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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date ▲	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date
117-hr-9651	117	hr	9651	LIFT Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-21	2022-12-21	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]	LA	D	C001125	0	Local Infrastructure Funding & Technical Assistance Act or the LIFT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for predevelopment projects—measures required to be completed before construction of resilient climate infrastructure occurs—and related technical assistance. Grants may be provided to economic development districts, states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, individuals, and other organizations as specified by the bill.	2023-03-15T19:30:25Z
117-hr-9618	117	hr	9618	STREAM Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-20	2022-12-20	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]	PA	D	C001090	0	Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.	2023-02-22T22:45:44Z
117-s-5294	117	s	5294	Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-19	2022-12-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]	AZ	D	K000377	1	Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency. The office must address abandoned hardrock mines, including by (1) establishing and annually updating a list of abandoned hardrock mine sites that are prioritized for response actions, and (2) updating every five years an interagency plan to carry out response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.	2023-08-29T17:15:23Z
117-hr-9608	117	hr	9608	Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-16	2022-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.	House	Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]	NY	R	J000020	1	Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act This bill permits the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to construct or improve municipal water treatment facilities to reduce and remove plastic waste, microplastics, and other post-consumer materials from wastewater. That fund provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.	2023-08-28T21:08:06Z
117-hr-9555	117	hr	9555	ZEVs Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-14	2022-12-14	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]	CA	D	L000593	18	Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2022 or the ZEVs Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2035 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2035, the EPA must issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles.	2023-08-25T22:47:52Z
117-s-5263	117	s	5263	Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-14	2022-12-14	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]	OR	D	M001176	1	Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2022 or the ZEVs Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2035 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2035, the EPA must issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles.	2023-08-25T23:00:29Z
117-s-5214	117	s	5214	Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-08	2022-12-08	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]	OR	D	M001176	1	Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from infrastructure used for the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission, and storage of oil and natural gas in the United States.	2023-08-23T18:30:27Z
117-hr-9455	117	hr	9455	Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-07	2022-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]	MN	D	C001119	26	Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season, including by applying the Reid Vapor Pressure requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol.	2023-08-08T22:00:25Z
117-hr-9457	117	hr	9457	Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-07	2022-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]	CA	D	H001068	1	Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2022 This bill establishes greenhouse gas emission reporting and related requirements for certain crypto-asset (e.g., Bitcoin) mining operations.	2023-08-25T00:00:27Z
117-s-5205	117	s	5205	Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-07	2022-12-07	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Senate	Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]	NM	D	L000570	1	Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.	2023-02-24T05:32:31Z
117-s-5210	117	s	5210	Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-07	2022-12-07	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]	MA	D	M000133	1	Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2022 This bill establishes greenhouse gas emission reporting and related requirements for certain crypto-asset (e.g., Bitcoin) mining operations.	2023-08-25T15:15:20Z
117-hr-9372	117	hr	9372	Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-14	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	House	Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]	PA	R	K000376	0	Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act This bill modifies requirements under the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expedite water quality certifications, environmental reviews, endangered species consultations, and make related changes. The bill also establishes requirements to expedite the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.	2023-08-28T21:08:07Z
117-hr-9386	117	hr	9386	Better Data for Cleaner Air Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-01	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]	CA	D	H001090	2	Better Data for Cleaner Air Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to take specified actions related to monitoring and improving air quality, including by implementing a program to administer or conduct emissions measurement and quantification, promulgating regulations related to specified source categories, formulating recommendations on how to expand ambient air monitoring and access to air quality information for certain communities, and deploying not fewer than 1,000 air quality sensors.	2023-07-31T21:00:26Z
117-hr-9388	117	hr	9388	Protecting Communities from Plastics Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-02	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]	CA	D	H001068	17	Protecting Communities from Plastics Act This bill sets forth a variety of requirements and incentives to reduce the production and use of plastics and other petrochemicals, including by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a temporary pause on certain new permits for petrochemical facilities under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.	2023-08-28T17:30:22Z
117-s-5163	117	s	5163	Protecting Communities from Plastics Act	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]	NJ	D	B001288	2	Protecting Communities from Plastics Act This bill sets forth a variety of requirements and incentives to reduce the production and use of plastics and other petrochemicals, including by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a temporary pause on certain new permits for petrochemical facilities under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.	2023-08-29T18:45:24Z
117-s-5165	117	s	5165	Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]	PA	R	T000461	0	Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022 This bill modifies requirements under the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expedite water quality certifications, environmental reviews, endangered species consultations, and make related changes. The bill also establishes requirements to expedite the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.	2023-08-28T22:15:20Z
117-s-5179	117	s	5179	A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]	KS	R	M001198	0	This bill requires congressional approval to list, remove from a list, or change the status of any endangered species or threatened species.	2023-09-11T15:00:24Z
117-s-5180	117	s	5180	Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-12-01	2022-12-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]	MI	D	S000770	1	Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022 This bill establishes a Great Lakes Authority to support economic growth and workforce development, water infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, broadband access, lead abatement, and other initiatives in the Great Lakes region (i.e., Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Ohio and Illinois). The authority must be composed of a cochairperson appointed by the President, a state cochairperson, and the governor of each Great Lakes region state that elects to participate in the authority.	2023-08-23T13:45:20Z
117-hr-9357	117	hr	9357	To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-11-29	2022-11-29	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]	KS	R	M000871	0	This bill requires congressional approval to list, remove from a list, or change the status of any endangered species or threatened species.	2023-08-22T21:15:24Z
117-s-5145	117	s	5145	Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-11-29	2022-11-29	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]	NE	R	F000463	14	Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season, including by applying the Reid Vapor Pressure requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol.	2023-07-31T19:45:19Z
117-hr-9318	117	hr	9318	CREST Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-11-16	2022-11-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.	House	Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]	CA	D	P000608	1	Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022 This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.	2023-08-31T17:15:31Z
117-hr-9255	117	hr	9255	Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act	Environmental Protection	2022-10-31	2022-10-31	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.	House	Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]	OR	D	B001278	8	Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program. Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use appropriated funds for employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state. In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also make in-kind contributions for projects under the program.	2023-07-20T14:30:22Z
117-hr-9230	117	hr	9230	SECURE Act	Environmental Protection	2022-10-25	2022-10-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.	House	Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]	OH	R	J000295	2	State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act This bill increases the authorized appropriations for certain grants to support states, tribes, and territories with developing and implementing underground injection control programs for wells that are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations (i.e., geologic sequestration).	2023-08-22T20:30:26Z
117-hr-9218	117	hr	9218	Cumulative Impacts Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-10-21	2022-10-24	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]	MI	D	T000481	0	Cumulative Impacts Act of 2022 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether issuing or renewing certain permits under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act will have cumulative impacts that will harm the health of the general population, or to any potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation. If the EPA determines that, due to those potential cumulative impacts, there does not exist a reasonable certainty of no harm to the health to such populations, then the EPA must deny the permit application.	2023-09-22T16:00:30Z
117-hconres-113	117	hconres	113	Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".	Environmental Protection	2022-10-14	2022-10-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]	OR	D	D000191	99	This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water Act.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-hr-9106	117	hr	9106	Chincoteague Water Well Replacement Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-30	2022-09-30	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.	House	Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]	VA	D	L000591	0	Chincoteague Water Well Replacement Act This bill authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs associated with the removal, relocation, and replacement of drinking water wells located on NASA property.	2023-08-09T16:45:21Z
117-hr-9108	117	hr	9108	Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-30	2022-09-30	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]	CA	R	M001177	10	Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each determination. The bill states that the term best scientific and commercial data available includes all data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government. Thus, the USFWS and NMFS would no longer consider whether data from those sources are the best scientific and commercial data available. Instead, the data would be automatically deemed the best scientific and commercial data available regardless of the quality of the data. Before making a determination on whether a species is an endangered or threatened species, the USFWS and NMFS must provide affected states with all of the data that is the basis of the determination. The Department of the Interior must also publish and maintain an online searchable database that discloses federal expenditures related to litigation under the ESA.	2023-07-20T14:30:22Z
117-hr-9026	117	hr	9026	Climate Adaptation Plan Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-29	2022-09-30	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.	House	Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]	TX	D	E000299	0	Climate Adaptation Plan Act or the CAP Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award competitive grants to Indian tribes or localities for developing climate adaptation plans (i.e., a framework for measuring, tracking, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adopting climate change adaptation measures).	2023-08-22T20:15:26Z
117-hr-9035	117	hr	9035	Farmers Deserve Notification Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-29	2022-10-28	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.	House	Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]	IN	R	B001307	8	Farmers Deserve Notification Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide at least 270 days advance notice in the Federal Register when a pesticide registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is to be canceled, suspended, or restricted, except in cases where the Scientific Advisory Panel votes to not require the notification period with respect to a pesticide.	2022-12-29T12:48:53Z
117-hr-9078	117	hr	9078	PRIMED Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-29	2022-09-29	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]	MI	D	S001208	5	Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act or the PRIMED Act This bill makes certain mineral production projects and certain actions taken by the Department of Defense eligible for an expedited environmental review by including those projects within the scope of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.	2023-08-22T20:15:26Z
117-sconres-46	117	sconres	46	A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".	Environmental Protection	2022-09-29	2022-11-28	Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.	Senate	Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]	DE	D	C000174	11	This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water Act.	2023-08-22T18:00:31Z
117-hr-8991	117	hr	8991	Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-28	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.	House	Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]	TX	D	J000126	4	Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from infrastructure used for the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission, and storage of oil and natural gas in the United States.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-hr-8992	117	hr	8992	Methane Super-Emitter Strategy Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-28	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.	House	Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]	VA	D	B001292	3	Methane Super-Emitter Strategy Act of 2022 This bill requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop a science-based strategy to assess, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the use of present and future greenhouse gas monitoring and detection capabilities.	2023-07-14T14:15:36Z
117-hr-8993	117	hr	8993	Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-28	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.	House	Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]	IL	D	C001117	3	Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research consortium and a technical assistance program for states, localities, or for-profit entities to develop technologies, methods, and strategies to detect and mitigate methane emissions.	2023-08-22T19:45:23Z
117-hr-9006	117	hr	9006	To establish deadlines for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete certain environmental reviews, to establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-10-28	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	House	Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]	NM	R	H001084	1	This bill establishes deadlines by which the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior must complete certain environmental reviews and environmental impact statements required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. It also modifies maximum terms for and other aspects related to certain rights-of-way on federal lands.	2023-08-22T19:45:23Z
117-hr-9012	117	hr	9012	Stay Off My Line Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-28	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]	IA	R	M001215	1	Stay Off My Line Act This bill excludes from major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 projects that neither involve federal lands nor federal control or responsibility.	2023-08-16T21:15:19Z
117-hr-9025	117	hr	9025	Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-10-28	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	House	Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]	CA	R	V000129	1	Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to use a previously completed environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a proposed transmission, pipeline, or renewable energy facility project if the proposed project is substantially the same as one addressed in the previous assessment or statement.	2023-08-22T20:00:33Z
117-hres-1398	117	hres	1398	Supporting the designation of the week beginning September 25, 2022, as "National Source Water Protection Week".	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.	House	Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]	IA	D	A000378	5	This resolution supports the designation of National Source Water Protection Week.	2023-09-08T19:00:30Z
117-sres-807	117	sres	807	A resolution designating November 5, 2022, as "National Bison Day".	Environmental Protection	2022-09-28	2022-09-28	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5164-5165; text: CR S5231)	Senate	Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]	ND	R	H001061	14	This resolution designates November 5, 2022, as National Bison Day.	2022-11-01T04:18:35Z
117-hr-8965	117	hr	8965	Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-22	2022-09-23	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]	OH	R	J000295	2	Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise expands a program for addressing invasive species with adverse effects on water quality, water quantity, or ecosystems.	2023-08-16T21:00:25Z
117-hr-8966	117	hr	8966	START Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-22	2022-10-28	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	House	Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]	PA	R	K000376	0	Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act or the START Act This bill sets forth a variety of provisions to expedite the environmental review of energy projects.	2023-08-25T22:47:52Z
117-s-4903	117	s	4903	Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-21	2022-09-21	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Senate	Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]	WA	D	M001111	0	Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill revises and reauthorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region.	2023-08-25T22:47:51Z
117-sres-779	117	sres	779	A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as "National Estuaries Week".	Environmental Protection	2022-09-20	2022-09-20	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4878; text: CR S4860)	Senate	Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]	RI	D	W000802	22	This resolution designates the week of September 17-September 24, 2022, as National Estuaries Week.	2022-11-01T04:18:04Z
117-s-4883	117	s	4883	Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-19	2022-09-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4823)	Senate	Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]	HI	D	H001042	0	Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements to research and control the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death, which has killed more than a million native trees in Hawaii.	2023-08-28T17:00:32Z
117-s-4884	117	s	4884	Natural Infrastructure Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-19	2022-09-29	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]	HI	D	H001042	0	Natural Infrastructure Act of 2022 This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to coordinate with the Forest Service on a program that supports the development and dissemination of research concerning natural infrastructure (i.e., constructed landscape features and systems that employ nature-based solutions that promote, use, restore, or emulate natural ecological processes). The USGS must also annually assess the costs and effectiveness of natural infrastructure projects.	2023-08-25T22:47:59Z
117-hres-1358	117	hres	1358	Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as "National Estuaries Week".	Environmental Protection	2022-09-15	2022-09-15	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]	FL	R	P000599	8	This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Estuaries Week.	2023-09-25T16:00:31Z
117-s-4850	117	s	4850	A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-09-14	2022-09-14	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]	SD	R	T000250	1	This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using funding for monitoring methane emissions provided under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to monitor methane emissions from livestock.	2023-08-22T14:45:31Z
117-s-4833	117	s	4833	Save Our Sequoias Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-13	2022-09-29	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]	CA	D	F000062	1	Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior and the National Forest System to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.	2023-08-30T00:45:21Z
117-s-4815	117	s	4815	START Act	Environmental Protection	2022-09-12	2022-09-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]	WV	R	C001047	46	Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act or the START Act This bill sets forth a variety of provisions to expedite the environmental review of energy projects, such as the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.	2023-08-25T22:47:52Z
117-s-4819	117	s	4819	Lead by Example Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-12	2022-09-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]	IA	R	E000295	0	Lead by Example Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to set all thermostats in their respective headquarters to at least 78 degrees Fahrenheit when air conditioning is being used.	2023-08-15T14:00:26Z
117-hr-8773	117	hr	8773	Revoking Engine and Vehicle Requirements Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-09-06	2022-09-07	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.	House	Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]	CA	R	L000578	5	Revoking Engine and Vehicle Requirements Act of 2022 This bill amends the Clean Air Act by repealing the provision that authorizes states (i.e., California) to be waived from the prohibition against adopting or attempting to enforce emission control standards on new motor vehicles.	2023-08-24T22:45:20Z
117-hr-8749	117	hr	8749	Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-08-26	2022-08-26	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]	TX	R	P000048	21	Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022 This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.	2023-08-16T20:30:22Z
117-s-4774	117	s	4774	EASE Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-08-04	2022-08-04	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]	KY	R	P000603	0	Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022 This bill revises the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to provide for the year-round sale of ethanol-gasoline fuel blends that contain more than 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol. RVP is a metric of gasoline volatility (i.e., how quickly fuel evaporates into the atmosphere). Current law prohibits the sale of gasoline that exceed certain RVP limits during the high ozone season (i.e., the summer months). However, current law provides waivers from this requirement, including a waiver that gives certain ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol a higher RVP limit under certain conditions. This bill expands the waiver to include ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing more than 10% of such ethanol, thus allowing year-round sales of such fuel blends.	2022-12-29T19:18:37Z
117-s-4711	117	s	4711	First Respondersâ Equipment Access Act	Environmental Protection	2022-08-02	2022-08-02	Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]	NC	R	T000476	0	First Responders' Equipment Access Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to exempt from emission standards engines and equipment of certain marine vessels that are owned by emergency response or public safety agencies with responsibility for domestic response or homeland security activities.	2023-08-16T19:30:25Z
117-hr-8551	117	hr	8551	Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-28	2022-07-28	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]	VA	D	M001200	7	Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2022 This bill addresses air quality monitoring technology, including by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to update its Air Sensor Toolbox with specified information and establish an Air Quality Technology Working Group to report on air quality monitoring systems. The Government Accountability Office must inventory national air quality monitoring infrastructure by documenting specified elements, such as locations and populations near such monitors.	2023-09-22T16:00:30Z
117-hr-8556	117	hr	8556	Build More Pipelines Act	Environmental Protection	2022-07-28	2022-07-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]	NC	R	B001305	2	Build More Pipelines Act The bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on July 13, 2020, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, an applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct an activity that may result in any discharge into navigable waters must also obtain a certification—or waiver of such certification—from a relevant state, intrastate agency, or Indian tribe that the proposed activity will not violate certain water quality requirements of the state or Indian tribe. The rule revised existing regulations, including by limiting the scope of the certification review process as well as the time frame for a state, interstate agency, or Indian tribe to issue a certification.	2023-01-11T13:50:17Z
117-s-4683	117	s	4683	Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act	Environmental Protection	2022-07-28	2022-07-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]	OH	R	P000449	1	Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise expands a program for addressing invasive species with adverse effects on water quality, water quantity, or ecosystems.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-s-4639	117	s	4639	North American Grasslands Conservation Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-27	2022-07-27	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]	OR	D	W000779	2	North American Grasslands Conservation Act of 2022 This bill sets forth requirements to establish councils, a conservation strategy, and programs to conserve and restore grasslands in North America, such as a grant program to support voluntary grasslands conservation projects.	2023-08-22T14:30:30Z
117-hr-8455	117	hr	8455	Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-21	2022-07-21	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]	CA	D	C001112	2	Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program. Under the program, Commerce must (1) assist coastal states with voluntarily developing coastal climate change adaptation plans, and (2) provide financial and technical assistance as well as training for coastal states to implement the adaptation plans.	2022-12-29T18:18:46Z
117-hres-1235	117	hres	1235	Recognizing the importance of engagement with the Latino community to get into the outdoors and participate in activities to protect United States natural resources, and expressing support for the designation of the third week of July as "Latino Conservation Week".	Environmental Protection	2022-07-20	2022-07-20	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]	CA	D	B001300	14	This resolution supports the designation of Latino Conservation Week.	2023-09-08T18:15:20Z
117-hjres-91	117	hjres	91	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".	Environmental Protection	2022-07-19	2022-07-19	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]	LA	R	G000577	26	This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.	2022-12-29T17:48:31Z
117-hr-8418	117	hr	8418	One Federal Decision Act 1.3	Environmental Protection	2022-07-19	2022-07-20	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.	House	Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]	IL	R	D000619	0	One Federal Decision Act 1.3 This bill requires, to the greatest extent feasible, the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct efficient environmental reviews for port infrastructure projects, pipeline projects, and airport or aviation projects that require DOT's approval under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In addition, DOT must maintain and publish a database concerning such projects that are categorically excluded from NEPA requirements.	2023-08-22T14:30:30Z
117-hr-8426	117	hr	8426	Nogales Wastewater Improvement Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-19	2022-07-20	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Grijalva, RaÃºl M. [D-AZ-3]	AZ	D	G000551	1	Nogales Wastewater Improvement Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements to address wastewater from the International Outfall Interceptor, which is a pipeline that carries wastewater from the United States-Mexico border to the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant, which is located in Rio Rico, Arizona, treats sewage and wastewater originating from Nogales, Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona. The bill transfers the ownership, operations, and maintenance of the pipeline from the city of Nogales, Arizona, to the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission. The commission must construct, operate, and maintain a debris screen at the pipeline's Manhole One for intercepting debris and drugs coming into the United States from Nogales, Mexico. The bill also limits the portion of the costs that the city of Nogales, Arizona, must pay for the Nogales sanitation project.	2023-09-22T16:00:29Z
117-s-4548	117	s	4548	Nogales Wastewater Improvement Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-19	2022-07-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Senate	Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]	AZ	D	S001191	1	Nogales Wastewater Improvement Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements to address wastewater from the International Outfall Interceptor, which is a pipeline that carries wastewater from the United States-Mexico border to the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant, which is located in Rio Rico, Arizona, treats sewage and wastewater originating from Nogales, Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona. The bill transfers the ownership, operations, and maintenance of the pipeline from the city of Nogales, Arizona, to the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission. The commission must construct, operate, and maintain a debris screen at the pipeline's Manhole One for intercepting debris and drugs coming into the United States from Nogales, Mexico. The bill also limits the portion of the costs that the city of Nogales, Arizona, must pay for the Nogales sanitation project.	2023-09-22T16:00:30Z
117-s-4559	117	s	4559	SUPER Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-19	2022-07-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Senate	Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]	PA	D	C001070	0	Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction Act of 2022 or the SUPER Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production of iron, steel, and steel mill products. Specifically, DOE must establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced tools, technologies, and methods for low-emissions steel manufacturing. In carrying out the program and in collaboration with industry partners, institutions of higher education, and its national laboratories, DOE must support an initiative for the demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing.	2022-12-29T18:48:40Z
117-hr-8395	117	hr	8395	EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-15	2022-07-15	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]	NY	D	O000172	28	EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022 This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.	2023-01-31T04:45:29Z
117-hr-8352	117	hr	8352	Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-13	2022-07-13	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]	DE	D	B001303	16	Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to take specified actions related to monitoring and improving air quality, including by implementing a program to administer or conduct emissions measurement and quantification, promulgating regulations related to specified source categories, and deploying not fewer than 1,000 air quality sensors.	2023-03-08T19:58:48Z
117-sjres-55	117	sjres	55	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".	Environmental Protection	2022-07-13	2022-09-21	Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.	Senate	Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]	AK	R	S001198	49	This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.	2022-12-29T19:18:37Z
117-hr-8336	117	hr	8336	Clean Shipping Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-12	2022-07-12	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]	CA	D	L000579	16	Clean Shipping Act of 2022 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require vessels on certain commercial voyages to comply with standards for the carbon intensity of the vessel's fuel on a specified schedule, with vessels on such voyages utilizing 100% less than the carbon intensity baseline by 2040 and beyond. Additionally, the EPA must promulgate and continually revise standards to eliminate emissions of specified greenhouse gases and air pollutants associated with vessels at anchorage or at berth in the contiguous zone of the United States.	2023-09-15T20:59:14Z
117-hr-8337	117	hr	8337	Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act	Environmental Protection	2022-07-12	2022-07-12	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]	OK	R	L000491	6	Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research initiative to evaluate carbon sequestration.	2023-08-15T17:15:19Z
117-s-4510	117	s	4510	Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-07-12	2022-07-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]	IL	D	D000622	6	Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to take specified actions related to monitoring and improving air quality, including by implementing a program to administer or conduct emissions measurement and quantification, promulgating regulations related to specified source categories, and deploying not fewer than 1,000 air quality sensors.	2023-03-08T20:12:22Z
117-hr-8310	117	hr	8310	Well Primacy Certainty Act	Environmental Protection	2022-07-07	2022-07-07	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]	WV	R	M001180	0	Well Primacy Certainty Act This bill modifies various aspects of the process for approving applications from states to carry out underground injection control programs. The modifications include, for example, deeming that an application is approved if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to make a decision within the existing 90-day timeframe and requiring the EPA to undertake efforts to coordinate with states concerning their applications.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-sres-697	117	sres	697	A resolution designating July 2022 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".	Environmental Protection	2022-06-23	2022-06-23	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3167)	Senate	Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]	OR	D	M001176	1	This resolution designates July 2022 as Plastic Pollution Action Month.	2022-12-29T17:48:32Z
117-hr-8168	117	hr	8168	Save Our Sequoias Act	Environmental Protection	2022-06-22	2022-08-03	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	House	Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]	CA	R	M001165	50	Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.	2023-08-30T00:15:22Z
117-hr-8183	117	hr	8183	Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-06-22	2022-06-30	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	House	Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]	WV	R	M001180	3	Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot grant program for improving recycling accessibility in communities. The EPA may award grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or public-private partnerships.	2023-03-08T19:58:48Z
117-hr-8136	117	hr	8136	To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species.	Environmental Protection	2022-06-16	2022-06-16	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]	MN	R	S001212	5	This bill authorizes protective regulations for conserving species that are listed as endangered.	2023-08-16T18:45:18Z
117-hr-8138	117	hr	8138	Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-06-16	2022-06-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]	VT	D	W000800	0	Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2033 the Lake Champlain Basin Program, which supports restoration and protection efforts for Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed located in New York, Vermont, and Quebec.	2023-08-24T22:00:39Z
117-s-4415	117	s	4415	Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-06-16	2022-06-16	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]	VT	D	L000174	3	Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2033 the Lake Champlain Basin Program, which supports restoration and protection efforts for Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed located in New York, Vermont, and Quebec.	2023-08-24T21:00:27Z
117-s-4420	117	s	4420	CREST Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-06-16	2022-12-01	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]	ME	R	C001035	3	Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022 This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.	2023-08-25T22:47:58Z
117-hr-8059	117	hr	8059	Recycling and Composting Accountability Act	Environmental Protection	2022-06-14	2022-06-30	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	House	Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]	CO	D	N000191	14	Recycling and Composting Accountability Act This bill establishes data collection and reporting requirements concerning recycling and composting programs. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must report on the capability of the United States to implement a national composting strategy for compostable materials in order to reduce contamination rates for recycling.	2023-03-08T19:58:48Z
117-hr-8013	117	hr	8013	REMOVE Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-06-09	2022-06-09	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]	NH	D	K000382	1	Removing Emissions to Mend Our Vulnerable Earth Act of 2022 or the REMOVE Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the Department of Energy to plan and oversee efforts to (1) remove carbon dioxide from the air or ocean, and (2) store such carbon.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-hres-1158	117	hres	1158	Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources.	Environmental Protection	2022-06-08	2022-06-08	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]	OR	D	B001278	11	This resolution recognizes World Oceans Day and affirms the individual and collective duty, both nationally and internationally, to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources. It also expresses commitment to increasing the investment of federal funds into scientific research and monitoring to better understand the changing oceans, empower the federal government to address and mitigate the effects of the changing climate, and accomplish the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.	2022-12-29T17:33:55Z
117-hr-7937	117	hr	7937	RENEW Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act	Environmental Protection	2022-06-03	2022-06-09	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	House	Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]	PA	D	L000588	1	Revitalize, Enhance, and Nurture in Expanded Ways Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act or the RENEW Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act This bill authorizes grants for states and Indian tribes to carry out reclamation projects on mining sites if there is a shortfall between the actual cost of reclamation and the value of any performance bonds forfeited by coal mining operators. The bill also phases out certain cost-sharing requirements for existing grants that support the development of state and tribal programs for regulating surface mining and reclamation. Current law requires mining operators to reclaim land affected by their operations and demonstrate, through a performance bond, that they have adequate financial resources to carry out the reclamation. If the operator fails to complete the reclamation, the bond is forfeited to the state or tribal regulatory authority to cover reclamation costs.	2023-08-31T17:30:32Z
117-hr-7879	117	hr	7879	To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-05-27	2022-05-27	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]	MO	D	B001224	0	This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on efforts to reduce health impacts from radiological contamination near Coldwater Creek in Missouri. The GAO must install signage to inform residents and visitors of potential exposure risks in the areas where remediation efforts have not been completed.	2023-08-15T12:45:23Z
117-hr-7897	117	hr	7897	PFAS Reference Standards Act	Environmental Protection	2022-05-27	2022-05-27	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]	MD	D	S001168	8	PFAS Reference Standards Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to require manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, to submit an analytical reference standard for each PFAS it has manufactured since ten years prior to the enactment of this bill.	2023-08-20T22:30:24Z
117-s-4321	117	s	4321	Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act	Environmental Protection	2022-05-26	2022-12-23	Held at the desk.	Senate	Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]	AK	R	S001198	3	Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program. Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use appropriated funds for employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state. In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes. The bill also requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approve appointments to the foundation's board of directors. NOAA may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also make in-kind contributions for projects under the program.	2023-11-09T21:28:54Z
117-hr-7870	117	hr	7870	To include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-05-24	2022-05-24	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]	TX	R	M001157	4	This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.	2023-03-09T17:47:08Z
117-hr-7861	117	hr	7861	Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act	Environmental Protection	2022-05-20	2022-05-23	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]	CA	D	L000579	12	Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.	2022-12-30T00:04:01Z
117-hr-7847	117	hr	7847	Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-19	2022-05-19	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]	CA	D	M001166	17	Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022 This bill establishes multiple grants that support activities to incentivize efficient water use by customers of public water systems, reduce water losses and leaks in water systems, and promote the adoption of water-efficient plumbing codes.	2023-08-22T14:30:29Z
117-s-4279	117	s	4279	Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-19	2022-05-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]	CA	D	P000145	1	Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022 This bill establishes multiple grants that support activities to incentivize efficient water use by customers of public water systems, reduce water losses and leaks in water systems, and promote the adoption of water-efficient plumbing codes.	2023-08-22T14:30:28Z
117-s-4280	117	s	4280	Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-19	2022-07-28	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]	DE	D	C001088	1	Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Energy to remove and permanently store, as is economically feasible, specified amounts of carbon dioxide on a specified schedule, culminating in 10 million net metric tons of carbon dioxide removal for FY2035 and each fiscal year thereafter.	2023-08-31T17:30:34Z
117-hr-7810	117	hr	7810	Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-18	2022-05-18	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]	OR	D	B001278	5	Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 This bill generally prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos and requires the Environmental Protection Agency to publicize the prohibition and provide assistance to those who must comply with the prohibition.	2023-08-31T17:30:32Z
117-s-4244	117	s	4244	Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-18	2022-06-09	Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-472.	Senate	Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]	OR	D	M001176	0	Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 This bill generally prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos and requires the Environmental Protection Agency to publicize the prohibition and provide assistance to those who must comply with the prohibition.	2023-08-31T17:30:34Z
117-hr-7797	117	hr	7797	To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a study relating to projects to restore the Florida Central Gulf Coastal Shellfish and Seagrass habitat, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-05-17	2022-05-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]	FL	R	B001260	0	This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study and report on the Engineer Research and Development Center's projects and activities to restore the Florida central gulf coastal shellfish and seagrass habitat.	2023-08-15T12:45:23Z
117-hr-7766	117	hr	7766	Trust the Science Act	Environmental Protection	2022-05-13	2022-05-13	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]	CO	R	B000825	20	Trust the Science Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to reissue the final rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and published on November 3, 2020. The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list. However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the rule on February 10, 2022. As a result, the gray wolf reattained the protection status it had prior to the rule's promulgation. The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.	2023-06-22T03:45:56Z
117-hr-7771	117	hr	7771	To require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study analyzing the cost to permit applicants and permit holders of complying with sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.	Environmental Protection	2022-05-13	2022-05-16	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]	NC	R	R000603	0	This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to study compliance costs for applicants and holders of certain permits for the discharge of pollutants or dredged or fill materials into waters.	2023-08-15T12:30:25Z
117-hr-7752	117	hr	7752	Plant Biostimulant Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-12	2022-06-08	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.	House	Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]	CA	D	P000613	5	Plant Biostimulant Act of 2022 This bill excludes plant biostimulants (i.e., a substance, micro-organism, or mixture thereof that supports a plant's natural processes independently of the biostimulant's nutrient content) from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to study the types of plant biostimulants and practices of plant biostimulant use that best achieve certain results, such as increasing organic matter content.	2023-01-31T04:45:28Z
117-hr-7722	117	hr	7722	Unleashing American Resources Act	Environmental Protection	2022-05-11	2022-05-11	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]	AZ	R	L000589	0	Unleashing American Resources Act This bill directs the Forest Service to reissue the final environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange (a copper mining project in Arizona) that was withdrawn on March 5, 2021. The bill also specifies that the reissued statement meets certain environmental requirements.	2023-08-16T15:15:19Z
117-hr-7731	117	hr	7731	Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-11	2022-05-11	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]	GA	R	S001189	5	Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022 This bill requires information to be provided to the public about the risks associated with the improper use of gasoline containing 15% ethanol by volume, commonly known as E 15 fuel, in certain vehicles, engines, and equipment. Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E 15 fuel, including by requiring the labels of such fuel pumps to include additional details. The labels must include warning information about vehicles, engines, and equipment (e.g., boats, lawn mowers, chain saws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles) that are prohibited from using E 15. In addition, the EPA must implement a public education campaign concerning the risks associated with the improper use of E 15 fuel in such vehicles, engines, and equipment. The EPA must also withdraw the proposed rule titled E 15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks.	2022-12-30T00:04:05Z
117-hr-7696	117	hr	7696	Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022	Environmental Protection	2022-05-10	2022-05-11	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]	NH	D	P000614	27	Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to develop requirements to (1) limit the discharge of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into certain waters of the United States, and (2) publish human health water quality criteria for PFAS. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.	2023-08-20T22:30:24Z

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