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October 17, 2022
Highlights:
It was a quiet week in Congress. In the Senate, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes (S. 5070) was introduced.
Another bill, To establish a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes (H.R. 9182) was introduced in the House. To learn more about electric vehicle infrastructure policy, checkout EESI’s briefing, Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
October 14, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
Committee Action
H.R.9179
To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Oversight and Reform; Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 10/14/2022 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.9182
To establish a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 10/14/2022 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.9184
To codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/14/2022 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.
H.Con.Res.113
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 10/14/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
October 13, 2022
There was no environment or energy-related action in the House
October 12, 2022
October 11, 2022
S.5068
A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Action: Senate - 10/11/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.5070
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Action: Senate - 10/11/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6471-6472)
S.5071
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve only includes petroleum products produced in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
H.R.9173
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, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 10/11/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
October 10, 2022
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