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July 24, 2024
Highlights:
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812), led by Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and bipartisan cosponsors. Congress passes this legislative package every two years to reauthorize flood control, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources projects under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed its version of the bill in May.
Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-P.R.) introduced the Energy Storage for Resilient Homes Act (H.R.9064) to provide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for homeowners to install energy storage batteries to power their homes during natural disasters. EESI’s article, Turning On Batteries for Resilient Homes and a Cleaner Grid, explains how battery storage can boost resilience to natural disasters.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), alongside Democratic cosponsors, introduced the Environmental Health in Prisons Act (H.R.9073). The bill would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to publish data on air quality, water quality, temperatures, mold, disease, and other hazards in federal prisons, and establish a grant program to address environmental harms. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Democratic cosponsors introduced a Senate counterpart to the bill.
July 19, 2024
The House and Senate did not meet today.
July 18, 2024
House:
Bills Introduced:
H.R.9060
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the biodiesel fuels credit and the biodiesel mixture credit.
Sponsor: Carey, Mike [Rep.-R-OH-15] Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.9062
To provide for the establishment of an Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Curtis, John R. [Rep.-R-UT-3] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.9064
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for single residence structures.
Sponsor: Frost, Maxwell [Rep.-D-FL-10] Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
H.R.9065
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include room air conditioners as qualified energy property for purposes of the energy efficient home improvement credit.
Sponsor: Gallego, Ruben [Rep.-D-AZ-3] Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.9073
To improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Pressley, Ayanna [Rep.-D-MA-7] Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.J.Res.188
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to "Conservation and Landscape Health".
Sponsor: Curtis, John R. [Rep.-R-UT-3] Cosponsors: (7)
H.J.Res.189
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps".
Sponsor: Palmer, Gary J. [Rep.-R-AL-6] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.J.Res.191
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Projects".
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
Bills Reported:
H.R.7462
Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2024
Sponsor: Waters, Maxine [Rep.-D-CA-43] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Committee Report: H. Rept. 118-589
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
H.R.8812
Water Resources Development Act of 2024
Sponsor: Graves, Sam [Rep.-R-MO-6] Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487.
H.J.Res.148
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern".
Sponsor: Miller, Carol D. [Rep.-R-WV-1] Cosponsors: (14)
Latest Action: House - 07/18/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.
Senate:
No environmental or energy activity in the Senate today.
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July 15, 2024
H.R.9037
To require the development of a workforce plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Sponsor: Carter, Troy A. [Rep.-D-LA-2] Cosponsors: (2)
Latest Action: House - 07/15/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.9039
To require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: House - 07/15/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
No environmental or energy related activity in the Senate today.
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