Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act [S.3315]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale). The bill also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to classify as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to such tax any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if such
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S.3315: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2020
New Energy Frontiers Through Carbon Innovation Act of 2020 [HB-5864]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
To establish and support the research, development, and demonstration of advanced carbon capture and utilization technologies at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
HB-5864: New Energy Frontiers Through Carbon Innovation Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Introduced In House on 02/12/2020
Fracking Ban Act [HB-5857]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
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HB-5857: Fracking Ban Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/21/2020
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [S.3263]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Climate Change ]
Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that
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S.3263: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2020
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [HB-5845]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that
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HB-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/12/2020
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020 [HB-5695]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems. Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website. Finally, operators must report to Interior on (1) changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported
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HB-5695: Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 01/31/2020
Fracking Ban Act [S.3247]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
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S.3247: Fracking Ban Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/28/2020
Fracking Ban Act [S.3247]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
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S.3247: Fracking Ban Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/28/2020
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020 [HB-5636]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or certain fossil fuel operations on public lands. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources & Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives & Mineral Processing Sector. Every two years, Interior must submit a report to Congress that includes, among other things (1) for fossil fuel operations on public lands, the annual and two-year totals of greenhouse gas emissions, air
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HB-5636: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/28/2020
End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020 [S.3202]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
Specifies requirements for the leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with respect to certain federal land that is covered by a reasonably foreseeable development scenario (i.e., a long-term projection of oil and gas development) shall not offer the land for lease until such scenario includes an assessment of the land's oil and gas potential that specifically identifies the potential for all acres subject to decisions on availability for leasing. If certain federal land that is otherwise available
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S.3202: End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/16/2020
HR-802: Affirming the United States vital interest in liberty in Europe and resolute support for Ukraine in its efforts to counter Russian aggression and continue its trajectory among the community of democracies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, Energy And The Environment. on 02/04/2020
You have voted HR-802: Affirming the United States vital interest in liberty in Europe and resolute support for Ukraine in its efforts to counter Russian aggression and continue its trajectory among the community of democracies..
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act [HB-5586]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.
HB-5586: Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 11/30/2020
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 [HB-5552]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Prohibits the incidental taking (e.g., capturing or killing) of migratory birds by commercial activities unless the activity is authorized under a permit or is identified as posing de minimis risk to migratory birds. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must regulate such incidental taking, including by (1) issuing general permits for certain industries, (2) creating a mitigation fee for any incidental taking of migratory birds, and (3) identifying categories of de minimis risk activities that are exempt from liability for the taking of migratory
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HB-5552: Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-482. on 09/01/2020
Crude by Rail Volatility Standard Act [HB-5553]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Establishes a maximum volatility standard for crude oil. Specifically, the bill prohibits the transportation by rail of crude oil with Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) of more than 9.5 pounds per square inch (the maximum volatility set by the New York Mercantile Exchange for crude oil futures contracts), and directs the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to finalize a rule setting a maximum volatility standard for crude oil and other hazardous materials transported by rail.
HB-5553: Crude by Rail Volatility Standard Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 01/09/2020
Establishing the Legislative Oversight Commission on Energy Workers Safety [HB-2131]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mining ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a Legislative Oversight Commission on Energy Workers’ Safety to: (1) Direct certain state agencies and boards to report regularly to the commission; to direct the commission to study worker safety in the mining and gas extraction industries; (2) Provide a mechanism for the Legislature to be kept informed and to study and identify issues and solutions for workers’ safety; and (3) Require the commission to study and report on whether a need exists for expansion of safety regulations within the gas extraction
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HB-2131: Establishing the Legislative Oversight Commission on Energy Workers Safety
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020