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December 20, 2019
From December 6th-17th, forty-eight bills were referred to committee to address environmental and energy issues. In addition to the introduction of environmentally relevant legislation, Senate committees approved twenty-five and House committees approved two. Seven bill passed the House.
This week, Congress focused on renewable energy. H.R.5374, H.R.5375, and S.2657 would expand research and create energy credits for thermal energy. S.2668 would establish a program for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, and S.2508 and S.876 relate to energy jobs.
Congress also presented bills on reducing greenhouse gases. H.R.5435 would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief of the United States Forest Service to meet certain targets for the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases, H.R.5354 would require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and H.R.5450 would require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircrafts.
The 116th Congress has covered a lot of ground, and the best way to keep up to date is to see the bills for yourself. EESI has curated bills most relevant to energy, environment, and climate topics.
House
Referred to Committee:
H.R.5445 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
H.R.5450 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (16)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.5454 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to actions for eminent domain by holders of certificates of public convenience and necessity, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
H.R.5457 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on fuel based on the carbon content of such fuel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
H.R.5458 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.5459 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
H.R.5465 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To provide technical and financial support for the completion of the Interstate 11 environmental impact statement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
H.R.5467 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to increase transparency, to support regulatory certainty, and to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.5428 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct Federal research on grid modernization and security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (Introduced 12/13/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.R.5409 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax credits for energy storage technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.5416 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To establish a National Climate Bank.
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; Ways and Means; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure
H.R.5420 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To establish the Pullman National Historical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.Res.762 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Recognizing the 4th anniversary of the adoption of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (62)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce
H.R.5390 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (Introduced 12/11/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
H.R.5391 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To establish a voluntary program that strengthens the economy, public health, and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from wood heaters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] (Introduced 12/11/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.R.5393 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the incentives for electric vehicles, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (Introduced 12/11/2019) Cosponsors: (30)
H.R.5398 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (Introduced 12/11/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources
H.R.5374 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To establish and support advanced geothermal research and development programs at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (Introduced 12/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology; Education and Labor
H.R.5375 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the energy credit for certain ocean thermal energy equipment.
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (Introduced 12/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.R.5361 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To improve and coordinate interagency Federal actions and provide assistance to States for responding to public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] (Introduced 12/09/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.5362 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize spittlebug research and extension grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (Introduced 12/09/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Agriculture
H.R.5366 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Secretary of the Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants supporting research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (Introduced 12/09/2019) Cosponsors: (2)
H.R.5434 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide an exemption from certain antitampering provisions for certain actions for modifying a motor vehicle that is not legal for operation on a street or highway and is to be used solely for competition, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (6)
H.R.5435 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief of the United States Forest Service to meet certain targets for the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Education and Labor
H.R.5436 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.5441 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area.
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.R.5334 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the FAST Act to authorize appropriations for the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
H.R.5335 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish or designate the Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to facilitate a voluntary streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.5340 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Hazel M. Johnson, in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the environmental justice movement.
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Financial Services; Foreign Affairs
H.R.5341 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to citizen suits and the specification of disposal sites, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (30)
H.R.5347 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to close gaps in access to safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce
H.R.5354 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (Introduced 12/06/2019) Cosponsors: (4)
Passed Committee:
H.R.1620 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (Introduced 03/07/2019) Cosponsors: (19)
H.R.2548 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (Introduced 05/07/2019) Cosponsors: (17)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services
Passed House:
H.R.722 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Miracle Mountain Designation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] (Introduced 01/23/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
H.R.4719 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (Introduced 10/17/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
H.R.3669 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] (Introduced 07/10/2019) Cosponsors: (9)
Committees: House - Homeland Security
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-308
H.R.729 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (Introduced 01/23/2019) Cosponsors: (14)
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-283
H.Res.748 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 729) to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (Introduced 12/09/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Rules
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-330
S.50 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 01/08/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate - Indian Affairs
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 116-7
S.216 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (Introduced 01/24/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate - Indian Affairs | House - Natural Resources
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 116-4
Senate
S.3062 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
S.3068 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
S.3069 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.
S.3075 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S.3076 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
An original bill to release a federal reversionary interest in Chester County, Tennessee, to manage certain Federal land in Bath County, Virginia.
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
S.3077 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to provide technical and financial support for the completion of the Interstate 11 environmental impact statement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] (Introduced 12/17/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
S.3056 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (8)
S.3060 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] (Introduced 12/16/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
S.3032 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for transfers of the renewable electricity production credit, the energy credit, and the credit for carbon oxide sequestration.
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Finance
S.3044 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
S.3046 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a program to provide grants and loan guarantees to improve the energy efficiency of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 12/12/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
S.3047 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other purposes.
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