Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | March 17 - March 21, 2025

Highlights:

The House Financial Services Committee passed the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act of 2025 (H.R.1474). Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the bill to support the creation of a trust fund for nuclear energy assistance at the World Bank and other international financial institutions. 

Reps. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act (H.R.2235) to help wildlife migrate through agricultural and grazing lands. Specifically, the bill would leverage the Farm Bill's conservation programs to support farmers in increasing habitat connectivity on their lands. 

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) introduced the Tradeable Energy Performance Standards Act (H.R.2177). The bill aims to decrease carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, oil refineries, chemical manufacturers, iron and steel producers, and other industrial groups through a market-based cap-and-trade program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

To catch up on all of the recent environmental and energy legislation in Congress, read the pdf here.