Environmental Justice Act of 2021 [HB-2434]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
To require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes.
HB-2434: Environmental Justice Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021
Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021 [HB-2415]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Mining ]
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to permanently plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and the surrounding lands and to provide funds to States and Tribal Governments to permanently plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and the surrounding lands, and for other purposes.
HB-2415: Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-645. on 12/15/2022
Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021 [HB-2361]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
HB-2361: Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/07/2021
Climate Change Education Act [HB-2310]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Environmental ]
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes.
HB-2310: Climate Change Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 04/02/2021
Advancing Conservation and Education Act [HB-2348]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
To maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes.
HB-2348: Advancing Conservation and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-673. on 12/30/2022
Carbon Cost Act of 2021 [HB-2240]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States, in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences, to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to project the net greenhouse gas emissions likely to be caused by Federal legislation, and for other purposes.
HB-2240: Carbon Cost Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 03/26/2021
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 [HB-2238]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.
HB-2238: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/30/2022
Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 [HB-2241]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, and for other purposes.
HB-2241: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/15/2021
National Science Foundation for the Future Act [HB-2225]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
HB-2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2021
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act [HB-2187]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to set aside certain funds to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system, and for other purposes.
HB-2187: Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-622. on 12/13/2022
Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 [S.1057]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, and for other purposes.
S.1057: Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 [S.984]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.
S.984: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2021
Climate Change Education Act [S.966]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes.
S.966: Climate Change Education Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/25/2021
Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021 [S.1038]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
A bill to establish the Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
S.1038: Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/25/2021
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 [S.914]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.
S.914: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
By Senator Carper From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 117-20. on 05/10/2021