the United States based on the pollution intensity associated with the production of such products.

which would make appropriations for DOE, DOI’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, was passed by the House.

would prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the state of Utah.

would prescribe judicial review requirements for certain projects.

would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt from Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulations certain propane tanks.

would protect native cultural sites located on federal land, improve consultation with Indian tribes, and bring parity to Indian tribes with regard to federal public land management laws.

would redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the “Mount Blue Sky Wilderness.”

would recognize Rett Reef off the coast of San Leon, Texas, in Galveston Bay, and all those associated with bringing the project to fruition.