Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research

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US Congress 117th Congress

Ensuring Safe Disposal of Coal Ash Act [HB-2396] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to ensure the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 04/13/2021

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Protection from Cumulative Emissions and Underenforcement of Environmental Law Act of 2021 [HB-2397] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To advance environmental justice by addressing cumulative impacts and underenforcement, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 04/13/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program [HB-2386] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Funding ]
To authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Salud Carbajal Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 04/09/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-645. on 12/15/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/07/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 04/02/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-673. on 12/30/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Introduced In House on 03/26/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/30/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Doggett Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/15/2021

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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.

  

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

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-622. on 12/13/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 [S.1065] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
A bill to increase collaboration between offices within the Department of Energy to develop and deploy technology to assist the mission of the Office of Environmental Management.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/25/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/25/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/25/2021

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Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021 Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2021 [HB-2153] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Economic Development ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ]
To invest in basic scientific research and support technology innovation for the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Introduced In House on 03/23/2021

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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.

  

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

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