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July 10, 2023
Highlights:
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) introduced a bill (H.R.4455) to support the development and expansion of charging infrastructure for electric school buses, to be funded through direct loans and grants to communities. Currently, more than 90 percent of the country’s school buses are powered by diesel fuel. The buildout of charging infrastructure will increase access to and feasibility of transitioning to zero-emissions buses.
Finally, Reps. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), James Baird (R-Ind.), and Max Miller (R-Ohio) introduced the Weather Information for Agriculture Act (H.R.4373) in the House. The bill proposes the establishment of a national, uniform soil moisture monitoring network. Standardized monitoring schemes provide accurate knowledge of soil conditions and help agricultural workers prepare for drought. EESI’s recent briefing, Conservation Practices from Farms to Forests and Wetlands, discussed the benefits of maintaining soil health and the ways conservation can be advanced through research, technical assistance, and financial support.
June 30, 2023
House:
Bills Introduced:
H.R.4395
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Bice, Stephanie I. [Rep.-R-OK-5]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 06/30/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.4417
To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Hinson, Ashley [Rep.-R-IA-2]
Committees: House - Agriculture; Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 06/30/2023 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
H.R.4425
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the position of Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Leger Fernandez, Teresa [Rep.-D-NM-3]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 06/30/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.4455
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants.
Sponsor: Vasquez, Gabe [Rep.-D-NM-2]
H.R.4394
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Sponsor: Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [Rep.-R-TN-3]
Committees: House - Appropriations
Committee Report: H. Rept. 118-126
Latest Action: House - 06/30/2023 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98
Senate:
No environmental or energy related activity in the Senate today
June 29, 2023
No environmental or energy related activity in the House today
June 27, 2023
H.R.4369
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the energy credit to property located on prime or unique farmland, as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture in part 657 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, if such property is used for generating solar energy.
Sponsor: Bost, Mike [Rep.-R-IL-12]
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.4373
To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, maintain a National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Collins, Mike [Rep.-R-GA-10]
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
H.R.4374
To nullify Public Land Order No. 7923, withdrawing certain land in San Juan County, New Mexico, from mineral entry.
Sponsor: Crane, Elijah [Rep.-R-AZ-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.4377
To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 with respect to extensions, additions, and revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona.
Sponsor: Grijalva, Raúl M. [Rep.-D-AZ-7]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Armed Services
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.4378
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to regional standards for furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps.
Sponsor: Lesko, Debbie [Rep.-R-AZ-8]
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.4382
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the accessibility of addiction and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers who have been impacted by severe and persistent drought, extreme weather events, instability in the commodities market, misinformation targeting consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2]
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.4385
To extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
H.R.4387
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program providing for the establishment of Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Nunn, Zachary [Rep.-R-IA-3]
H.R.4389
To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Salazar, Maria Elvira [Rep.-R-FL-27] (Introduced 06/27/2023) Cosponsors: (3)
Bills Reported:
H.R.4368
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Harris, Andy [Rep.-R-MD-1]
Latest Action: House - 06/27/2023 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 96.
June 26, 2023
H.R.4323
To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed.
Sponsor: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [Rep.-R-GA-1]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 06/26/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
H.R.4349
To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Pallone, Frank, Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-6] (Introduced 06/23/2023) Cosponsors: (12)
Committees: House - Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 06/26/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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