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July 11, 2022
Highlights:
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced H.R.8300, which would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance on extreme temperature events. To learn more about policies and practices to address extreme heat, check out EESI’s briefing, Living with Climate Change: Extreme Heat.
Also on the topic of building resilience to climate change, Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) introduced H.R.8312, which would direct the Secretary of Energy to create a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map in order to identify electric grid infrastructure that would be particularly vulnerable in the event of a natural disaster.
July 8, 2022
Senate
There was no environmental or energy activity in the Senate.
House
Latest Committee Action
H.R.8300
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 07/08/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
July 7, 2022
Latest Action: House - 07/07/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.8302
To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule enhancing Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator independence and responsiveness, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 07/07/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.8303
To provide for minimum transfer capability requirements between transmission planning regions, and for other purposes.
H.R.8310
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
H.R.8311
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly submit to Congress the results of a study on the need for, and feasibility of, establishing or modifying a reliability standard to ensure the reliable operation of thermoelectric power plants during droughts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
H.R.8312
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure that is vulnerable to natural disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
H.R.8314
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to remove a limitation on amounts provided under the clean school bus program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Latest Action: There is no latest action for this bill
H.R.8317
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased tax credit for combined photovoltaic and thermal technology.
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 07/07/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 6, 2022
There was no environmental or energy activity in the House.
July 5, 2022
H.R.8286
To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 07/05/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.8292
To require a report on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Latest Action: House - 07/05/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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