CARR Act Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act [HB-243]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning,
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HB-243: CARR Act Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act [HB-173]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Addresses eminent domain, environmental review for interstate natural gas pipeline projects, and the visual impacts of natural gas pipeline projects on national scenic trails. The bill revises the process for environmental reviews of natural gas projects. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must prepare a supplement to a draft or final environmental impact statement if (1) FERC makes a substantial change in the proposed action that is relevant to environmental concerns, or (2) there are significant new circumstances relevant to environmental
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HB-173: Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 01/31/2019
New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-172]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
Modifies terminology for purposes of the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In order for a change to a stationary source to be a modification (a change to a stationary source that increases the air pollutant emissions or results in new pollutants) for purposes of the NSR permitting program, the maximum hourly emission rate achievable by such source must be higher than the maximum hourly rate achievable by such source during any hour in the 10-year period preceding the change. A change at a stationary
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HB-172: New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 01/31/2019
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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HB-133: United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
LEVEL Act Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act [HB-104]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Revises the renewable fuel program, including the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Under current law, the RFS specifies the minimum volume of renewable fuel, such as ethanol, that must be contained in gasoline sold in the United States, except in noncontiguous states or territories. The RFS annually increases until 2022 when a minimum of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel must be blended into gasoline. decreases the volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline to 7.5 billion gallons each year. The bill also revises the RFS to eliminate
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HB-104: LEVEL Act Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 01/31/2019
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act [HB-91]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. The bill applies to land held by the United States for the benefit of the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The BIA may enter into contracts with tribes or tribal organizations to improve sanitation,
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HB-91: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 04/30/2019
Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act [HB-89]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Modifies procedures related to specified chemical assessments performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, chemical hazard identification and dose response assessments, currently performed by the Integrated Risk Information System program, must be performed by the appropriate EPA program office. Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to establish a steering committee to ensure there is no duplication of effort by relevant program offices in conducting covered assessments.
HB-89: Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/12/2019
Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act [HB-37]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
Designates the segment of the Kissimmee River in Florida from the southern shore of Lake Kissimmee to its confluence with Lake Okeechobee for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Department of the Interior shall complete a study of such river segment.
HB-37: Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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HB-21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act [HB-7347]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a competitive prize program for certain technology projects that capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, and (2) a Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the EPA on carrying out the program. The EPA must: (1) carry out a research and development program for carbon dioxide utilization to promote technologies that transform carbon dioxide generated
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HB-7347: USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheri Bustos
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 12/20/2018
HB-7179: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 11/28/2018
You have voted HB-7179: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes..
Clean Up EtO Act of 2018 [HB-7168]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Clean Up EtO Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to review and revise the emissions standards for sources of ethylene oxides, including chamber exhaust vents, within nine months.
HB-7168: Clean Up EtO Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 11/20/2018
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017 [HB-3786]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. (An environmental sensitivity product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event.)
HB-3786: Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 09/25/2017
Federal Flood Management Act of 2018 [HB-7024]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[National Security ]
Federal Flood Management Act of 2018 This bill directs executive agencies, including military departments, to reduce the risk of flood losses, minimize flood impacts, and restore and preserve natural floodplains. Agencies must also: (1) evaluate the effects of an action taking place in a floodplain, (2) ensure planning programs and budget requests incorporate flood hazard considerations, and (3) indicate their compliance with this bill to the Office of Management and Budget when making a request for a new authorization or appropriation. The bill
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HB-7024: Federal Flood Management Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Introduced In House on 10/02/2018
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.2249]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program for 10 years from this bill's enactment. Both the committee and the program address the protection and restoration of the Rio Puerco Watershed in New Mexico.
S.2249: Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
By Senator Murkowski From Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-405. on 12/04/2018