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Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | October 24-28
October 31, 2022
Highlights:
It was another quiet week in Congress. In the House, the Cumulative Impacts Act of 2022 (H.R. 9218) was referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. The bill would build cumulative impact assessments of the environmental and health effects of pollution into the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
October 28, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
Committee Action
Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce; Appropriations; Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
To establish deadlines for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete certain environmental reviews, to establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
DRILL Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Farmers Deserve Notification Act
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
TAP American Energy Act
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Armed Services
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Fire Grants and Safety Act
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House - 10/28/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
October 26, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
There was no environment or energy-related action in the House
October 25, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
Committee Action
To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and operation of a State underground injection control program for permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
To direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 10/25/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
October 24, 2022
Senate
There was no environment or energy-related action in the Senate
House
Committee Action
To establish a Federal program of cumulative impact assessments under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 10/24/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
