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April 27, 2021
From April 12-23, Congress introduced a total of 162 bills, resolutions, and amendments related to environmental and energy topics. Of these, 105 were in the House and 57 were in the Senate. Additionally, both chambers held several relevant hearings during this period.
Highlights
Much of the legislation introduced during the past two weeks in Congress focused on agriculture. For example, S.1337 and H.R.2803 seek to address climate impacts to the agricultural sector. Other bills propose the creation of new programs. S.1244 and H.R.2670 seek to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps with the amendment of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 with the goal of helping communities adapt to climate change while transitioning to clean economies.
Last week House Republicans held an Energy Innovation Agenda, highlighting dozens of bills in three priority areas: promoting innovation, investing in clean energy infrastructure, and natural solutions and conservation.
Many hearings held during this period handled topics relevant to energy and the environment. Among these, several centered jobs, including the House Committee on Natural Resources hearing entitled “Building Back Better: Reducing Pollution and Creating Jobs Through Offshore Wind” and the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing to examine the American Jobs Plan.
House
Bills passed
H.R.241 - Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (Introduced 01/11/2021)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs
Bills referred to committee
H.R.2826 - To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Energy and Commerce
H.R.2823 - To provide for the consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2822 - To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out an energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes.
H.R.2821 - To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate plastics waste reduction and support recycling research and development for the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2820 - To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain voluntary markets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture
H.R.2818 - To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for States to offset incremental rate increases paid by low-income households resulting from the implementation of infrastructure programs that are designed to accelerate the necessary replacement, repair, or maintenance of natural gas distribution systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
H.R.2816 - To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Natural Resources
H.R.2811 - To prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Budget
H.R.2809 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
H.R.2803 - To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Ways and Means; Education and Labor; Energy and Commerce; Oversight and Reform; House Administration
H.R.2801 - To establish a durable framework for achieving long-term reductions in methane emissions from the oil and gas sector through advanced detection, measurement, and abatement technologies and practices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs
H.R.2798 - To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2794 - To provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
H.R.2793 - To reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from that Act for administrative purposes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2792 - To require sales and leases of assets of public housing projects in connection with solar energy projects to financially benefit the residents of such public housing project and the budget of the public housing agency that owns such public housing project, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Financial Services
H.R.2791 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2785 - To establish in the Department of State the United States Energy Resource Governance Initiative to promote sound mining sector governance and resilient energy mineral supply chains by bringing countries together to engage on advancing governance principles, sharing best practices, and encouraging a level playing field for investment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2781 - To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2780 - To provide for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2777 - To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and support advanced recycling research and development programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2774 - To authorize appropriations for climate financing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2773 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2769 - To establish the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Mean
H.R.2764 - To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar and the receipt of associated benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Oversight and Reform
H.R.2763 - To establish the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program at the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology; Energy and Commerce
H.R.2762 - To require the integration of climate-resilience considerations into all development work of the United States, and for other purposes.
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Financial Services
H.R.2761 - To establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes.
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure
H.R.2760 - To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to identify a consistent, Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological information and to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene an effort to make such set available, with advice and technical assistance, to standards-developing organizations, and for other purposes.
H.R.2757 - To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration climate benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
H.R.2756 - To require a study of the barriers to conservation practice adoption on leased agricultural land, and for other purposes.
H.R.2751 - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to codify a Federal cause of action and a type of remedy available for individuals significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to encourage research and accountability for irresponsible discharge of those substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary
H.R.2750 - To establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (Introduced 04/22/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; House Administration
H.R.2742 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations.
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (Introduced 04/21/2021)
Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services
H.R.2737 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds, to expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (Introduced 04/21/2021)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
H.R.2735 - To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] (Introduced 04/21/2021)
H.R.2731 - To establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (Introduced 04/21/2021)
H.R.2705 - To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports.
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
H.R.2703 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
H.R.2688 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from the United States, and to support the development of domestic supply chains for rare earth elements and other critical materials essential to United States technology, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and advanced medical devices, broadband infrastructure, transportation, and national defense.
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Natural Resources
H.R.2682 - To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
H.R.2674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Budget
H.R.2673 - To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to include certain landlocked releases of petroleum, and for other purposes.
H.R.2670 - To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (Introduced 04/20/2021)
Committees: House - Education and Labor; Ways and Means
H.R.2669 - 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 04/20/2021)
H.R.2661 - To prioritize educating and training for existing and new environmental health professionals.
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor
H.R.2660 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify the definition of the term "waters of the United States", and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
H.R.2656 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce
H.R.2644 - To provide direct funding to local, Tribal, and territorial governments to establish Green New Deal programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Agriculture; Financial Services; Education and Labor; Judiciary
H.R.2643 - To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
H.R.2641 - To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
H.R.2639 - To establish forest conservation practices through management, reforestation, and utilization which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (Introduced 04/19/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources; Ways and Means; Science, Space, and Technology; Education and Labor
H.R.2637 - To promote the domestic exploration, research, development, and processing of critical minerals to ensure the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; Small Business; Judiciary; Education and Labor
H.R.2635 - To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
H.R.2633 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and expand the credit for carbon oxide sequestration.
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
H.R.2632 - To eliminate any subsidies for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for new construction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
H.R.2621 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a forestry education and workforce development grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
Committees: House - Education and Labor; Agriculture
H.R.2613 - To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides grants to land-grant colleges and universities to support agricultural producers in adopting conservation and innovative climate practices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
H.R.2612 - To provide for forest landscape projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (Introduced 04/16/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Judiciary
H.R.2606 - To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the acceptance and use of contributions for public-private partnerships, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2604 - To improve the permitting process for critical mineral projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Small Business
H.R.2599 - To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG-DR recipients, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2585 - To conduct fire salvage on certain National Forest System lands burned by wildfire, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2581 - To establish a biochar demonstration project and biochar grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2578 - To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such agreement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Rules
H.R.2570 - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2562 - To address the nationwide shortage of tree seedlings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2552 - To provide financial assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2551 - To designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] (Introduced 04/15/2021)
H.R.2534 - To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across the United States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (Introduced 04/14/2021)
Committees: House - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.2533 - To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments.
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (Introduced 04/14/2021)
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources
H.R.2532 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 04/14/2021)
H.R.2519 - To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (Introduced 04/14/2021)
H.R.2518 - To leverage incen
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