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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a training program for USDA personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the clean vehicle credit.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify the clean fuel production credit to provide a special rate for sustainable vessel fuel.

would amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to modify provisions relating to matching funds requirements for research and extension activities at eligible institutions and related reporting requirements.

would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance.

would prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule, and prohibit the inclusion in certain oil and gas leases, exploration or development plans, or well permits requirements or recommendations, that establish a vessel speed or operational restriction in the Central or Western Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico of the outer continental shelf until the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce complete a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, U.S.

would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to eliminate the requirement for cost-benefit analyses in the establishment of minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities.

would require the Secretary of the Interior to repay states for amounts expended by states to operate units of the National Park System during a government shutdown.

would ensure that U.S. diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.