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May 30, 2023
Highlights:
In the House, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) introduced the Opportunities in Organic Act (H.R.3650), a bill that would reduce barriers to pursuing organic agriculture and aim to strengthen the organic marketplace. EESI partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to host a briefing on the climate, health, and economic case for expanding organic agriculture.
Also, Rep. Bobby Scott (D- Va.) introduced the American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act (H.R.3614). The bill would require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on ways to develop the offshore wind workforce to meet the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. EESI’s Offshore Wind briefing discusses some of the workforce opportunities in the offshore wind sector.
Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act (H.R.3615), a bill that would allocate $10 million to the Department of Energy for projects to improve electrical grid resilience to damage from wildfires. EESI’s Living with Climate Change: Wildfires briefing expands on policy recommendations for wildfire mitigation.
The House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to discuss the Farm Bill conservation programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. EESI tracks the climate, environment, and energy highlights of all the 2023 Farm Bill hearings here and will cover conservation and the Farm Bill during an upcoming briefing on June 21.
May 26, 2023
House:
There was no environmental or energy related action in the House.
Senate:
There was no environmental or energy related action in the Senate.
May 25, 2023
Committee Action:
H.R.3655
To enhance pre disaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Swalwell, Eric [Rep.-D-CA-14]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 05/25/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
H.R.3681
To modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in the State of California to include additional National Forest System land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 05/25/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.3690
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Estes, Ron [Rep.-R-KS-4]
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 05/25/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.3700
To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Huffman, Jared [Rep.-D-CA-2]
H.Res.447
Expressing support for the designation of May 2023 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries.
Sponsor: Nunn, Zachary [Rep.-R-IA-3]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 05/25/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
There was no environmental or energy related action today.
May 24, 2023
H.R.3650
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the national organic certification cost-share program into a comprehensive opportunities in organic program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 05/24/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Meetings:
EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO LIMIT ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled "Examining the Biden
Administration's Efforts to Limit Access to Public Lands''. Testimony
was heard from Todd Devlin, Commissioner, Prairie County, Montana; J.J.
Goicoechea, Director, Nevada Department of Agriculture; Travis
Lingenfelter, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Mohave County, Arizona;
and Stephanie Garcia Richard, Commissioner of Public Lands, New Mexico.
CONSUMER CHOICE ON THE BACKBURNER: EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATORY ASSAULT ON AMERICANS' GAS STOVES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled
"Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden
Administration's Regulatory Assault on Americans' Gas Stoves''.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
May 23, 2023
H.R.188
Proven Forest Management Act of 2022
Sponsor: McClintock, Tom [Rep.-R-CA-5]
Committees: House - Agriculture; Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 05/23/2023 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.934
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
H.R.3389
To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Valadao, David G. [Rep.-R-CA-22]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
H.R.3522
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Moore, Blake D. [Rep.-R-UT-1]
H.R.3614
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on offshore wind development vessels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [Rep.-D-VA-3]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Education and the Workforce
Latest Action: House - 05/23/2023 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Education and the Workforce, 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.3615
To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Torres, Norma J. [Rep.-D-CA-35]
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 05/23/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology held a hearing entitled "For the purpose of receiving testimony from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency''. Testimony was heard from Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture.
GROWING THE DOMESTIC ENERGY SECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN AND MANUFACTURING BASE: ARE FEDERAL EFFORTS WORKING?
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled "Growing the Domestic Energy Sector Supply Chain and Manufacturing Base: Are Federal Efforts Working?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
May 22, 2023
H.R.3580
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kelly, Trent [Rep.-R-MS-1]
Latest Action: House - 05/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.Con.Res.47
Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
Sponsor: Stansbury, Melanie Ann [Rep.-D-NM-1]
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs
Latest Action: House - 05/22/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.Res.430
Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.
Sponsor: Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [Rep.-D-VA-8]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Foreign Affairs
Latest Action: House - 05/22/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
S.J.Res.11
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards".
Sponsor: Fischer, Deb [Sen.-R-NE]
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: House - 05/22/2023 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 429 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 467, S.J. Res. 11 and H.J. Res. 45. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 467 under a structured rule with one of hour of general debate.
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