Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | October 23 2020 - November 9 2020

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November 10, 2020

From October 23 to November 9, six bills related to environmental and energy topics were referred to Congressional committees: one in the Senate and five in the House. No relevant committee hearings were held.

 

Highlights

Activity on the Hill has slowed in anticipation of the election November 3. While Democrats are projected to maintain their majority in the House, Republicans have so far flipped four seats, including Minnesota’s 7th District, held by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. Republicans are expected to maintain control of the Senate, but that majority could be upset by two run-off elections in Georgia to be held January 5th.

 

Senate

Bills referred to committee

S.4850 - A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to create permanent payments within the environmental quality incentives program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Introduced 10/23/2020)

Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

 

House

Bills referred to committee

H.R.8701 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (Introduced 10/30/2020)

Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure

 

H.R.8699 - To extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission.

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 10/27/2020)

Committees:          House - Natural Resources

 

H.R.8654 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy tax credit to apply to qualified distributed wind energy property.

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (Introduced 10/23/2020)

Committees:          House - Ways and Means

 

H.R.8671 - To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the National Science and Technology Council and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (Introduced 10/23/2020)

Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology; Energy and Commerce

 

H.R.8673 - To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities.

Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (Introduced 10/23/2020)

Committees: House - Energy and Commerce