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116-hr-8948 116 hr 8948 Communities and Environment First Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-12-10 2020-12-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. House Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] LA D R000588 0 Communities and Environment First Act of 2020 This bill establishes the For Communities Trust Fund to be funded by specified environmental taxes for the purpose of awarding grants to states in cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) assist in relocation efforts for individuals or groups who live within five miles of facilities that are a major source or area source of certain emissions, or (2) protect or remediate areas affected by emissions of hazardous air pollutants or releases of hazardous substances from such facilities. 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8948
116-hr-8915 116 hr 8915 Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-12-09 2020-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] MO D C001061 1 Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020 This bill requires the consideration of factors related to climate change when selecting remedial actions for the cleanup of Superfund sites (sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Specifically, the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change, must be taken into account when selecting remedial actions. Under current law, some remedial actions result in hazardous substances remaining at the site, so there must be a review every five years to assure that human health and the environment are being protected. The bill requires such review to include an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change. 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8915
116-hr-8746 116 hr 8746 RENEW Conservation Corps Act Environmental Protection 2020-11-12 2020-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 0 Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act or the RENEW Conservation Corps Act This bill establishes the Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps program within the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture under which participants must implement eligible projects (e.g., planting trees or controlling invasive species). 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8746
116-hr-8684 116 hr 8684 Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act Environmental Protection 2020-10-27 2020-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] AL R B001289 0 Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act This bill designates specified submerged lands in Alabama as the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary, to be managed as if the sanctuary was designated under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8684
116-hr-8671 116 hr 8671 CREATE Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-10-23 2020-10-23 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. House Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] NH D K000382 8 Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2020 or the CREATE Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the National Science and Technology Council, the duties of which shall include developing a strategic plan for federal research, development, and demonstration of technological carbon dioxide removal and storage. 2023-01-11T13:44:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8671
116-hr-8632 116 hr 8632 Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-10-20 2020-11-17 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] AZ D G000551 39 Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 This bill implements various ocean-based policies, programs, and goals to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by establishing the Blue Carbon Program to further conservation objectives for fish and wildlife habitat conservation and restoration and coastal resilience. 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8632
116-hr-8635 116 hr 8635 Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-10-20 2020-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] CA D L000593 16 Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2035 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2035, the EPA may issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles. 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8635
116-hr-8613 116 hr 8613 Carbon Cost Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-10-16 2020-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] CO D N000191 6 Carbon Cost Act of 2020 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to coordinate with the National Academy of Sciences to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to make science-based projections of the effect of federal legislation on global greenhouse gas emissions. 2023-01-11T13:44:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8613
116-hr-8582 116 hr 8582 Tradeable Performance Standard Act Environmental Protection 2020-10-13 2020-10-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] IL D C001117 2 Tradeable Performance Standard Act This bill establishes the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Program, which creates (1) enforceable targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cogeneration facilities, electric facilities, and thermal facilities; (2) a system to allow such facilities to achieve the targets through a voluntary emission trading program; and (3) a thermal energy reporting program. 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8582
116-hr-8429 116 hr 8429 Federal Agency Climate PREP Act Environmental Protection 2020-09-29 2020-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] NY D M000087 2 Federal Agency Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced Preparedness Act of 2020 or the Federal Agency Climate PREP Act This bill addresses climate change preparedness by establishing a council and a task force and requiring each executive agency (excluding the Government Accountability Office) to submit a climate change adaptation plan containing specified elements to the Office of Management and Budget. 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8429
116-hr-8371 116 hr 8371 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-09-24 2020-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] IL D B001286 1 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020 This bill establishes and revises requirements for transportation fuels, including to (1) require the Environmental Protection Agency to test and certify a low-carbon, high-octane fuel; (2) establish a minimum octane standard for gasoline; (3) limit the use of aromatic hydrocarbon content in gasoline; and (4) revise requirements regarding ethanol blends. 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8371
116-hr-8333 116 hr 8333 Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-09-22 2020-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] LA R G000577 51 BUILDER Act of 2020 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020 This bill revises the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by establishing procedures for determining the level of review needed for proposed agency actions. 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8333
116-hr-8348 116 hr 8348 New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act Environmental Protection 2020-09-22 2020-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] NY D T000469 9 New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program with the purpose of coordinating restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed. The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed. 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8348
116-hr-8292 116 hr 8292 FUELS Act Environmental Protection 2020-09-17 2020-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] AR R C001087 1 Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills. Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity.     Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or more, whereas the current threshold is 20,000 gallons. The bill also raises the aggregate capacity thresholds at which a farm with no reportable oil discharge history may self-certify its plan or is not required to have a plan. The bill also limits when a farm's aboveground oil storage containers on separate parcels shall count toward the farm's oil storage capacity for the purposes of these thresholds. 2023-07-13T13:30:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8292
116-hr-8297 116 hr 8297 Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-09-17 2020-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] OH R G000588 2 Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement research, development, and demonstration programs to (1) accelerate innovation in energy-efficient recyclable plastics, next-generation plastics, and composites recycling and upcycling strategies and technologies; and (2) support the development of advanced materials for batteries and innovative technologies to reclaim and recycle critical materials from advanced and lithium-ion based battery technologies used in consumer electronics, defense, stationary storage, and transportation applications. 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8297
116-hr-8271 116 hr 8271 Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-09-16 2020-09-16 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. House Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] NM D H001080 3 Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 This bill provides for funding and permitting restrictions in relation to environmental cleanup and remediation of areas with public health threats. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, and the Indian Health Service for various environmental cleanup and remediation projects, including those that affect low-income and tribal communities. For example, the bill appropriates $30 billion to HUD to provide grants to local governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing. The bill immediately prohibits the granting of a Title V permit for a major proposed source (relating to air pollution control requirements) for an overburdened census tract, which is an area that has been identified as having a specified amount of particulate matter and an identified heightened risk of cancer due to air pollution. The EPA must publish a list of overburdened census tracts and update the list annually based on the most recently available modeling and monitoring data. After January 1, 2025, the bill also prohibits the renewal of Title V permits for major sources in an overburdened census tract. 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8271
116-hr-8256 116 hr 8256 Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making Environmental Protection 2020-09-15 2020-09-15 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] WY R C001109 17 Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making This bill sets forth requirements for determining the venue for judicial review of an agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill requires a proceeding for judicial review of an agency's compliance with NEPA to be brought in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized activity is proposed to be carried out or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8256
116-hr-8232 116 hr 8232 BATTERY Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-09-11 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] NY D T000469 1 Bolster American Technology Through Expanding Recycling Yield Act of 2020 or the BATTERY Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program of recycling of energy critical materials embedded within energy storage systems (e.g., batteries). Energy critical materials means chemicals that have a high risk of a supply disruption and are critical to one or more energy-related technologies; a substantial supply disruption of such material would significantly inhibit large-scale deployment of technologies that produce, transmit, store, or conserve energy. DOE must seek to ensure that any activity receiving funding under the program (1) does not release toxic byproducts into the environment, (2) sufficiently minimizes potential fire risk in facilities where energy storage systems are stored and in the transportation of such systems, and (3) protects the health and safety of all persons involved in or in proximity to such activity. 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8232
116-hr-8174 116 hr 8174 Carbon Pollution Transparency Act Environmental Protection 2020-09-04 2020-09-04 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] VA D M001200 0 Carbon Pollution Transparency Act This bill requires the heads of federal agencies, when making certain rulemaking or procurement decisions, to consider and document the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions in accordance with a set of standardized amounts. The bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on the Costs of Greenhouse Gases to evaluate, at least once every five years, the method of calculating the cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The bill also establishes the Costs of Greenhouse Gases Scientific Review Committee to make recommendations to the working group regarding revisions to the calculation method. The 10 members of the committee must be selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and represent relevant scientific fields. 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8174
116-hr-8180 116 hr 8180 Managing Predators Act Environmental Protection 2020-09-04 2020-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] WI R T000165 8 Managing Predators Act This bill gives states the authority to manage the populations of gray wolves and to determine if the wolves are endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the bill permanently removes the populations of gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming from the federal endangered and threatened species list. In addition, the bill revises requirements for the gray wolf in any state other than Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming. If the population of the gray wolf, as estimated by such state, is at or above a population goal established by the state, then the Department of the Interior may not make a determination that the wolf in such state is an endangered or threatened species. 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8180
116-hr-8069 116 hr 8069 Protect Conservation Funds Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-08-18 2020-09-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] CA R C001094 3 Protect Conservation Funds Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of the Interior to issue a grant for the conservation of a species or the habitat of a species that is listed as threatened or endangered under state law only if the listing is consistent with specified federal standards or such species is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8069
116-hr-8019 116 hr 8019 Climate Equity Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-08-11 2020-08-11 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and Natural Resources, 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. House Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] NY D O000172 0 Climate Equity Act of 2020 This bill requires the review and analysis of new legislation, regulation, or federal investments that are related to environmental or climate change issues and sets forth related requirements. The analysis must determine the impacts of such legislation, regulation, or investments on frontline communities (e.g., communities that have experienced environmental injustice or are vulnerable to climate injustice). Specifically, the bill establishes a Climate and Environmental Equity Office within the Congressional Budget Office. The former must prepare an analysis for each bill or resolution with an environmental or climate change nexus that is reported by any congressional committee. The analysis must include the bill's impacts on frontline communities. The bill also establishes an Office of Climate and Environmental Justice Accountability within the Office of Management and Budget. Among other things, the former must (1) measure the costs of environmental and climate regulations on frontline communities, (2) review agencies' investments to determine if they have an environmental or climate change nexus and ensure that frontline communities benefit from such investments, and (3) represent the views of frontline communities in the rulemaking process. Each agency must biannually publish a climate and environmental justice accountability agenda. An agency must prepare and publish a climate and environmental justice analysis for a proposed or final rule that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of residents within frontline communities. Further, each agency must ensure that frontline communities have been given an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. 2023-01-11T13:45:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8019
116-hr-7991 116 hr 7991 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-08-07 2020-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] CA D V000130 4 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020 This bill establishes programs that address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program. Under the program, the EPA must plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for public health and water quality restoration and protection activities in the Mexican Tijuana River watershed and the American Tijuana River watershed in California. In addition, the EPA must establish the California New River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program to plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for water quality restoration and protection activities in the New River watershed. Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program to provide assistance for activities related to the construction of infrastructure for drinking water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or stormwater management. 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7991
116-hr-7940 116 hr 7940 Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act Environmental Protection 2020-08-04 2020-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. House Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] CO D N000191 23 Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act This bill modifies provisions related to the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7940
116-hr-7918 116 hr 7918 Get the Lead Out Act Environmental Protection 2020-07-31 2020-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 2 Get the Lead Out Act This bill requires community water systems serving populations of 3,300 or more to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency a plan to inventory and replace all the lead service lines of the system within 10 years. 2023-01-11T13:45:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7918
116-hr-7822 116 hr 7822 Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-07-29 2020-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] DE D B001303 7 Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement policies, programs, and regulations related to air quality monitoring. Specifically, the EPA must implement a program using specified methods and technologies to administer or conduct the best available form of fenceline monitoring (i.e., monitoring of ambient air concentration using technology at a site's property line) of specified stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants. The stationary sources to be monitored must include the 25 high-priority facilities named in the EPA Inspector General report (#20-N-0128) from March 31, 2020, and at least another 25 major sources or synthetic area sources. Among other requirements, the EPA must also determine whether whether to add fenceline monitoring for any additional stationary sources, complete an evaluation and promulgate a determination on whether any existing emission factors must be updated to better reflect or account for the results of fenceline monitoring data collected under the established program, promulgate regulations establishing emission standards for specified source categories, require an additional 80 National Core multi-pollutant monitoring stations, and deploy at least 1,000 air quality sensors to monitor specified pollutants in census tracts or counties with per capita death rates from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are at least 10% higher than the national average. Finally, the Department of Health and Human Services and the EPA must carry out a Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research grant program to establish and support at least 10 research centers. 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7822
116-hr-7738 116 hr 7738 Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act Environmental Protection 2020-07-23 2020-07-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] PA D C001090 10 Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act This bill directs agencies with direct international development programs and investments to incorporate climate resilience considerations into agency decision making. Agencies that participate in a multilateral entity must encourage the entity to incorporate climate-related risks into the decisions of the entity. The bill also establishes the Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development in the Department of the Treasury to support such efforts. 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7738
116-hr-7687 116 hr 7687 Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act Environmental Protection 2020-07-20 2020-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. House Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] MI D K000380 2 Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act This bill addresses firefighter and veteran exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds (e.g., weatherproof clothing). The bill authorizes the use of pre-disaster hazard mitigation funding for the remediation of PFAS at fire training facilities. The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Department of Commerce must commence a study and report on the contents and composition of new and unused personal protective equipment worn by firefighters in relation to PFAS. For certain conditions associated with exposure to PFAS, the bill provides eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital care and medical services to veterans who served on active duty at military installations at which individuals were exposed to PFAS. Service by veterans as reservists or civilian firefighters shall be considered active duty service for eligibility purposes if such service occurred during a period specified by the VA on the applicable military installations. The bill also provides eligibility for VA hospital care and medical services for exposure-related conditions to the family members of such veterans and civilian firefighters. The bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified illnesses or diseases related to PFAS exposure that manifest in veterans (including reservists or veterans serving as civilian firefighters) who served on active duty at a military installation where they were exposed to PFAS. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7687
116-hr-7621 116 hr 7621 Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Environmental Protection 2020-07-16 2020-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] PA D C001090 3 Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program. Under the program, the EPA must track and report on long-term changes of mercury concentrations in air, water, soil, and fish and wildlife. In addition, the EPA must establish an online database for mercury data. 2023-01-11T13:45:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7621
116-hr-7426 116 hr 7426 Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-30 2020-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. House Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] PA D L000588 2 Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop, implement, and publish an interagency plan for assisting states, Indian tribes, and communities in the Ohio River Basin to prepare for, and respond to, the effects of climate change. 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7426
116-hr-7399 116 hr 7399 Smarter Purchasing Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-29 2020-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. House Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] VA D B001292 1 Smarter Purchasing Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study and report on whether it is feasible for agencies to factor in the shadow price of carbon in their internal decision-making processes for procurement, acquisitions, contracting, and other investments. The shadow price of carbon means the hypothetical surcharge to market prices for goods or services that involve significant carbon dioxide emissions in their supply chain. The EPA must make the final report available to the public. 2022-02-08T23:54:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7399
116-hr-7348 116 hr 7348 Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-25 2020-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] TX D F000468 2 Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act This bill requires various studies and reports on the exposure, hazards, and management of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a two-phase study and report on the research and development needed to advance human exposure estimation and toxicity hazard estimation of individual or total PFAS. The bill also requires the EPA to jointly enter into an agreement with NASEM to conduct a study and submit a report on the research and development needed to advance the understanding of the extent and implications of environmental contamination by PFAS, how to manage and treat such contamination, and the development of safe alternatives. Finally, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must submit an implementation plan for federal PFAS research, development, and demonstration activities, taking into account the recommendations of the NASEM reports. 2022-02-08T23:16:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7348
116-hr-7353 116 hr 7353 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-25 2020-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. House Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] KY R G000558 0 Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act or the TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act This bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review certain projects to replace communications equipment or services. 2022-02-08T23:14:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7353
116-hr-7304 116 hr 7304 Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-06-24 2020-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] DE D B001303 0 Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for developing climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or other air pollutants at ports or port facilities or implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at one or more ports or port facilities. Climate action plans must demonstrate that the measures proposed to be implemented through the grants will do at least two of the following: improve energy efficiency at ports or port facilities, deploy technology or processes that reduce idling of vehicles at ports or port facilities, or reduce the direct emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants with a goal of achieving zero emissions. 2022-02-09T00:41:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7304
116-hr-7253 116 hr 7253 Flint Registry Reauthorization Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-18 2020-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] MI D K000380 39 Flint Registry Reauthorization Act This bill extends through FY2031 a voluntary lead exposure registry supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The registry collects data on the exposure of individuals in Flint, Michigan, to lead contamination in the local drinking water system. 2022-02-08T23:25:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7253
116-hr-7228 116 hr 7228 Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-15 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] MI D S001215 7 Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act This bill establishes the Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Program to improve the global competitiveness of the U.S. plastics recycling industry and to mitigate any harmful effects of plastic waste on the environment. The bill also provides for an interagency committee to coordinate agency activity in support of the program. 2022-02-08T23:15:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7228
116-hr-7075 116 hr 7075 Climate Change and Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Act Environmental Protection 2020-06-01 2020-06-01 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. House Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] TX D G000587 0 Climate Change and Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Act This bill addresses climate change and hurricanes, including by banning the use of strategic weapons for altering the weather. Specifically, the bill prohibits federal officials from deploying strategic weapons, such as nuclear bombs, to alter weather patterns or address climate change. In addition, the President must report annually for five years on plans to combat increasing hurricane activity due to warming oceans from climate change. The first report must include a scientific explanation and analysis on the use of nuclear bombs to alter severe weather, such as hurricanes. 2022-03-09T13:17:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7075
116-hr-7024 116 hr 7024 Climate Smart Ports Act Environmental Protection 2020-05-27 2020-05-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] CA D B001300 28 Climate Smart Ports Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for purchasing or installing equipment and technology that (1) is used at a port and produces zero exhaust emissions of certain pollutants and greenhouse gases, or (2) captures 100% of the exhaust emissions produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth. 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7024
116-hr-6826 116 hr 6826 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update and make publicly available EJScreen or an equivalent tool, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2020-05-12 2020-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. House Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] VA D M001200 3 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update, on an annual basis, and make available to the public an environmental justice mapping and screening tool, such as EJScreen. 2023-01-11T13:42:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6826
116-hr-6738 116 hr 6738 Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-05-08 2020-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] HI D C001055 11 Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill sets forth requirements concerning the conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems, including to reauthorize through FY2025 and expand the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, reauthorize through FY2025 the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology program, and establish the Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Program. 2023-01-11T13:42:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6738
116-hr-6745 116 hr 6745 Clean Water for All Act Environmental Protection 2020-05-08 2020-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 86 Clean Water for All Act This bill nullifies the 2020 rule titled The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States," which describes the bodies of water that fall under federal jurisdiction and the scope of the Clean Water Act. The 2020 rule replaces the 2015 Clean Water Rule, which includes a broader definition of waters of the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers must promulgate a regulation defining waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. The EPA and the Corps must ensure that such definition includes categories of water bodies that affect the physical, chemical, or biological integrity of traditionally navigable and interstate waters, based on the best available scientific evidence. In addition, the EPA and the Corps must ensure that implementation of the Clean Water Act using such definition will prevent any degradation of surface water quality, increased contaminant levels in drinking water sources, increased flooding-related risks to human life or property, or disproportionate adverse impacts on minority or low-income populations. 2023-01-11T13:42:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6745
116-hr-6692 116 hr 6692 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2020-05-01 2020-05-12 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. House Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] CA D R000599 1 This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 (1) the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program; (2) the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, which provides financial assistance to address local environmental or public health issues; and (3) the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant program, which assists communities address multiple sources of toxic pollutants. 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6692
116-hr-6622 116 hr 6622 Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act Environmental Protection 2020-04-24 2020-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 1 Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program to improve drinking water infrastructure. Under the program, the EPA must improve the operational sustainability for at least one small public water system through the identification and prevention of potable water loss due to metering or infrastructure failures. 2023-01-11T13:43:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6622
116-hr-6606 116 hr 6606 Clean Skies Act Environmental Protection 2020-04-23 2020-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] CA D L000593 1 Clean Skies Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations that establish emission standards for greenhouse gases emitted from both new and in-service aircraft. 2023-01-11T13:43:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6606
116-hr-6527 116 hr 6527 Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-04-17 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] DE D B001303 0 Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 This bill requires the owner or operator of a facility where hazardous chemicals are produced, used, or stored to hold a public meeting within 72 hours of the release of an extremely hazardous substance. The owner or operator must publish a notice in a local newspaper, giving at least 24 hours of notice before the public meeting. Such notice must be posted at a local library, other local government buildings, and on the facility's public website. The bill also requires the owner or operator of a facility to hold an annual public meeting, where specified information regarding the extremely hazardous substances at the facility must be disclosed. Notice for such meeting must be published in a local newspaper at least a week in advance of the meeting. The bill provides for a civil penalty if such public meeting and notice requirements are not met. 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6527
116-hr-6112 116 hr 6112 Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-03-05 2020-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] CA D H001068 4 Oil and Water Don't Mix Act of 2020 This bill establishes requirements governing oil or gas operations, such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. Specifically, the bill eliminates certain exemptions for oil or gas operations from environmental requirements, including requirements concerning drinking water, stormwater runoff, hazardous air pollutants, and solid waste disposal. The bill also revises drinking water requirements to require fracking operations to disclose the chemicals they use in underground injections. The bill sets forth requirements to protect the quality and quantity of surface or ground water systems, including by requiring oil or gas operations to replace certain water supplies that have been affected by the production of oil or gas. In addition, the bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to issue regulations governing the use of fracking under oil and gas leases for federal lands. Until the BLM issues those regulations, the bill reestablishes the requirements of the repealed rule titled Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Land. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must issue a rule that adds hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants. The EPA must also publish a list of categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells. Finally, the bill requires the EPA to issue regulations for solid waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy if the EPA determines that the waste is hazardous. 2022-03-09T13:17:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6112
116-hr-6113 116 hr 6113 ARPA–H20 Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-03-05 2020-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] NY R K000386 1 ARPA-H20 Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Water within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for projects concerning the treatment of drinking water or wastewater at water systems that serve the public. The water systems must be large decentralized systems that provide treatment for at least two households. The projects must be intended to enhance, through the deployment of advanced technologies, the treatment, monitoring, delivery, affordability, and safety of drinking water provided by a water system, wastewater or stormwater discharged by a water system, groundwater or well water used for drinking water, or activities carried out by a water system for the purposes of enhancing public health or environmental safety. 2022-02-08T23:17:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6113
116-hr-6053 116 hr 6053 Test Your Well Water Act Environmental Protection 2020-03-02 2020-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] MI D K000380 5 Test Your Well Water Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a website that contains specified information relating to the testing of household well water, including a list of certified laboratories that analyze samples. 2022-02-08T23:17:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6053
116-hr-6057 116 hr 6057 Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-03-02 2020-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] UT D M001209 2 Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2020 This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance to states with Reclamation projects to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species into and out of reservoirs operated and maintained by Reclamation, including assistance to purchase, establish, operate, or maintain a watercraft inspection and decontamination station that has the highest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. In providing financial assistance, Reclamation must prioritize projects that (1) prevent the spread of an aquatic invasive species to waters under its jurisdiction, including irrigation, reclamation, or other water projects; and (2) align with the priorities of the state and with the document titled Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters, published in February 2010. The bill provides authority for each federal agency on the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to (1) conduct mandatory inspections and decontamination of watercraft; and (2) if necessary, impound, quarantine, or otherwise prevent entry of a watercraft. The membership of the task force is expanded to include the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Reclamation. 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6057
116-hr-6035 116 hr 6035 American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-28 2020-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] MN D P000258 3 American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue as a final rule the proposed rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This bill exempts the rule from judicial review. 2022-02-08T23:17:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6035
116-hr-5986 116 hr 5986 Environmental Justice For All Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-27 2020-10-01 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] AZ D G000551 77 Environmental Justice For All Act This bill establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities. Specifically, the bill prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination. In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning environmental justice. For example, agencies must prepare community impact reports that assess the potential impacts of their actions on environmental justice communities under certain circumstances. Further, it creates a variety of advisory bodies and positions, such as the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement. Among other things, the group must issue an environmental justice strategy. It also establishes requirements and programs concerning chemicals or toxic ingredients in certain products. For example, the bill (1) requires certain products (e.g., cosmetics) to include a list of ingredients or warnings; and (2) provides grants for research on designing safer alternatives to chemicals in certain consumer, cleaning, toy, or baby products that have an inherent toxicity or that are associated with chronic adverse health effects. Finally, it creates a variety of funding programs, such as a grant program to enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban areas. 2022-02-09T02:44:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5986
116-hr-5936 116 hr 5936 California’s Land Preservation and Protection Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-21 2020-02-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] CA D C001112 7 California's Land Preservation and Protection Act This bill delays hydraulic fracturing of oil or gas resources on certain federal lands in California. On December 12, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a record of decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the BLM Bakersfield Field Office. This bill nullifies the EIS until the BLM completes and circulates for public comment a new EIS. The new EIS must consider the environmental effects of all oil or gas development in the planning area. After the new EIS is published, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review and publish comments regarding the EIS. If the EPA identifies significant environmental impacts or determines that there is insufficient information to assess the environmental impacts of all oil or gas development in the planning area, then the BLM must consult with the EPA before proceeding with federal oil or gas leasing in the planning area. 2022-02-08T23:16:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5936
116-hr-5920 116 hr 5920 MONARCH Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-02-14 2020-03-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. House Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] CA D P000613 40 Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2020 or the MONARCH Act of 2020 This bill provides support for the conservation of western monarch butterflies (the monarch butterfly population that overwinters along the coast of California and breeds across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah). Specifically, the bill establishes the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies. In addition, USDA must transfer amounts from the fund to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2022-02-09T00:28:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5920
116-hr-5902 116 hr 5902 MICRO Plastics Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-02-13 2020-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] FL R M001199 8 Making Investments in Curbing the Ruinous Output of Plastics Act of 2020 or the MICRO Plastics Act of 2020 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that tests the efficacy and cost effectiveness of tools, technologies, and techniques to (1) remove microplastics from the environment, and (2) prevent the release of microplastics into the environment. 2022-02-08T23:17:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5902
116-hr-5906 116 hr 5906 RECYCLE Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-13 2020-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] MN D P000616 1 Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2020 or the RECYCLE Act This bill provides support for recycling programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach. In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments. Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such materials must occur at least once every five years. 2022-02-09T03:11:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5906
116-hr-5857 116 hr 5857 Fracking Ban Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-12 2020-02-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] NY D O000172 21 Fracking Ban Act This bill phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a survey of all oil and natural gas wells to identify the wells where fracking is, or has been, used. The survey must include a variety of data, including data on the proximity of fracking operations to inhabited structures (e.g., homes or schools). Beginning on February 1, 2021, the bill revokes permits for wells where fracking is, or has been, used within 2,500 feet of inhabited structures. The bill bans all fracking on onshore and offshore land by 2025. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a Just Transition Committee to make recommendations on ensuring the health and safety of individuals residing in, and the prosperity of, natural gas- and oil-producing regions during the phaseout of fracking. 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5857
116-hr-5859 116 hr 5859 Trillion Trees Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-12 2020-02-26 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] AR R W000821 37 Trillion Trees Act This bills establishes requirements and incentives to plant trees and conduct other land management practices for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon. 2022-02-09T01:25:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5859
116-hr-5865 116 hr 5865 CCUS Innovation Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-12 2020-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 0 Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Innovation Act or the CCUS Innovation Act This bill addresses the capture, utilization, and storage of carbon dioxide. Among other things, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) establish a competitive prize program for certain technology projects that capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, (2) research and develop technologies or approaches that transform carbon dioxide generated by industrial processes into a product of commercial value, and (3) support research and infrastructure activities relating to carbon dioxide utilization by providing technical and financial assistance. 2022-02-08T23:14:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5865
116-hr-5842 116 hr 5842 Voices for Environmental Justice Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-11 2020-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] MA D K000379 3 Voices for Environmental Justice Act This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. Additionally, the bill authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility. An eligible entity must be a group of individuals who reside in a community that (1) is a population or community of color, an indigenous community, or a low-income community; and (2) is in close proximity to the site of an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. Covered hazardous air pollutants include those listed on the Toxics Release Inventory or those identified as carcinogenic by an assessment under the Integrated Risk Information System of the EPA. 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5842
116-hr-5845 116 hr 5845 Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-02-11 2020-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] CA D L000579 94 Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 This bill sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries. 2022-02-08T23:17:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5845
116-hr-5856 116 hr 5856 Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-02-11 2020-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] AL D S001185 3 Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for decentralized wastewater treatment systems in households with certain incomes. 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5856
116-hr-5799 116 hr 5799 Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act Environmental Protection 2020-02-07 2020-02-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] PA R T000467 1 Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act This bill revises requirements to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act, including to add specifics regarding agricultural practices that are excluded from wetland protections and to exclude certain land converted into cropland from protection under the act. 2022-02-08T23:17:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5799
116-hr-5694 116 hr 5694 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-28 2020-01-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] CA R M001177 16 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce to publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the bases for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. 2022-02-09T02:12:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5694
116-hr-5684 116 hr 5684 Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2020-01-27 2020-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] MD D S001168 16 Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office, revises requirements concerning the office and its activities, and authorizes the office to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program and a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority habitats and living resources. 2022-02-08T23:15:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5684
116-hr-5628 116 hr 5628 Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-16 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] FL R W000823 17 Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act This bill modifies the allotment formula that determines water treatment works grants for states and territories. 2022-02-09T00:29:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5628
116-hr-5638 116 hr 5638 American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-16 2020-01-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] AZ R B001302 8 American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act This bill revises requirements governing the protection of endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the bill limits such protection to native species. In addition, the bill prohibits certain funding for endangered or threatened species from being used to purchase land in foreign countries. 2022-02-08T23:17:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5638
116-hr-5585 116 hr 5585 Listing Reform Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-13 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 10 Listing Reform Act This bill modifies requirements concerning the review of petitions to add a species to the list of endangered or threatened species or to remove a species from the list. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to prioritize the consideration of petitions to list a species as endangered or threatened other than in the order in which the petitions are received. The appropriate department may not give general priority to petitions to add species to the list of endangered or threatened species over petitions to remove a species from the list. The deadline for the appropriate department to decide on whether or not a petition to list or remove a species should be granted is changed from within 12 months to as expeditiously as possible. The appropriate department is given the authority to preclude the listing of a species as threatened due to the likelihood of significant, cumulative economic effects that would result from such listing or from the likely resulting designation of critical habitat of the species. Once a petition is precluded due to those economic effects, the appropriate department may not reconsider that finding unless the department (1) determines there is endangerment of extinction of the species; or (2) receives a new petition to add the species to the list that includes an analyses concluding that alternative actions are possible other than those resulting in significant, cumulative economic effects. 2022-03-02T16:13:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5585
116-hr-5588 116 hr 5588 WHOLE Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-13 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] WA R N000189 12 Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2020 or the WHOLE Act of 2020 This bill revises the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce reviews an agency action to determine whether the action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of the species. When making such determination, the appropriate department must consider the offsetting effects of protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action. 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5588
116-hr-5589 116 hr 5589 Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-13 2020-11-17 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] OR D B001278 22 Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon. 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5589
116-hr-5591 116 hr 5591 Critical Habitat Improvement Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-13 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] LA R J000299 8 Critical Habitat Improvement Act This bill revises requirements governing the designation of critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Habitats outside of the geographical area occupied by the species must have at least one physical or biological feature that is essential to the conservation of the species in order to be considered as a potential critical habitat. 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5591
116-hr-5594 116 hr 5594 EMPOWERS Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-13 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] MO R S001195 8 Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2020 or the EMPOWERS Act of 2020 This bill revises the petition process for listing, delisting, or reclassifying an endangered or threatened species, including by requiring petitioners to notify each county and state in which the species is located of the intent to submit a petition. 2022-02-09T02:28:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5594
116-hr-5579 116 hr 5579 LIST Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-10 2020-01-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] MT R G000584 9 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2020 or the LIST Act of 2020 This bill revises the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists. A species must be removed from the endangered or threatened species lists if the Department of the Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met. The publication and notice of a proposed regulation to remove a species from the lists must consist solely of a notice of the removal. The bill establishes a process for removing species from the lists if they were erroneously or wrongfully listed. The bill prohibits a person from submitting a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species for 10 years if the person knowingly submitted a petition with information that was inaccurate beyond scientifically reasonable margins of error, fraudulent, or misrepresentative. 2022-02-08T23:17:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5579
116-hr-5580 116 hr 5580 Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-10 2020-01-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 8 Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act This bill provides statutory authority for two rules relating to endangered or threatened species. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the rules on August 27, 2019. The first rule revises the interagency consultation process relating to such species and federal actions (i.e., activity authorized, funded, or carried out by federal agencies). Under current law, federal agencies must consult with the FWS and NMFS to review the effects of federal actions on such species or their critical habitats. Among other requirements, the rule establishes alternative consultation mechanisms as well as deadlines for FWS and NMFS to complete consultations. The second rule revises the processes for adding or removing a species to the list of endangered or threatened species and designating critical habitat for such species. Among other requirements, the rule outlines additional circumstances under which critical habitat does not need to be designated for endangered or threatened species. 2022-03-05T04:56:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5580
116-hr-5554 116 hr 5554 Clean Federal Fleet Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-08 2020-01-08 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. House Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] CA D D000623 16 Clean Federal Fleet Act of 2020 This bill revises provisions regarding emissions requirements for vehicles purchased for use in federal fleets, including by expanding the covered federal entities and by providing statutory authority for vehicle emission standards. 2022-03-02T16:23:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5554
116-hr-5557 116 hr 5557 Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-08 2020-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] CO R B001297 8 Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on August 27, 2019, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relating to threatened species. The rule requires species listed as threatened after the issuance of the rule to be given protections tailored to the species' needs. Prior to the rule, threatened species were automatically provided with most of the protections that are provided to endangered species. 2022-02-08T23:14:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5557
116-hr-5544 116 hr 5544 American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-07 2020-03-12 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 9 . House Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] NY D T000469 27 American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020 This bill addresses the use and regulation of fluorinated compounds in products and manufacturing, including by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to establish specified production and consumption baselines for the phase-down of specified fluorinated compounds. 2022-02-08T23:17:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5544
116-hr-5550 116 hr 5550 PFAS Safe Disposal Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-07 2020-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] MI D L000592 1 PFAS Safe Disposal Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the disposal procedures for materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) or aqueous film forming foam. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. For criminal penalty purposes, materials containing PFAS shall be considered hazardous waste. 2022-02-08T23:17:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5550
116-hr-5539 116 hr 5539 Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-01-03 2020-01-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] NH D P000614 14 Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review certain point sources that discharge perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. Based on this review, the EPA must establish effluent limitations and pretreatment standards, as well as publish water quality criteria, for certain PFAS. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. The bill also directs the EPA to award grants to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works to implement PFAS pretreatment standards. 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5539
116-hr-5540 116 hr 5540 PFAS Transparency Act Environmental Protection 2020-01-03 2020-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] NY D D000630 10 PFAS Transparency Act The bill requires an industrial entity that introduces perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, into wastewater treatment systems to provide specified advance notices to such systems, including the identity and quantity of such PFAS. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5540
116-hr-5493 116 hr 5493 To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2019-12-19 2020-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 17 This bill prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding specified wildlife conservation grants to entities that fund or support certain persons or entities that are credibly alleged to have committed gross human rights violations. 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5493
116-hr-5513 116 hr 5513 Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-12-19 2019-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] MA D K000379 8 Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019 This bill revises the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) program and the drinking water SRF program. Both programs provide financial assistance for water infrastructure. The bill removes the 30-year term limits for loans under the SRF programs. Thus, new loans under the programs may have terms up to the projected useful life of the projects. Loan terms for existing loans may, on agreement of the parties to the loan, be extended. In addition, the bill allows states to use a percentage of SRF funds to replace pipes, plumbing fittings, and fixtures that carry water contaminated with lead or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) at certain state, municipal, or tribal facilities (e.g., schools, parks, and senior centers) that provide the public or employees with drinking water. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5513
116-hr-5519 116 hr 5519 Atmospheric Climate Intervention Research Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-19 2020-03-04 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . House Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] CA D M001166 1 Atmospheric Climate Intervention Research Act This bill expands the directive of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to include climate intervention research, including research regarding the effects of proposed interventions in the stratosphere and in cloud aerosol processes. 2022-10-28T01:46:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5519
116-hr-5445 116 hr 5445 Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-12-17 2020-01-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] UT R S001192 8 Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 This bill (1) requires specified power administrations to disclose all estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, such as costs for complying with environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife, (2) prohibits the Department of the Interior from designating critical habitat in certain water infrastructure areas, and (3) provides exemptions from environmental review requirements for certain electrical power projects or construction projects that may affect prairie dogs. Specifically, the bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billing statements sent to each customer estimates of all costs and factors affecting total power costs. The estimates must include the customer's share of such administration's costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife. Each administration must report each year on (1) all estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, including estimates of its total compliance costs; and (2) sources of replacement power. The bill prohibits Interior from designating critical habitat for endangered or threatened species in certain water storage, diversion, or delivery facilities. In addition, the bill exempts projects to install or maintain electrical transmission poles or power lines from environmental review requirements. The bill also exempts from such review construction projects that include buffer areas if the projects would otherwise only require an environmental assessment because of the presence of prairie dogs in such buffer areas. 2022-10-28T01:45:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5445
116-hr-5467 116 hr 5467 LOCAL Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-12-17 2020-01-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 7 Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2019 or the LOCAL Act of 2019 This bill provides statutory authority for conservation agreements involving threatened or endangered species, including by providing for the legal treatment of species included in conservation agreements, setting forth the requirements of certain conservation agreements, and establishing safe harbor provisions for these agreements. 2022-10-28T01:45:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5467
116-hr-5434 116 hr 5434 RPM Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-12-16 2019-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] NC R M001156 72 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 or the RPM Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls for vehicles that are not legal for operation on a street or highway and are used solely for competition. 2022-10-28T01:45:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5434
116-hr-5416 116 hr 5416 National Climate Bank Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-12 2019-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] MI D D000624 10 National Climate Bank Act This bill establishes the nonprofit National Climate Bank to finance renewable energy projects, industrial decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, zero-emission fleets, and similar projects. 2022-10-28T01:45:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5416
116-hr-5391 116 hr 5391 WHERA Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-11 2019-12-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] VT D W000800 1 Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 or the WHERA Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement programs and authorize policy to reduce emissions from wood heaters. Specifically, the bill requires the EPA to establish a grant program to provide funding for programs designed to (1) incentivize homeowners to replace old wood heaters with more efficient, cleaner-burning heaters; (2) achieve significant reductions in emissions from wood heaters; (3) help homeowners transition to safer and more efficient heating sources; and (4) support retailers, installers, and manufacturers that sell and make more efficient certified clean heaters. The EPA must also establish a program to (1) inform stakeholders of the benefits of replacing wood heaters that do not meet specified emission reductions standards, (2) develop nonfinancial incentives to promote the proper installation and use of certified clean heaters, and (3) consult with Indian tribes to implement programs and actions to reduce wood heater emissions. Finally, the bill authorizes the EPA to accept wood heater emissions reductions Supplemental Environmental Projects. 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5391
116-hr-5361 116 hr 5361 Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-12-09 2019-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] DE D B001303 1 Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019 This bill addresses contaminants of emerging concern (emerging contaminants), which are not regulated under a national primary drinking water regulation and may have an adverse effect on human health. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review federal efforts to (1) identify, monitor, and assist in the development of treatment methods for emerging contaminants; and (2) assist states in responding to the human health risks posed by those contaminants. In addition, the EPA must establish a strategic plan for improving those efforts. The EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities that identify and analyze the public health effects of emerging contaminants. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must establish a National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative to (1) improve the identification, analysis, monitoring, and treatment methods of emerging contaminants; and (2) support the implementation of its cross-agency plan for addressing research gaps related to detecting, assessing exposure to, and identifying the adverse health effects of such contaminants. Specified federal agencies must make grants for research proposals that are likely to result in significant progress toward achieving the plan's objectives. The EPA must (1) report on actions it may take to increase technical assistance and support for states with respect to emerging contaminants in drinking water samples, and (2) develop a program to provide technical assistance and support to states for the testing and analysis of emerging contaminants. 2022-10-28T01:46:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5361
116-hr-5340 116 hr 5340 Hazel M. Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-06 2019-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 10 Hazel M. Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded posthumously to Hazel M. Johnson in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the environmental justice movement. 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5340
116-hr-5341 116 hr 5341 Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-06 2019-12-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] SC R R000597 30 Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act This bill revises requirements concerning (1) citizen suits under the Clean Water Act, (2) permits for wetlands, and (3) wetland mitigation. Litigation costs (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) must be awarded to the prevailing party, thus the bill removes a court's discretion to award the fees. A prevailing party is defined as the party that prevails on more than half of the claims at issue. In addition, the bill repeals the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny or restrict the use of any area as a disposal site for dredged or fill material when the discharge of those materials would have an unacceptable adverse effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas, wildlife, or recreational areas. Finally, the bill revises mitigation requirements. Current law requires compensatory mitigation to replace the loss of aquatic resource functions in a watershed when a permit to discharge dredged or fill materials into navigable waters has unavoidable impacts on aquatic resources. This bill prohibits government entities from carrying out compensatory mitigation in excess of existing regulatory requirements. 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5341
116-hr-5343 116 hr 5343 Hazel M. Johnson Memorial Stamp Act Environmental Protection 2019-12-06 2019-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 11 Hazel M. Johnson Memorial Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Hazel M. Johnson, who was known as the mother of the environmental justice movement. 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5343
116-hr-5256 116 hr 5256 FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-11-22 2019-11-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. House Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] NY D C001067 4 Fostering and Realizing Electrification by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks Act of 2019 or the FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for projects that (1) replace an existing diesel-powered transport refrigeration unit in a heavy-duty vehicle with an electric unit; (2) purchase and install shore power infrastructure (infrastructure that provides power to the vehicle when it is stationary) or other equipment that enables transport refrigeration units to connect to electric power at places where heavy-duty vehicles congregate; or (3) operate and maintain vehicles, infrastructure, or equipment relating to electric transport refrigeration units and associated shore power. 2022-10-28T01:46:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5256
116-hr-5221 116 hr 5221 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-11-21 2019-11-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. House Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] VA D M001200 170 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 This bill establishes requirements to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Specifically, the bill sets a national goal of achieving a 100% clean economy (i.e., economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) by no later than 2050. Each federal agency must develop and implement a plan to rapidly achieve the national goal. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress of the United States in achieving the national goal. In addition, the EPA must establish the Clean Economy Federal Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the EPA on one or more interim greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals for the United States to achieve before achieving the national goal. After obtaining the committee's recommendations, the EPA must recommend to Congress one or more interim goals. 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5221
116-hr-5193 116 hr 5193 Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-11-20 2019-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] IL D B001286 14 Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019 This bill makes permanent a requirement that projects financed through a drinking water state revolving fund program only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement. 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5193
116-hr-5168 116 hr 5168 Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-11-19 2019-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 5 Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Specifically, Treasury must report on the utility of the data from the program for determining the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by taxpayers for the purpose of imposing a fee on taxpayers for such emissions. 2022-10-28T02:00:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5168
116-hr-5176 116 hr 5176 Climate Resiliency Service Corps Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-11-19 2019-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] CA D C001080 15 Climate Resiliency Service Corps Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Climate Resiliency Service Corps as a national service program to assist communities in mitigating the effects of natural disasters and other consequences of climate change. 2022-10-28T02:00:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5176
116-hr-5115 116 hr 5115 RECOVER Act Environmental Protection 2019-11-15 2019-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] CA D C001097 4 Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding Recycling Act or the RECOVER Act This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Recycling Infrastructure Program. Under the program, the EPA may award financial assistance to states, local governments, and tribal governments to support and expand their recycling infrastructure and programs. 2022-10-28T02:00:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5115
116-hr-5095 116 hr 5095 Endangered Species Accountability Reform Act Environmental Protection 2019-11-14 2019-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] MO R L000569 5 Endangered Species Accountability Reform Act This bill directs the Department of Interior to remove a species from the list of endangered and threatened species five years after the species was added to the list. 2022-10-28T02:00:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5095
116-hr-4967 116 hr 4967 Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-10-31 2019-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 21 Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019 This bill requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program. Among other duties, the program must establish and carry out a grant and technical assistance program to restore and protect habitat for fish and wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 2022-11-01T04:47:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4967
116-hr-4924 116 hr 4924 Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019 Environmental Protection 2019-10-30 2019-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. House Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] CA D E000215 34 Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires. Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts. 2022-11-01T04:47:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4924

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