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October 28, 2024
Highlights:
The House Committee on Natural Resources passed the Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act (H.R.7872). Conceived by Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) with bipartisan support, the bill would enhance the existing Salinity Control Program to better tackle detrimentally high salinity levels in the Colorado River. Recently, excess salinity in the river has threatened biodiversity and decreased the amount of water available for household and agricultural use. EESI’s ongoing Resilient and Healthy Rivers briefing series discusses environmental, economic, and health impacts of this and other riverine issues across the country’s most consequential river basins.
The House Committee on Natural Resources passed Reps. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) and Robert Wittman’s (R-Va.) Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans (GROW) Act (H.R.1786). The bill would establish a pilot program to place U.S. veterans in conservation, resource management, and environmental protection jobs under the Department of Interior. The program could address backlogs in wildlife conservation and management projects while lowering the veteran unemployment rate.
Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Del. James Moylan (R-Guam) introduced the Invasive Species Response Act (H.R.10037) to expand federal efforts to combat the spread of invasive species. Specifically, this bill would codify and fund the Invasive Species Strike Teams program under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to focus on prevention, early detection, and rapid response measures tailored to regional conditions.
October 25, 2024
House:
Bills Introduced:
H.R.10035
To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a grant program regarding ocean science and ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Amo, Gabe [Rep.-D-RI-1] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
H.R.10037
Invasive Species Response Act
Sponsor: Case, Ed [Rep.-D-HI-1] Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.10042
To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to penalize an owner of livestock for grazing by such livestock on certain Federal lands on which grazing is permitted on or after the date of enactment of this Act and subsequently prohibited, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Hageman, Harriet M. [Rep.-R-WY-At Large] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 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.
H.R.10045
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency assistance payments to agricultural producers to mitigate high input costs and low commodity prices during crop year 2024.
Sponsor: Kelly, Trent [Rep.-R-MS-1] Cosponsors: (48)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Budget
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
H.R.10046
To require the submission of the Vehicle Choice Report by the Secretary of Commerce, to increase the clean vehicle tax credit, the previously-owned clean vehicle credit, and the alternative fuel refueling property tax credit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Landsman, Greg [Rep.-D-OH-1] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
H.R.10049
To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act and Asian Elephant Conservation Act to ban keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks.
Sponsor: Malliotakis, Nicole [Rep.-R-NY-11] Cosponsors: (0)
H.R.10059
To enhance the operations and accountability of international financial institutions, strengthen support for low-income countries, and promote human rights and environmental standards in global financial projects.
Sponsor: Waters, Maxine [Rep.-D-CA-43] Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bills Reported:
H.R.1586
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Sponsor: LaMalfa, Doug [Rep.-R-CA-1] Cosponsors: (38)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
H.R.2437
Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment
Sponsor: Murphy, Gregory F. [Rep.-R-NC-3] Cosponsors: (1)
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 608.
H.R.4297
Bolts Ditch Act
Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2] Cosponsors: (2)
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.
H.R.4587
Red Snapper Act
Sponsor: Rutherford, John H. [Rep.-R-FL-5] Cosponsors: (17)
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 606.
H.R.6008
R.I.C.E.’s Whale Act
Sponsor: Graves, Garret [Rep.-R-LA-6] Cosponsors: (3)
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 605.
Senate:
No environmental or energy activity in the Senate today.
October 24, 2024
The House and Senate did not meet today.
October 23, 2024
October 22, 2024
H.R.10023
To establish within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Crane, Elijah [Rep.-R-AZ-2] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 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.10033
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the clean fuel production credit.
Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10] Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1786
GROW Act
Sponsor: Levin, Mike [Rep.-D-CA-49] Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-715, Part I.
H.R.3499
Direct Hire To Fight Fires
Sponsor: Issa, Darrell E. [Rep.-R-CA-48] Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Oversight and Accountability; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I.
H.R.3675
Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act
Sponsor: Boebert, Lauren [Rep.-R-CO-3] Cosponsors: (9)
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 603.
H.R.4141
To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Fulcher, Russ [Rep.-R-ID-1] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-713, Part I.
H.R.7872
Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act
Sponsor: Curtis, John R. [Rep.-R-UT-3] Cosponsors: (10)
Latest Action: House - 10/22/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 601.
October 21, 2024
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