Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
H.R. 7284
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Grothman
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wis.
Issue
4
Volume
54
Update Issue
5
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H535

would prohibit EPA from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a Tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory actions.

S. 3724
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Kennedy
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-La.
Issue
4
Volume
54
Update Issue
5
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S342

would prohibit EPA from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a Tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory actions.

89 FR 4606
01/24/2024
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced a 30-day public comment period on draft updates to its Scientific Integrity Policy that will adopt a new federal definition of scientific integrity and meaningfully strengthen several policy elements to ensure a culture of scientific integrity at the Agency.

Volume
54
Issue
3
Update Volume
54
Update Issue
3
H. Res. 906
Update Type
Issue
2
Volume
54
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H6157

which 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, was passed by the House.

S. 3366
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Rounds
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-S.D.
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S5692

would require EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to use a certain definition for the term “prior converted cropland.”

Illinois: Water
December 2023
Volume
54
Issue
2
Update Volume
53
Update Issue
34

The Pollution Control Board adopted amendments to regulations governing primary drinking water standards. The amendments are “identical in substance” to regulations adopted by EPA in the second half of 2020 and first half of 2021, and include 17 additional alternate test procedures for analyzing contaminants in drinking water. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume47/register_volume47_46.pdf (pp. 16486-17195).

88 FR 78747
11/16/2023
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on a draft policy that updates the Agency’s 2003 Public Involvement Policy.

Volume
54
Issue
1
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53
Update Issue
33
H. Res. 838
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Rules
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 118-261
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5361

would provide for consideration of H.R. 4821, which would make appropriations for DOI, EPA, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

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