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April 11, 2023
Highlights:
The Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023 (H.R.1495) was introduced in the House with bipartisan cosponsorship. The bill would create a program that loans funds for producers to purchase precision agriculture equipment, which includes technology like GPS mapping, crop and soil sensors, and the Internet of Things. Precision agriculture has the power to yield climate and economic benefits for producers by allowing them to make their operations more efficient, such as by helping calibrate usage of inputs like fertilizers, pesticides, and water.
The Free to Grow Act of 2023 (H.R.1428) was also introduced in the House with bipartisan cosponsorship. The bill would repeal previous legislation that prohibited people with felony drug convictions from growing hemp. Hemp’s potential as an environmentally-friendly input for products like paper, textiles, fuel, and building materials have made it a hot topic in the upcoming Farm Bill. EESI summarized the climate and environmental takeaways of the House Agriculture Committee’s hearing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Production Plan. For more on agricultural policy ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill, check out EESI’s Farm Bill page.
April 7, 2023
Senate
There was no environmental or energy-related activity in the Senate.
House
Committee Action:
H.R.2504
To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Mast, Brian J. [Rep.-R-FL-21]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 04/07/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R.2505
To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures, and for other purposes.
April 6, 2023
H.R.2487
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consider nuclear power to be a green source of energy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Donalds, Byron [Rep.-R-FL-19]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 04/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.2488
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make advanced nuclear facilities eligible for the qualifying advanced energy project credit.
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 04/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Latest Action: House - 04/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 04/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.2520
To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program to award competitive grants to eligible entities to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Ruiz, Raul [Rep.-D-CA-25]
Committees: House - Education and the Workforce
Latest Action: House - 04/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R.2521
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to assistance for disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.
H.J.Res.53
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards".
Sponsor: Nehls, Troy E. [Rep.-R-TX-22]
April 5, 2023
H.R. 1495
Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023
Sponsor: Feenstra, Randy [Rep.-R-IA-4]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 04/05/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
H.R.1527
SOAR Act
Sponsor: Curtis, John R. [Rep.-R-UT-3]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 04/05/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
H.R.1567
ACRES Act
Sponsor: Tiffany, Thomas P. [Rep.-R-WI-7]
H.R.1586
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Sponsor: LaMalfa, Doug [Rep.-R-CA-1]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Agriculture
April 4, 2023
H.R.1274
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
Sponsor: Amodei, Mark E. [Rep.-R-NV-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 04/04/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
H.R.1290
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Finstad, Brad [Rep.-R-MN-1]
Latest Action: House - 04/04/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
H.R.1319
Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2]
H.R.1362
Saving America’s Energy Future Act
Sponsor: Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11]
H.R.1380
Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act
H.R.1426
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023
Sponsor: Tokuda, Jill N. [Rep.-D-HI-2]
Latest Action: House - 04/04/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
H.R.1428
Free to Grow Act of 2023
Sponsor: Trone, David J. [Rep.-D-MD-6]
Latest Action: House - 04/04/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
April 3, 2023
H.R.2459
To establish a competitive grant program to support the conservation and recovery of native plant and animal species in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Case, Ed [Rep.-D-HI-1]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 04/03/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources
H.R.2468
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4]
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