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December 5, 2022
Highlights:
This week, the Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021 (S. 1466). The bill would direct the U.S. Geological Survey to develop a monitoring program for saline lake ecosystems and wildlife in the Great Basin States, which include Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and California.
In addition, the Senate agreed to a House amendment to the Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act (S. 3662), which has passed both chambers. The bill would authorize additional Federal Aviation Administration funding for commercial airports to purchase firefighting testing equipment to limit and prevent perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) runoff.
December 2, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
Committee Action
H.R.9372
To facilitate pipeline construction and limit regulatory and litigation delays under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 12/02/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R.9388
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to protect communities from the harmful effects of plastics, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs
H.R.9399
To require assessments of opportunities to install and maintain floating photovoltaic solar panels at Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources
H.R.9403
To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Committees: House - Education and Labor
Latest Action: House - 12/02/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
H.R.9419
To clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is as an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 12/02/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
December 1. 2022
Passed Senate
S.3662
Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Meetings: 03/22/22 10:00AM
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 117-138
Latest Action: Senate - 12/01/2022 Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3662 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6945)
S.3112
Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2021
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Committee Meetings: 12/01/22 10:00AM
Latest Action: Senate - 12/01/2022 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
S.3152
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to disqualify certain borrowers from receiving a guarantee for a project, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
S.3915
Mining Schools Act of 2022
S.3957
STREAM Act
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
S.4420
CREST Act of 2022
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
S.4515
No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
S.4542
Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
S.4579
Colorado River Basin Conservation Act
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
S.4651
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to certain countries, to prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities, and for other purposes
S.5163
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to protect communities form the harmful effects of plastics, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: Senate - 12/01/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee Meetings
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary, Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), and Gene Rodrigues, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), all of the Department of Energy.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 3112, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, S. 3152, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to disqualify certain borrowers from receiving a guarantee for a project, S. 3915, to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, S. 3957, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, S. 3978, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to operate a uranium reserve consisting of uranium produced and converted in the United States and a program to ensure the availability of uranium produced, converted, and enriched in the United States, S. 4420, to provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes, S. 4424, to amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, S. 4515, to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, S. 4542, to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to protect private water rights in the State, S. 4579, to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to extend certain deadlines applicable to pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of historic drought conditions, S. 4651, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to certain countries, to prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities, S. 4732, to authorize the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S. 4860, to provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, S. 4995, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, S. 5129, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and S.J. Res. 62, approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause, and an original bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear water, after receiving testimony from Senator Bennet; Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and Douglas MacIntyre, Deputy Director for the Office of Petroleum Reserves, both of the Department of Energy; and Nada Wolff Culver, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
H.R.9386
To protect clean air and public health by expanding fenceline and ambient air monitoring and access to air quality information for communities affected by air pollution, to require hazardous air pollutant monitoring at the fenceline of facilities whose emissions are linked to local health threats, to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates rules that require hazardous air pollutant data measurement and electronic submission at fencelines and stacks of industrial source categories, to expand and strengthen the national ambient air quality monitoring network, to deploy air sensors in communities affected by air pollution, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, 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.9395
To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to require additional reporting and public disclosure of information.
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.9396
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the increased use of renewable natural gas, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful transportation-related emissions that contribute to poor air quality, and to increase job creation and economic opportunity throughout the United States.
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 concerned.
Latest Action: House - 12/01/2022 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.
November 30, 2022
S.Res.854
A resolution honoring the individuals fighting and the individuals who have fallen responding to wildland fires during the ongoing 2022 wildfire season.
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Latest Action: Senate - 11/30/2022 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.1466
Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Latest Action: Senate - 11/30/2022 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.5153
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Latest Action: Senate - 11/30/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
H.R.9371
Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 11/30/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources
S.Res.852
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, which provided for the establishment of national marine sanctuaries.
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Latest Action: Senate - 11/30/2022 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Action: House - 11/30/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
November 29, 2022
There was no environment or energy-related action in the House
November 28, 2022
S.Con.Res.46
A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Latest Action: Senate - 11/28/2022 Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.
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