Energy (generally)
S. 452
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 118-52
Issue
9
Volume
53
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S2309

would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program.

H. Con. Res. 55
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Velazquez
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
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53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3159

would recognize the need for a sustainable, economically viable, and fair debt restructuring plan for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

H.R. 4395
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Bice
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Okla.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
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53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3157

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens.

Regulating EV Batteries’ Carbon Footprint: EU Climate Ambition or Green Protectionism?
Author
Mandy Meng Fang
Author Bios (long)

Mandy Meng Fang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong.

Date
July 2023
Volume
53
Issue
7
Page
10590
Type
Articles
Summary

The European Union’s (EU’s) recent proposal for a new regulation on EV batteries is a groundbreaking effort, the first to focus on the entire value chain to improve product sustainability and safety throughout the life cycle. Battery producers inside and outside of the EU will have to meet a series of requirements, starting from carbon footprint declaration and related labeling to complying with life-cycle carbon footprint thresholds, for having their products placed in the EU market. While addressing climate change is the key objective, the EU is also seeking to boost its competitiveness, strengthen domestic battery manufacturing capacity, and develop a local value chain. The Battery Regulation’s consistency with obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime thus becomes questionable. This Article explores key concepts of WTO law and examines the compatibility of the EU measures with the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. Notwithstanding that unilateral measures can be permissible, the EU must ensure that design and implementation of its Battery Regulation can contribute to its climate ambition instead of simply being “green protectionism.”

H.R. 4351
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Plaskett
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-V.I.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
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53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3142

would amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports.

H.R. 4378
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Lesko
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ariz.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3150

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to regional standards for furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps.

H.R. 4369
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Bost
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ill.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
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53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3149

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to deny the energy credit to property located on prime or unique farmland, as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture in Part 657 of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, if such property is used for generating solar energy.

S. 2189
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Sponsor Name
Ernst
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Iowa
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S2224

would require the publication of fossil-fuel powered travel by the president, the vice president, and political appointees.

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