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September 5, 2023
Highlights:
Both chambers of Congress moved annual appropriations bills forward before breaking for August recess. In the House, two bills allocating funding for environmental (H.R.4821) and transportation, housing, and urban development (H.R.4820) agencies for 2024 were reported out of Committee. A third bill (H.R.4366) allocating agency funding for veterans passed the full House. Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Appropriations was able to pass all 12 of its annual appropriations bills to the Senate floor before recess with vast bipartisan support.
Over the Congressional recess, members of the House introduced two bills advancing agricultural research. The Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023 (H.R.5199), introduced by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), would reauthorize the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act of 2023 (H.R.5160), introduced by Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), would require the Department of Agriculture to conduct research around the measurement, monitoring, and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration in agricultural practices. To learn more about innovations in agricultural research and technology, RSVP to EESI’s latest Farm Bill in Focus Congressional briefing, Climate-Smart Research for the Farms of the Future.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced the Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy (CHARGE) Act of 2023 (H.R.5154). The bill, which received widespread democratic support, would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to draft regulations around renewable energy grid and transmission planning, particularly in regards to rural and underserved areas.
August 29, 2023
Bills Introduced:
H.R.5296 Fair Credit for Farmers Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/29/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.5315 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee investments that will open new markets for forest owners in rural areas of the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/29/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
August 25, 2023
Other Committee Actions:
H.R.886 Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources Committee Meetings: 05/23/23 10:00AM 05/17/23 10:00AM 03/23/23 10:15AM Committee Reports: H. Rept. 118-167 Latest Action: House - 08/25/2023 House Committee on Natural Resources Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 30, 2023.
August 22, 2023
H.R.5246 National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.5250 - Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.5252 EQIP Improvement Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.5257 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
August 15, 2023
H.R.5204 Climate Adaptation Plan Act Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 08/15/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.5205 Coastal Fellowships Act Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 08/15/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
August 11, 2023
H.R.5191 Renewable Energy for U.S. Territories Act Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Committees: House - Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology Latest Action: House - 08/11/2023 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
H.R.5199 Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/11/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
August 4, 2023
H.R.5154 CHARGE Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 08/04/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.5160 Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act of 2023 Sponsor: Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 08/04/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
August 1, 2023
H.R.5097 Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Committees: House - Agriculture; Education and the Workforce Latest Action: House - 08/01/2023 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
H.R.5103 FISHES Act Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 08/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.5115 INSPECT Act Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 08/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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