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January 5, 2023
Highlights:
This year’s omnibus appropriations bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R.2617), was signed by President Biden last week. The bill includes increased funding from fiscal year 2022 levels for several environmental offices, including an additional $576 million for the Environmental Protection Agency, an additional $210 million for the National Park Service and an additional $260 million for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
In addition, President Biden signed the FLOODS Act (P.L. 117-316), which directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to invest in programs and partnerships to better predict and communicate flood, tornado, and hurricane events.
Meanwhile, the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-318) also became law. The bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey to develop a monitoring program for saline lake ecosystems and wildlife in the Great Basin States, which include Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and California.
December 30, 2022
Senate
There was no environmental or energy-related activity in the Senate.
House
Committee Action
H.R. 1492
Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce
Committee Meetings: 04/28/21 11:00AM 03/09/21 12:00PM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
H.R. 1546
Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources
Committee Meetings: 02/16/22 10:00AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-675, Part I.
H.R. 2021
Environmental Justice for All Act
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources; Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture; Education and Labor
Committee Meetings: 07/27/22 9:30AM 04/15/21 10:30AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I.
H.R. 2348
Advancing Conservation and Education Act
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Committee Meetings: 05/05/21 11:00AM 04/28/21 11:00AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 492.
H.R. 2780
Insular Area Climate Change Act
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology
Committee Meetings: 07/14/21 11:00AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
H.R. 3681
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Committee Meetings: 12/08/22 10:00AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
H.R. 3764
Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; House Administration; Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs; Armed Services
Committee Meetings: 07/14/21 11:00AM 06/22/21 3:00PM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
H.R. 4690
Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Committee Meetings: 09/29/22 10:00AM 09/21/22 10:00AM
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
H.R. 6032
Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
H.R. 6964
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.
H.R. 7918
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
H.R. 8115
Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Latest Action: House - 12/30/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
December 29, 2022
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate.
Became Law
H.R. 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Committees: House - Oversight and Reform | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Meetings: 11/03/21 10:30AM 05/25/21 2:00PM
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 117-164
Committee Prints: H.Prt. 117-73
Latest Action: 12/29/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-328.
December 28, 2022
Presented to President
S. 1942
National Heritage Area Act
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Committee Meetings: 05/03/22 10:00AM 10/06/21 10:00AM
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 117-156
Latest Action: 12/28/2022 Presented to President.
S. 3168
A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Committees: Senate - Indian Affairs
Committee Meetings: 11/16/22 2:30PM 03/23/22 2:30PM
S. 3308
Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022
S. 3773
A bill to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Committee Meetings: 05/18/22 3:00PM 03/23/22 2:30PM
S. 4104
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Committee Meetings: 11/16/22 2:30PM 07/20/22 2:30PM
S. 4439
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Committee Meetings: 12/14/22 2:30PM 07/20/22 2:30PM
S. 5168
Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
S. 5328
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
H.R. 897
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Committees: House - Natural Resources | Senate - Indian Affairs
Committee Meetings: 10/13/21 10:00AM
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 117-194
H.R. 1154
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources | Senate - Environment and Public Works
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 117-104
December 27, 2022
S.558
FLOODS Act
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Meetings: 04/28/21 10:00AM
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-316.
S.1466
Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-318.
H.R. 6427
Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-296.
H.R. 478
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-267.
H.R. 4881
Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act
Committee Meetings: 04/06/22 3:00PM 11/17/21 2:30PM 10/13/21 10:00AM Committee Report: S. Rept. 117-127; H. Rept. 117-166
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-275.
H.R.5973
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 117-298
Latest Action: 12/27/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-287.
December 26, 2022
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the House
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