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November 4, 2024
Highlights:
The House Committee on Natural Resources passed the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 (H.R.8446). Led by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), the bill would consolidate the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS’s) and Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) respective lists of critical minerals and materials— including those essential to the clean energy transition. This would ensure that DOE-listed materials are afforded the same clean energy tax credits and other federal support as their USGS-listed counterparts. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a Senate companion bill (S.5274) in September.
The House Committee on Natural Resources also passed the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act (H.R.7409). Reps. Young Kim (R-Calif.), John Duarte (R-Calif.), and Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) lead the bill, which would decrease permit requirements to accelerate geothermal energy production.
November 1, 2024
House:
Bills Introduced:
H.R.10082
To provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Bentz, Cliff [Rep.-R-OR-2] Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 11/01/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.10087
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the declaration of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Foxx, Virginia [Rep.-R-NC-5] Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 11/01/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.10089
To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land ownership in any fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Hageman, Harriet M. [Rep.-R-WY-At Large] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 11/01/2024 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.
Bills Reported:
H.R.7409
HEATS Act
Sponsor: Kim, Young [Rep.-R-CA-40] Cosponsors: (2)
Latest Action: House - 11/01/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 609.
H.R.8446
Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024
Sponsor: Ciscomani, Juan [Rep.-R-AZ-6] Cosponsors: (5)
Latest Action: House - 11/01/2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 610.
Senate:
No environmental or energy activity in the Senate today.
October 31, 2024
The House and Senate did not meet today.
October 30, 2024
October 29, 2024
H.R.10068
To amend the Federal Power Act to require generating facilities to provide advance notices for retiring electric generating units, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Griffith, H. Morgan [Rep.-R-VA-9] Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 10/29/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.10069
To transfer certain unobligated funds to the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Higgins, Clay [Rep.-R-LA-3] Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House - Appropriations
Latest Action: House - 10/29/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
H.R.10070
To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14] Cosponsors: (3)
Latest Action: House - 10/29/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.10074
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States, in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences, to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to project the net greenhouse gas emissions likely to be caused by Federal legislation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2] Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - House Administration
Latest Action: House - 10/29/2024 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
October 28, 2024
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