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June 9, 2023
Highlights:
In the Senate, the ADVANCE Act of 2023 (S.111) was reported favorably out of the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill, which has bipartisan support, would develop, deploy, and preserve nuclear energy technology, as well as empower the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to lead in the development of international advanced nuclear reactor regulations. EESI’s recent briefing, The State of Play for Nuclear Energy in the U.S., provided an in-depth look at the Department of Energy’s nuclear energy programs.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.Mex.) introduced two transmission bills: S.1793, which would create a tax credit for the installation of transmission lines considered “regionally significant,” and S.1804, which would work to expedite the permitting and review process for transmission lines.
Finally, in the House, Rep. Matthew Rosendale Sr (R-Mont.) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.) introduced the House version of the Industrial Hemp Act (H.R.3755/S.980), a bill that would create a separate classification for industrial hemp, as opposed to cannabinoid hemp, removing restrictions for hemp growers. EESI’s article on industrial hemp in the Farm Bill discusses some of the ways changes to hemp legislation can help grow the industry.
June 2, 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.
June 1, 2023
Committee Action:
H.R.3763
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [Rep.-R-AR-1]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 06/01/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
S.1788
A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: Senate - 06/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.1793
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for installation of regionally significant electric power transmission lines.
Sponsor: Heinrich, Martin [Sen.-D-NM]
Committees: Senate - Finance
Latest Action: Senate - 06/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.1804
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to facilitate more expeditious review and permitting of certain electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Action: Senate - 06/01/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.Amdt.101
Purpose: To strike a provision relating to expediting completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Amends Bill: H.R.3746
Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Submitted 06/01/2023) (Proposed 06/01/2023)
Latest Action: 06/01/23 Amendment SA 101 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 30 - 69.
Committee Meetings:
ELECTRIC SERVICE RELIABILITY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the reliability and resiliency of electric service in the United States in light of recent reliability assessments and alerts, after receiving testimony from James B. Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Washington, D.C.; Manu Asthana, PJM
Interconnection, Southeastern, Pennsylvania; Melissa C. Lott, Columbia
University School of International and Public Affairs Center on Global Energy Policy, New York, New York; and David J. Tudor, Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., Springfield, Missouri.
May 31, 2023
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.3774
To impose additional sanctions with respect to the importation or facilitation of the importation of petroleum products from Iran, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Lawler, Michael [Rep.-R-NY-17]
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
H.R.3779
To establish a 1-year moratorium on the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve program under the Food Security Act of 1985 and to prohibit the enrollment of prime farmland in such program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Tiffany, Thomas P. [Rep.-R-WI-7]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
S.1111
ADVANCE Act of 2023
Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]
Latest Action: Senate - 05/31/2023 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
S.1764
A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cortez Masto, Catherine [Sen.-D-NV]
Latest Action: Senate - 05/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.1776
A bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Padilla, Alex [Sen.-D-CA]
S.1778
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems.
Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Action: Senate - 05/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.1779
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the new clean vehicle credit to include clean vehicles with fewer than 4 wheels.
Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]
Latest Action: Senate - 05/31/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.Con.Res.11
A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations
Latest Action: Senate - 05/31/2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 1111, to enhance United States civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
WATER AFFORDABILITY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine water affordability and small system assistance, after receiving testimony from Kyle Jones, Community Water Center, Sacramento, California; Rosemary Menard, City of Santa Cruz Water Department, Santa Cruz, California; and Mark Pepper, Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems, Glenrock, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association.
May 30, 2023
H.R.3754
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain credits relating to alternative fuel vehicles.
Sponsor: Perry, Scott [Rep.-R-PA-10]
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 05/30/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.3755
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to exempt industrial hemp from certain requirements under the hemp production program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]
Latest Action: House - 05/30/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.3756
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Tlaib, Rashida [Rep.-D-MI-12]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 05/30/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
May 29, 2023
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