Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | March 24 - March 28, 2025

Highlights:

The House passed the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act (H.R.1534). Reps. Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) reintroduced the bill to boost American manufacturing of, and demand for, low-emissions concrete, asphalt, and cement. EESI’s briefing, Clean Manufacturing in America, discusses the benefits of bolstering domestic manufacturing of clean energy, energy efficient, and climate-smart components. 

Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) introduced the Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Preparedness Act (H.R.2344/S.1118). If passed, the bill would bolster drinking water and wastewater utilities’ resilience to extreme weather and cybersecurity threats, safeguarding the health and safety of communities’ drinking water sources.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act (S.1166). The bill would establish a grant program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development to address the roots and impacts of urban heat islands. To learn more about deployable and affordable strategies to combat extreme heat, check out “Hot Today, Hotter Tomorrow” on EESI’s podcast, the Climate Conversation.

To catch up on all of the recent environmental and energy legislation in Congress, read the pdf here.