Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | July 14 - July 18, 2025

Highlights:

The House passed the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (H.R.1618). Reps. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) reintroduced the bill to help farmers integrate precision agriculture technologies into their operations.

The House passed Reps. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) and Russ Fulcher’s (R-Idaho) Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act (H.R.3657). If passed, the bill would bolster the clean energy sector and help meet increased energy demand by making hydropower dam licensing processes more efficient. 

The Senate passed the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act (S.283). Led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the bill would combat illegal fishing, which contributes to fishery depletion and threatens economic and food security, by enhancing the traceability of tuna and red snapper entering the United States. 

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced the Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S.306), which Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced alongside bipartisan cosponsors. The bill aims to establish a Fire Weather Services program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and authorize funding for the development of innovative wildfire forecasting technologies.

Reps. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and Randy Weber (R-Texas) introduced H.R.4416 to reduce communities’ vulnerability to extreme rainfall through improved precipitation forecasting. Specifically, the bill would establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration focused on precipitation research, development, and modelling.

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