SR-335: A resolution designating September 25, 2021, as "National Lobster Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 08/03/2021
New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act [HB-4677]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To direct restoration and protection of the New York-New Jersey watersheds and estuaries hydrologically connected to New York-New Jersey Harbor, and for other purposes.
HB-4677: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-576. on 11/16/2022
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [HB-4559]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
To require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other purposes.
HB-4559: Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Veronica Escobar
Introduced In House on 07/20/2021
Energy Infrastructure Act [S.2377]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[National Security ]
An original bill to invest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of the United States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and secure energy infrastructure against physical and cyber threats, and for other purposes.
S.2377: Energy Infrastructure Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Manchin. Without Written Report. on 07/19/2021
KELP Act Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act [HB-4458]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
To establish a grant program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out projects on the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
HB-4458: KELP Act Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574. on 11/16/2022
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [S.2371]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other purposes.
S.2371: Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 07/15/2021
American Energy First Act [HB-4334]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
To empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to promote alternative energy development, and for other purposes.
HB-4334: American Energy First Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/30/2021
Living Shorelines Act [HB-4235]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.
HB-4235: Living Shorelines Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 07/24/2021
Resilient Schools Act of 2021 [S.2259]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to establish a Climate Change Resilience Program, and for other purposes.
S.2259: Resilient Schools Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021
Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 [S.2194]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.
S.2194: Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2022
Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 [HB-4092]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.
HB-4092: Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/20/2022
Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021 [HB-4084]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to levy a fee on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, and for other purposes.
HB-4084: Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/23/2021
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act [HB-4057]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
To implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes.
HB-4057: Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/20/2022
RISEE Act of 2022 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022 [S.2130]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes.
S.2130: RISEE Act of 2022 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Manchin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 117-200. on 11/17/2022
NOAA Chief Scientist Act [HB-3952]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
To strengthen the role of the Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in order to promote scientific integrity and advance the Administration’s world-class research and development portfolio.
HB-3952: NOAA Chief Scientist Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/28/2022
Blue Carbon Protection Act [HB-3906]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
To establish a Blue Carbon program to conserve and restore marine and coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and other purposes.
HB-3906: Blue Carbon Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021
National Ocean and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2021 [HB-3892]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.
HB-3892: National Ocean and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer
Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021