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July 20, 2020
From July 2, 2020 to July 15, 2020, 5 bills were referred to committees in the Senate and 7 in the House to address environmental and energy issues. In addition to the introduction of environmentally relevant legislation, the House reported on two bills.
Highlights
During this time period, Congress focused on water infrastructure. S.4188 and S.4189 would improve drought preparedness and water supply reliability. S.4206 would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014. H.R.7575 would help conserve and develop water resources and improve U.S. rivers and harbors.
Congress also focused on energy efficiency at this time. H.R.7446 would establish the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program at the Department of Energy and H.R.7516 would advance innovation and deployment of zero-emission electricity technology. H.R.7579 would assist the energy sector in retaining jobs.
See EESI's full environmental legislative tracker for June 8 - June 22.
Senate
Bills Referred to Committee:
S.4187 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to establish the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (Introduced 07/02/2020) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
S.4188 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] (Introduced 07/02/2020) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
S.4189 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Introduced 07/02/2020) Cosponsors: (1)
S.4190 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 07/02/2020) Cosponsors: (1)
S.4206 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to authorize the interest rate to be used on a secured loan to be the interest rate for United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity on the date of first disbursement of the loan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 07/02/2020) Cosponsors: (0)
House
H.R.7516 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To advance innovation in and deployment of zero-emission electricity technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (Introduced 07/09/2020) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Science, Space, and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor
H.R.7547 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit the use of lead ammunition on United States Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] (Introduced 07/09/2020) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
H.R.7565 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (Introduced 07/09/2020) Cosponsors: (6)
H.R.7575 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 07/13/2020) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Budget
H.R.7576 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (Introduced 07/13/2020) Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.7579 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To assist the American energy sector in retaining jobs during challenging economic times.
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 07/13/2020) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Natural Resources
H.R.7613 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (Introduced 07/15/2020) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Appropriations
Bills Reported:
H.R.1904 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] (Introduced 03/27/2019) Cosponsors: (8)
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