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June 6, 2022
Highlights:
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) introduced a bill (H.R.7949) to improve both resilience to and preparation for extreme heat. Later this month, EESI will hold a briefing on extreme heat, RSVP here.
Round-Up:
June 3, 2022
Senate
There was no environmental or energy activity in the Senate on June 3, 2022.
House
Latest Committee Action
H.R.2518
PRECISE Act
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] (Introduced 04/14/2021) Cosponsors: (8)
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.
H.R.2606
SUSTAINS Act
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (Introduced 04/15/2021) Cosponsors: (6)
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.
H.R.7764
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] (Introduced 05/13/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
H.R.7934
To establish a lending program for Latin America and the Caribbean to reaffirm the United States commitment to growth and energy security in the Western Hemisphere.
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R.7937
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, to establish a program to facilitate coal mine reclamation and award grants to certain States and Indian Tribes to carry out coal mine reclamation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.7938
To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (4)
H.R.7947
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a weatherization readiness program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.7949
To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (15)
Committees: House - Financial Services; Science, Space, and Technology; Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for...
H.R.7950
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to increase funding for stormwater management for Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (Introduced 06/03/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 06/03/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
June 2, 2022
There was no environmental or energy activity in Congress on June 2, 2022.
June 1, 2022
There was no environmental or energy activity in the Senate on June 1, 2022.
H.R.7915
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (Introduced 05/31/2022) Cosponsors: (2)
Latest Action: House - 06/01/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 31, 2022
There was no environmental or energy activity in the Senate on May 31, 2022.
H.R.7913
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (Introduced 05/31/2022) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2022 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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...
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.7918
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (Introduced 05/31/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.7926
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax and to impose a temporary fee on excess oil profits.
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] (Introduced 05/31/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 05/31/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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