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February 6, 2023
Highlights:
There were a number of bills introduced last week relating to reducing food waste. S.179 and H.R.651 would designate and provide funding for composting as a conservation practice, while S.177 and H.R.652 would provide grants for food waste reduction. EESI’s Reducing Emissions by Reducing Food Waste briefing provides a deep dive into federal policy for fighting food waste.
Forest restoration was another key topic of legislation introduced in Congress last week. S.188 would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to undertake large-scale forest restoration projects to reduce wildfire risks. Another bill introduced last week, S.202, would reauthorize the USDA’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.
February 3, 2023
Senate
There was no environmental or energy-related activity in the Senate.
House
Committee Action
H.R.797
To place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Khanna, Ro [Rep.-D-CA-17]
Committees: House - Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 02/03/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
H.R.812
To repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Sponsor: Ogles, Andrew [Rep.-R-TN-5]
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Natural Resources; Financial Services; Science, Space, and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure; Oversight and Accountability
Latest Action: House - 02/03/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
H.J.Res27
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
Sponsor: Graves, Sam [Rep.-R-MO-6]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 02/03/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
February 2, 2023
S.228
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Fischer, Deb [Sen.-R-NE]
Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Action: Senate - 02/02/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.231
A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.
S.235
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide that consumer room air cleaners are covered products to which certain energy conservation standards apply, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [Sen.-D-NH]
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Action: Senate - 02/02/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.244
A bill to prohibit any rule or guidance that bans gas stoves in the United States.
Sponsor: Cotton, Tom [Sen.-R-AR]
Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 02/02/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.254
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [Sen.-D-CO]
S.267
A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Lummis, Cynthia M. [Sen.-R-WY]
S.269
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to fully protect the safety of children and the environment, to remove dangerous pesticides from use, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]
S.271
A bill to place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes.
S.J.Res.7
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: Senate - 02/02/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
H.R.764
To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsor: Boebert, Lauren [Rep.-R-CO-3]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 02/02/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 02/02/2023 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.J.Res.27
Latest Action: House - 02/02/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
February 1, 2023
S.199
A bill to codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Daines, Steve [Sen.-R-MT]
Latest Action: Senate - 02/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.202
A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]
Latest Action: Senate - 02/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.218
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]
Latest Action: Senate - 02/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
H.R.132
Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
Sponsor: Buchanan, Vern [Rep.-R-FL-16]
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
H.R.250
Clean Water SRF Parity Act
Sponsor: Garamendi, John [Rep.-D-CA-8]
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
H.R.255
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
Sponsor: González-Colón, Jenniffer [Resident Commissioner-R-PR-At Large]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
H.R.404
Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2023
Sponsor: Burchett, Tim [Rep.-R-TN-2]
H.R.480
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2]
H.R.481
To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes.
H.R.482
To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.682
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the South Florida Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Gimenez, Carlos A. [Rep.-R-FL-28]
H.R.707
To require a study of the barriers to conservation practice adoption on leased agricultural land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture
H.R.708
To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration climate benefits, and for other purposes.
H.R.714
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to extend the feral swine eradication and control pilot program.
Sponsor: De La Cruz, Monica [Rep.-R-TX-15]
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.723
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Sponsor: Grothman, Glenn [Rep.-R-WI-6]
H.R.724
To amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and to preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Huffman, Jared [Rep.-D-CA-2]
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.726
To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and to encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McClain, Lisa C. [Rep.-R-MI-9]
January 31, 2023
S.162
A bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.175
A bill to codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska.
Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [Sen.-R-AK]
S.176
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend and expand the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.
Sponsor: King, Angus S., Jr. [Sen.-I-ME]
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.177
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to reduce the quantity of food waste, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
S.179
A bill to require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, to provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S.180
A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]
S.188
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [Sen.-D-CA]
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S174-175)
S.190
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.
Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]
Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
H.R.647
To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
Sponsor: Johnson, Bill [Rep.-R-OH-6]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
H.R.650
To provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854.
Sponsor: Bergman, Jack [Rep.-R-MI-1]
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources
H.R.651
To require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, and to provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.652
To provide grants to reduce the amount of food waste, and for other purposes.
H.R.655
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber.
Sponsor: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [Rep.-R-GA-1]
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.662
To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Franklin, C. Scott [Rep.-R-FL-18]
H.R.668
To provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McCollum, Betty [Rep.-D-MN-4]
H.R.674
To codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Newhouse, Dan [Rep.-R-WA-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.676
To amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Pingree, Chellie [Rep.-D-ME-1]
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.679
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]
H.R.683
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21]
Committees: House - Financial Services; Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/31/2023 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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.
January 30, 2023
S.128
A bill to provide for the assumption of full ownership and control of the International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, Arizona, by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sinema, Kyrsten [Sen.-I-AZ]
Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations
Latest Action: Senate - 01/30/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.130
A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize and improve the ReConnect loan and grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Thune, John [Sen.-R-SD]
Latest Action: Senate - 01/30/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
H.R.21
Strategic Production Response Act
Sponsor: McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [Rep.-R-WA-5]
Latest Action: Senate - 01/30/2023 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Passed House
H.Res.70
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Latest Action: House - 01/30/2023 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.Res.71
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives and ranking a Member on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Aguilar, Pete [Rep.-D-CA-33]
H.R.628
Latest Action: House - 01/30/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.636
To establish an arbitration process pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for certain objections or protests to qualified forest management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]
Committees: House - 01/30/2023 Natural Resources; Agriculture; Judiciary
Latest Action: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
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