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February 28, 2023
Highlights:
The Earth Act to Stop Climate Pollution by 2030 (H.R.598) was introduced in the House. The bill would mandate 100 percent renewable energy production and 100 percent zero emission vehicle production by 2030, as well as create grant programs for these transitions.
The COMPOST Act (H.R.651) was also introduced in the House. The bill would officially designate composting as a conservation activity, and provide financial support for composting programs. EESI’s article, “Biochar and Compost for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation,” discusses the benefits of compost in preventing methane emissions from food waste.
February 24, 2023
Senate
There was no environmental or energy-related activity in the Senate.
House
Committee Action:
H.R.1152
Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rouzer, David [Rep.-R-NC-7]
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 02/24/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.1155
To prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Crenshaw, Dan [Rep.-R-TX-2]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 02/24/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1172
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Carbajal, Salud O. [Rep.-D-CA-24]
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 02/24/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.1181
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Garamendi, John [Rep.-D-CA-8]
Latest Action: House - 02/24/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
H.R.1195
To require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Pappas, Chris [Rep.-D-NH-1]
H.R.1196
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a grant program to benefit coastal habitats, resiliency, and the economy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Plaskett, Stacey E. [Del.-D-VI-At Large]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 02/24/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
February 23, 2023
H.R.209
Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023
Sponsor: Stauber, Pete [Rep.-R-MN-8]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 02/23/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
H.R.598
Earth Act to Stop Climate Pollution by 2030
Sponsor: Espaillat, Adriano [Rep.-D-NY-13]
Committees: House - Agriculture; Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 02/23/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
H.R.636
Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 02/23/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry
H.R.651
COMPOST Act
Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 02/23/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
H.R. 679
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]
Latest Action: House - 02/23/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
February 22, 2023
There was no environmental or energy-related activity in the House.
February 21, 2023
H.R.1058
To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.
Sponsor: Armstrong, Kelly [Rep.-R-ND-At Large]
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 02/21/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
H.R.1115
To provide for Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]
Latest Action: House - 02/21/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
H.R.1121
To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.
Sponsor: Duncan, Jeff [Rep.-R-SC-3]
Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 02/21/2023 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R.1130
To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
Sponsor: Johnson, Bill [Rep.-R-OH-6]
Latest Action: House - 02/21/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1131
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Joyce, John [Rep.-R-PA-13]
H.R.1140
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Pence, Greg [Rep.-R-IN-6]
H.R.1141
To repeal the natural gas tax.
Sponsor: Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11]
H.R.1142
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: House - 02/21/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.1148
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: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5]
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