Energy

Farm to Fly Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

Farm to Fly Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to integrate the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels into its programs. Specifically, this bill includes sustainable aviation fuel as an advanced biofuel for the purposes of several USDA bioenergy programs that primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects. For purposes of these programs, the bill defines sustainable aviation fuel as liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which (1) meets specific international standards, (2) is not derived from coprocessing specific materials (e.g., triglycerides) with a non-biomass feedstock, (3) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum, and (4) is certified as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50% compared with petroleum-based jet fuel (based on specific standards and agreements). In addition, the bill specifically includes fostering and advancing sustainable aviation fuels as part of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. Further, USDA must carry out a comprehensive and integrated pursuit of all USDA mission areas for the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels, including through the identification of opportunities to maximize the development and commercialization of the fuels, supporting rural economic development through improved sustainability for aviation, and advancing public-private partnerships.

Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act This bill provides assistance for corporations to relocate operations from China to Latin America or Caribbean (LAC) countries and specifies actions to expand trade and nuclear energy agreements with LAC countries.  Specifically, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation must use at least 10% of its funding to finance moving, workforce development, and facility construction costs associated with such relocations. Tariffs collected by the United States on goods manufactured in China shall be used to fund such assistance. The President must provide duty-free or other preferential treatment for goods and services produced in a LAC country by a corporation that received relocation assistance under this bill. A corporation must meet certain conditions to receive these benefits, including creating sufficient jobs in the LAC country and guaranteeing that the corporation will not be controlled by China, Russia, or other foreign adversary government. State-owned enterprises are not eligible.  Additionally, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must start trade negotiations with each LAC country that does not have a free trade agreement with the United States if the country meets certain conditions (such as reducing economic reliance on China). The President is authorized to start negotiations with a LAC country for the sale of nuclear reactors if these same conditions are met and the sale does not threaten U.S. national security.  Neither Cuba nor Venezuela qualify as a LAC country unless the Department of State certifies that the country has taken certain actions, including holding free and fair elections.

Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025 This bill extends for one year the energy investment tax credit for qualified biogas property (property that converts biomass into methane and captures the gas for sale or productive use). Under the bill, the energy investment tax credit (as part of the general business tax credit) is allowed for investments in qualified biogas property for which construction begins on or before December 31, 2025. (Under current law, to qualify for the tax credit, construction of qualified biogas property must begin on or before December 31, 2024.)

NO GOTION Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act or the NO GOTION Act This bill prohibits an entity that is created in, organized in, or controlled (in the aggregate) by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, or an entity controlled (in the aggregate) by one or more of such entities, from claiming multiple energy-related federal tax credits and incentives. Specifically, the bill prohibits such entities from claiming the federal tax credits for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, second-generation biofuel, biodiesel fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable electricity production, carbon sequestration, zero-emission nuclear power production, clean hydrogen production, clean commercial vehicles, advanced manufacturing production, clean electricity production, clean fuel production, investments in energy property, advanced energy projects, clean electricity investment, biodiesel mixtures, alternative fuel, and alternative fuel mixtures. Further, such entities are prohibited from claiming the federal tax deduction for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings. Finally, such entities are not entitled to a credit or refund of federal excise taxes paid on biodiesel, alternative fuel, or sustainable aviation fuel mixtures produced by the entities.

Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025 This bill limits the withdrawal of unleased lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from areas that may be leased for mineral development and nullifies certain past withdrawals. The OCS includes the federally managed ocean area extending from the outer boundaries of state-controlled waters (generally 3 nautical miles [nmi] from shore) to 200 nmi from shore, with some exceptions. Specifically, the bill limits the President's authority to restrict offshore development of minerals, such as oil and gas, on the OCS. For example, the bill (1) caps the number of acres of OCS lands that a President may withdraw from areas that may be leased; (2) prohibits withdrawals from being made for a period longer than 20 years; (3) prohibits the President from making withdrawals of unleased land that conflict with areas included in lease sales scheduled under approved oil and gas leasing programs; and (4) prohibits the President from withdrawing unleased lands unless the Department of the Interior has completed assessments addressing issues such as mineral resources and the national security, economic, and energy value of the identified mineral deposits. The President must also obtain congressional approval before withdrawing more than 500,000 acres cumulatively. Further, the bill gives Congress the authority to review and disapprove withdrawals by enacting a joint resolution. In addition, the bill nullifies certain presidential memoranda and executive orders related to withdrawing unleased land from areas that may be leased for the development of oil, gas, or other minerals on the OCS.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers  and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.

Declaration of Energy Independence Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2025

Declaration of Energy Independence Act This bill reduces certain royalty rates, minimum bids, rental rates, and fees for onshore oil and gas leases on federal lands and modifies related leasing procedures. Specifically, the bill (1) decreases the royalty rate from 16 2/3% to 12 1/2% for developing oil and gas on federal lands, (2) lowers the minimum bid amount from $10.00 to $2.00 per acre for oil and gas leases on federal lands, and (3) decreases the rental rates from a maximum of $15.00 per acre to $1.50 per acre for the first five years and $2.00 per acre thereafter. The bill also eliminates the fee for expressing interest in a lease.  It also modifies leasing procedures to provide for noncompetitive leasing under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill modifies the conditions for the reinstatement of leases that have been cancelled or terminated, including by reducing the applicable royalty and rental rates.

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.

Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act This bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Bering Sea areas of the OCS. The memoranda prohibited the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing offshore leases for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in those areas. This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow BOEM to issue leases in those areas.

Reliability for Ratepayers Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

Reliability for Ratepayers Act This bill modifies provisions concerning the hiring and compensation of employees of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is a nonprofit federal power marketing administration that sells hydropower in the Northwest. Specifically, it directs BPA to develop and implement a plan that specifies and fixes the compensation for its employees, including members of the Senior Executive Service. Within a year, BPA must develop an initial compensation plan, which must be approved by the Department of Energy. BPA must implement the plan no later than one year after the plan is developed. The compensation plan must be based on an annual survey of the prevailing compensation for similar positions in the public sectors of the electric industry, provide compensation that is competitive with similar positions among consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection, be consistent with BPA's approved annual general and administrative budget, and meet other criteria as outlined in the bill.  BPA must (1) annually review the compensation plan and make any updates as appropriate, and (2) publish the plan and any updates made to the plan. The bill exempts BPA from certain civil service laws when it is carrying out its hiring authority. Finally, the bill subjects BPA's employees to certain merit system principles.

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.

To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

This bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Bering Sea areas of the OCS. The memoranda prohibited the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing offshore leases for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in those areas. This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow BOEM to issue leases in those areas.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025 This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to give the Department of the Interior the authority to collect certain fees from applicants for, or holders of, geothermal leases through September 30, 2032. Specifically, Interior may direct those applicants or leaseholders to reimburse the United States for costs from (1) processing applications for geothermal leases on federal land, such as applications for geothermal drilling permits; and (2) inspecting and monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities. Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the applicant, or (2) a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources. Interior may use those fees only to the extent that they are provided in advance in appropriations acts for (1) processing applications for geothermal leases, and (2) inspecting and monitoring related exploration and development activities. Within five years of the bill's enactment, Interior must submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of how the fees affect Interior's geothermal leasing program and any recommendations for updates to the fees and the program. 

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 This bill extends through FY2030 and modifies the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act to address algal blooms and hypoxia (deficiency of oxygen) in U.S. marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems. Harmful algal blooms are high concentrations of algae that may create nuisance or toxic conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy. The bill directs the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to submit to Congress an action strategy for harmful algal blooms at least once every five years. The bill also expands the task force's membership to include the Department of Energy. The bill also expands the duties of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia program. NOAA must also carry out a variety of activities related to monitoring, predicting, preventing, mitigating, and responding to marine, coastal, and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events. For example, NOAA must establish (1) a national network of observing systems for monitoring, detecting, and forecasting harmful algal blooms; and (2) a national-level incubator program to increase the number of strategies, technologies, and measures available to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful algal blooms. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must develop and enhance operational freshwater harmful algal bloom monitoring, observing, and forecasting programs in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs and carry out other activities related to researching freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events.

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025

This resolution establishes the majority party's membership on the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Energy and Natural Resources; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Special Committee on Aging.

Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025

This resolution elects Members to the following standing committees: Armed Services Education and Workforce Energy and Commerce Homeland Security Judiciary Oversight and Government Reform Rules Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs 

LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025

LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025 This bill modifies and expands requirements for exporting natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). Under the existing provisions of the Natural Gas Act, exporters of natural gas must obtain authorization to make such exports from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Additionally, FERC must authorize such exports if they are consistent with the public interest. The bill directs exporters of natural gas to obtain authorization from the Department of Energy (DOE) rather than from FERC. Before granting an authorization, DOE must determine that the export would not likely (1) contribute significantly to climate change; (2) materially increase energy prices or energy price volatility for U.S. consumers; or (3) create a disproportionate health or environmental burden on rural, low-income, minority, and other vulnerable communities. The bill also classifies an authorization of the exportation of natural gas as a major federal action that triggers the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Additionally, the bill terminates the categorical exclusion for exports of natural gas, and any associated transportation of LNG by marine vessels, from NEPA environmental review requirements. A categorical exclusion is a class of actions that a federal agency has determined do not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and, thus, do not require either an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement.

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 13 January 2025

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.

REVOCAR Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

Revoke Exemptions for Venezuelan Oil to Curb Autocratic Repression Act of 2025 or the REVOCAR Act of 2025 This bill prohibits U.S. investment in Venezuela's energy sector. Specifically, the bill prohibits any transaction by a U.S. person (individual or entity) to invest, trade, or operate within Venezuela's energy sector and any transaction that attempts to evade such prohibition. This prohibition includes the provision of goods, services, or finance to (1) Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company (Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.), its subsidiaries, representatives, or related companies; or (2) the regime of Nicolas Maduro or any nondemocratic successor government in Venezuela.  The prohibitions of this bill terminate on the earlier of December 31, 2027, or the date the President submits a determination to Congress that the Maduro regime has recognized the July 28, 2024, electoral victory of Edmundo Gonzalez and relinquished power to the democratically elected government. The President may waive these prohibitions on a case-by-case basis for not more than 90 days after determining such a waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests and submitting a report to Congress. Such waivers may be renewed.

Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act This bill repeals multiple business tax credits related to the production and sale of energy. Specifically, the bill repeals the renewable electricity production tax credit (for electricity using wind, solar, or other specific types of renewable energy produced by a qualified facility for which construction began before 2025); clean electricity production tax credit (for electricity produced using a qualified facility that has no greenhouse gas emissions and was placed into service in 2025 or after); advanced nuclear production tax credit (for electricity produced and sold by a qualified nuclear power facility placed into service before 2021); zero-emission nuclear power production tax credit (for electricity produced and sold by a qualified nuclear power facility between 2024 and 2032); carbon sequestration tax credit (for the capture and sequestration of carbon oxide); clean hydrogen production tax credit (for clean hydrogen produced at a qualified clean production facility); advanced manufacturing production tax credit (for the production and sale of qualified components, including solar and wind energy components); energy investment tax credit (for investments in certain qualified energy property placed into service before 2025); clean electricity investment credit (for investments in qualified energy property placed into service in 2025 or after); qualifying advance coal project tax credit (for investments in qualifying advanced coal projects), clean coal investment tax credit (for investments in qualifying gasification projects); advanced energy project tax credit (for investments in qualifying advanced energy projects); and advanced manufacturing investment tax credit (for investments in semiconductor or semiconductor manufacturing equipment).  

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment".

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment , which was submitted by the Department of Energy on October 6, 2023. The rule adopts more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial water heating equipment under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in order to achieve more energy savings.

Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

This resolution elects Members to the Committees on Appropriations; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; and Ways and Means.

SAVE Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

Save America’s Valuable Energy Act or the SAVE Act This bill directs the Department of Energy to prohibit the sale of petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities headquartered in Russia, Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

This resolution elects Members to the Committees on Appropriations; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; and Ways and Means.

COAL Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025 or the COAL Act of 2025 This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process certain applications to lease coal mineral estates owned by the federal government in order to develop coal. If the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has commenced for an application, then the BLM must publish a draft environmental assessment and any applicable implementing regulations, finalize the fair market value of the coal tract for which a lease by application is pending, take all intermediate actions necessary to grant the application, and grant the application. With respect to previously awarded coal leases, the BLM must grant any additional approvals required for mining activities to commence. Finally, the bill nullifies the Department of the Interior's Secretarial Order 3338, which placed a hold on most new federal coal leases until the BLM completes a comprehensive review of the federal coal program.

GEO Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 2025

Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act or the GEO Act This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to process applications related to geothermal leases. Specifically, Interior must process each application for a geothermal drilling permit or other authorization under a valid existing geothermal lease within 60 days after completing all requirements under applicable federal laws and regulations (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act) unless a U.S. federal court vacates or provides injunctive relief for the underlying lease.  

VALOR Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 2025

Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act of 2025 or the VALOR Act of 2025 This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting the current government of Venezuela and any nondemocratic successor government. The bill also authorizes certain types of assistance for the people of Venezuela and to support democracy-building efforts. Under the bill, the President must impose property-blocking sanctions on the Venezuelan government and persons supporting the Venezuelan government; may deny U.S. nonhumanitarian foreign assistance, arms-related assistance, and debt forgiveness to any country that provides assistance to the Venezuelan government; may provide support to individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building efforts in Venezuela; must develop a plan to provide assistance to Venezuela under a democratically elected government, which may include food, medicine, and emergency energy assistance to meet the basic needs of Venezuelans; must take steps to terminate sanctions under this bill once the President determines that a democratically elected government is in power (criteria for such a determination include a Venezuelan government that is the result of free and fair elections, is making progress in establishing an independent judiciary and respecting human rights, and has released all political prisoners). The Department of the Treasury must oppose the seating of Venezuelan representatives at certain international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund. Additionally, the bill prohibits U.S. persons (individuals or entities) from engaging in transactions involving Venezuela's debt or any digital currency issued by Venezuela. 

DRAIN THE SWAMP Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2025

Decentralizing and Reorganizing Agency Infrastructure Nation-wide To Harness Efficient Services, Workforce Administration, and Management Practices Act or the DRAIN THE SWAMP Act This bill relocates 30% of employees of executive agencies who are based in the Washington, DC area and reduces the office headquarters of agencies by 30%. It also ends full-time telework for relocated employees and for those who remain based in the DC area. Under the bill, each agency must relocate at least 30% of full-time employees based at the agency’s headquarters, including full-time telework employees who receive DC-area locality pay (unless telework is an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act). The bill does not apply to certain essential employees in the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Homeland Security. In determining the new duty stations, each agency must promote geographic diversity and ensure adequate staffing throughout the regions of the agency. Compensation for relocated employees must be according to the locality pay scale for their new duty station. Agencies must provide their reduction plans to Congress within 180 days and complete the relocations within one year after the bill's enactment. Further, the Office of Management and Budget must identify at least 30% of agency headquarters' office space (i.e., real property) to sell or to cease leasing. Agency heads must complete the space reduction within two years after the bill's enactment. 

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2025

This resolution establishes the majority party's membership on and designates chairs of the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Indian Affairs Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs Joint Economic Committee Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2025

This resolution establishes the minority party's membership on the following Senate committees:  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Joint Economic Committee; Select Committee on Ethics; Select Committee on Intelligence; and Special Committee on Aging.

Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 2025

This resolution elects Chairs for the following committees: Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and Workforce Energy and Commerce Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security Judiciary  National Resources Oversight and Government Reform Science, Space, and Technology  Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs Ways and Means

HOUSE Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 or the HOUSE Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw the final determination titled Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing and published on April 26, 2024. The determination adopted updated minimum energy efficiency standards for newly built homes (except manufactured housing) financed through certain HUD and USDA programs. Specifically, it adopted the (1) 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which applies to single family homes and multifamily low-rise buildings up to three stories; and (2) 2019 American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Electrical Society (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES) Standard 90.1, which applies to multifamily residential buildings with four or more stories. HUD and USDA must also revert to using the energy efficiency standards required before the determination. In addition, the bill prohibits HUD, USDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking actions or using federal funds to implement or enforce the determination or any substantially similar determination. It also prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing. Finally, the bill prohibits HUD and USDA from adopting updates to the IECC or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 in certain circumstances unless at least 26 states have adopted codes or standards that meet or exceed the update's requirements.

FUEL Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2025 or the FUEL Reform Act This bill repeals Title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (i.e., the 2002 farm bill). The title authorizes various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects. For example, these programs include the BioPreferred Program; the Rural Energy for America Program; and the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. 

Fair Representation Amendment

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Fair Representation Amendment This resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title  Article One Restoration Act . The requirement applies to the following House committees: Agriculture Armed Services Budget Education and Workforce Energy and Commerce Financial Services Foreign Affairs Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans’ Affairs Ways and Means Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Protecting American Energy Production Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. 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 formation.

HEALTH Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

House Endeavor to Accelerate a Legislative Transformation of Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act This resolution establishes the Committee on Health, a standing committee of the House of Representatives, and specifies the subjects within its jurisdiction.  The Committee on Health is responsible for all legislation and other matters relating to biomedical research and development (including the Food and Drug Administration); health, health facilities, and health care supported by general revenues (except veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and treatment); and public health and quarantine (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The resolution also removes these topics from the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Responsible Legislating Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Responsible Legislating Act This bill establishes or modifies various federal programs and requirements, including those related to retirement accounts, penalties for certain sex offenses, foreign investment and ownership, and appropriations. The bill makes changes to retirement account contributions and distributions, including increasing the maximum amount that may be contributed to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to include certain contributions to a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan, subject to limitations.  The bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain interstate human trafficking offenses or coercion of sexual activity that occurs in a school zone or related area. The Department of Commerce must report on efforts to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production. The Federal Maritime Commission must evaluate the effect of foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest U.S. container ports on U.S. economic security. The bill provides additional appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy. The bill extends mandatory livestock market reporting requirements through FY2025. The bill revises the required frequency of meetings held by a credit union's board of directors by decreasing the frequency for existing credit unions with satisfactory soundness ratings.  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority is reauthorized through 2033. The bill requires hearings on the bill's implementation within one year of the date of enactment.

Strategic Production Response and Implementation Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Strategic Production Response and Implementation Act This bill modifies the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from drawing down petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until DOE develops and implements a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production. The increase must be equal to the percentage of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is to be drawn down. However, the bill does not apply to a drawdown of petroleum products in the case of a severe energy supply interruption, which is permitted under current law.  The plan must not provide for a total increase in the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production in excess of 10%.

Protecting American Energy Production Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. 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 formation.

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act This bill expands reporting requirements for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TVA is a government corporation that provides electricity in Tennessee and in portions of several surrounding states. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management services for the Tennessee River system. The bill reinstates the requirement for TVA to file an annual financial statement and report with Congress in March. (The requirement was terminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.) The bill also modifies the requirement that the report include the names, salaries, and duties of employees earning more than $1,500 a year. Under the bill, this information is only required for employees earning more than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-13 of the General Schedule.

American Relief Act, 2025

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2024

American Relief Act, 2025 This act provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities, including several public health and agriculture programs. DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 This division provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of March 14, 2025, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2025 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 20, 2024. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. (Sec. 101) This section provides FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for continuing projects or activities at the levels and under the conditions included in specified FY2024 appropriations acts. The section also extends several immigration-related programs and specifies several exceptions. The section provides additional funding to the District of Columbia for costs associated with emergency planning and security activities related to the January 2025 Presidential Inauguration. It also amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 to add the following provisions: (Sec. 153) This section permits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to apportion specified funds at the rate necessary to maintain the acquisition schedule for Geostationary Earth Orbit. (Sec. 154) This section permits the Department of Justice to apportion Justice Information Technology funding at the rate necessary to carry out proactive vulnerability detection and penetration testing activities. (Sec. 155) This section provides additional emergency funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems. (Sec. 156) This section permits the Navy to apportion specified funds at the rate necessary for activities related to the procurement of a Columbia Class Submarine. (Sec. 157) This section provides additional emergency funding to the Navy for (1) the Virginia Class Submarine program, and (2) for workforce wage and non-executive salary improvements for other nuclear-powered vessel programs. Specifically, the funds may be used to incrementally fund contract obligations for the improvement of workforce wages and non-executive level salaries on new or existing contracts pertaining to the Virginia Class Submarine program or to other nuclear-powered vessel programs. (Sec. 158) This section provides additional emergency funding to DOD for conducting risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems. (Sec. 159) This section allows the Department of Energy (DOE) to apportion specified funds for Atomic Energy Defense Activities at the rate necessary to sustain specialized security activities. It also requires DOE and the Office of Management and Budget to notify Congress no later than three days after each use of this authority. (Sec. 160) This section provides additional emergency funding to DOE for conducting risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems. (Sec. 161) This section extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. (Sec. 162) This section provides additional emergency funding to the Department of the Treasury for conducting risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems. (Sec. 163) This section extends the exemption from the Antideficiency Act for the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund. (Sec. 164) This section extends limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees. (Sec. 165) This section permits the Department of Education to apportion Student Aid Administration funds at the rate necessary ensure the continuation of student loan servicing activities and the student aid application and eligibility determination processes. (Sec. 166) This section allows certain unobligated military construction funds that were provided to the Army to be used for an access road project at Arlington National Cemetery. (Sec. 167) This section provides that specified rescissions of funds from various Veteran Health Administration accounts do not apply during the period covered by the CR. (Sec. 168) This section extends the term of a member of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors. (Sec. 169) This section permits the Federal Aviation Administration to apportion funds at the rate necessary to fund mandatory pay increases and other inflationary adjustments, to maintain and improve air traffic services, to hire and train air traffic controllers, and to continue aviation safety oversight, while avoiding service reductions. DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 This division provides supplemental appropriations to various federal agencies for disaster relief and assistance to respond to hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. TITLE I This title provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Inspector General, the Agricultural Research Service, the Emergency Forest Restoration Program and the Emergency Conservation Program within the Farm Service Agency, the Emergency Watershed Protection Program within the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund, and the Commodity Assistance Program within the Food and Nutrition Service (Sec. 2101) This section modifies the requirements for the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund to allow the fund to be used for additional purposes and expand the activity or project limitations that USDA is permitted to waive. For example, this section permits USDA to waive certain limits on age and duplication with respect to replacement of damaged or destroyed utilities; specifies that the fund may be used for activities in areas affected by a disaster declared by the governor of a state or territory (currently USDA or the President); allows USDA to use alternative sources of income data provided by local, regional, state, or federal government sources to determine program eligibility; and specifies that, with respect to grants authorized by the Community Facilities Grant Program, USDA may not require the applicant to demonstrate that it is unable to finance the proposed project from its own resources, through commercial credit at reasonable rates and terms, or other funding sources without grant assistance. (Sec. 2102) This section requires USDA to make one-time economic assistance payments to producers of certain commodities if the expected gross return per acre for the commodity is less than the expected cost of production per acre for that eligible commodity. The section also specifies requirements for determining the (1) the expected gross return per acre,  (2) the expected cost of production per acre, and (3) the amount of the economic assistance payment for a producer. TITLE II This title provides appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Within Commerce, the title provides appropriations to the Economic Development Administration for Economic Development Assistance Programs. The title also provides appropriations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Operations, Research, and Facilities; Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction; and Fisheries Disaster Assistance. The title provides appropriations to DOJ for (1) the U.S. Marshals Service, and (2) the Federal Prison System. The title provides appropriations to NASA for Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration. TITLE III This title provides appropriations to the Department of Defense for Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and the Defense Health Program. TITLE IV This title provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of Energy (DOE). The title provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies. The title provides appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation for Water and Related Resources. Within DOE, the title provides appropriations for (1) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) the National Nuclear Security Administration, including for Weapons Activities and Defense Environmental Cleanup. TITLE V This title provides appropriations to the U.S. Supreme Court for protection of the residences of the Supreme Court Justices. It also provides appropriations to the Small Business Administration for the Disaster Loans Program Account. TITLE VI This title provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the U.S. Coast Guard; the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the Disaster Relief Fund and the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Account; and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. TITLE VII This title provides appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Forest Service. The title provides appropriation to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Office of Inspector General. The title provides appropriations to the EPA for (1) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program, and (2) State and Tribal Assistance Grants. The title provides appropriations to the Forest Service for Forest Service Operations; Forest and Rangeland Research; State, Private, and Tribal Forestry; the National Forest System; and Capital Improvement and Maintenance (Sec. 2701) This section allows Interior and the Forest Service to recruit and directly appoint highly qualified individuals into the competitive service to address certain critical hiring needs for the planning and execution of the projects and activities funded in this title without regard to specified hiring procedures and requirements. This section also specifies requirements and restrictions for using this authority. (Sec. 2702) This section requires agencies that receive funds provided by this title to submit detailed operating plans to Congress prior to obligating the funds. TITLE VIII This title provides appropriations to the Administration for Children and Families for Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant. (Sec. 2801) This section requires agencies that receive funds provided by this title to submit detailed operating plans to Congress prior to obligating the funds. TITLE IX This title provides appropriations to the Government Accountability Office for audits and investigations related to Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other disasters. TITLE X This title provides appropriations for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The title provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for the Navy and Marine Corps. the Air Force, and the Army National Guard. The title also provides appropriations to the Navy and Marine Corps for (1) Family Housing Construction, and (2) Family Housing Operation and Maintenance. Within the VA, the title provides appropriations to the Veteran Health Administration for Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities. The title also provides appropriations to the VA for (1) the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) Departmental Administration, including construction for major and minor projects. TITLE XI This title provides appropriations to the Department of State for the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. TITLE XII This title provides appropriations to the Federal Highway Administration for the Emergency Relief Program. It also provides appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Fund. TITLE XIII (Sec. 21301) This section specifies that the funds provided by this division are in addition to funds otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. (Sec. 21302) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless this division expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 21303) Unless otherwise specified by this division, the funds provided by this division are subject to the authorities and conditions that apply to the applicable appropriations accounts for FY2025. (Sec. 21304) This section specifies that funds designated as emergency spending by Divisions A or B are only available if the President subsequently designates all of the funds as emergency spending and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 21305) This section specifies that funds that are designated by Divisions A or B as emergency spending and are transferred pursuant to authorities provided by this division shall retain the emergency designations. (Sec. 21306) This section exempts the budgetary effects of Division C and each subsequent division of this act from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO Act), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules. DIVISION C--HEALTH  Health Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2025   TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS (Sec. 3101) This section extends through March 31, 2025, funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, the Community Health Center Fund, and the National Health Service Corps. The program supports education and training of medical students in primary care residency programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. The fund supports (1) grants for outpatient health care facilities that serve medically underserved populations; and (2) the National Health Service Corps, which provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages. (Sec. 3102) This section extends funding through March 31, 2025, for the Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. The Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes supports research on the prevention and cure of Type I diabetes, and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians supports diabetes treatment and prevention for tribal populations. (Sec. 3103) This section extends through March 31, 2025, the authority that allows states and tribes to request the temporary reassignment of state and local health department personnel who are funded through certain federal programs to immediately address a public health emergency. It also extends through March 31, 2025, provisions that prohibit the disclosure of information about Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs that could compromise national security (e.g., information regarding biomedical threats). The section extends through March 31, 2025, provisions that authorize HHS to engage with developers of medical countermeasures, and that provide for related antitrust exemptions, for the purpose of furthering product development. Additionally, the section extends through March 31, 2025, the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters, the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters, and the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters. It also extends through March 31, 2025, the authority of HHS to directly appoint candidates to positions within the National Disaster Medical System if HHS determines the number of personnel in the system is insufficient to address a public health emergency or potential public health emergency. The National Disaster Medical System is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams. TITLE II--MEDICARE (Sec. 3201) This section extends through March 31, 2025, certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system. (Sec. 3202) This section extends through March 31, 2025, the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. (Sec. 3203) This section extends through March 31, 2025, certain increased payment adjustments for ground ambulance services in rural and other areas under Medicare. (Sec. 3204) This section extends through March 31, 2025, funding for certain Medicare quality-measurement activities. (Sec. 3205) This section extends through March 31, 2025, funding for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, and technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment with respect to Medicare and other programs. (Sec. 3206) This section extends through March 31, 2025, certain minimum adjustments to the work geographic index with respect to payments for physician services under Medicare. (Sec. 3207) This section extends through March 31, 2025, certain telehealth flexibilities under Medicare. Specifically, the section (1) removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary); (2) allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; (3) allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to furnish telehealth services; (4) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (5) delays implementation of certain in-person evaluation requirements for mental health telehealth services; (6) expands coverage to include audio-only services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services; and (7) allows, for purposes of hospice care recertification under Medicare, physicians and nurse practitioners to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter with the hospice patient via telehealth. (Sec. 3208) This section extends through March 31, 2025, the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program under Medicare. (The program allows hospitals to treat certain patients from emergency departments or inpatient hospital beds at home.) (Sec. 3209) This section extends through March 31, 2025, coverage under the Medicare prescription drug benefit of prescription oral antiviral drugs that were authorized in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. (Sec. 3210) This section reduces funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund beginning in FY2026. TITLE III--HUMAN SERVICES (Sec. 3301) This section extends through March 31, 2025, funding for the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program. This program supports projects to implement sexual risk avoidance education that teaches participants to voluntarily refrain from nonmarital sexual activities. (Sec. 3302) This section extends through March 31, 2025, funding for the Personal Responsibility Education Program. This program provides grants to states to educate young people about abstinence and contraception for prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The program also supports pregnant and parenting youth. (Sec. 3303) This section extends through March 31, 2025, the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program awards grants to family-run organizations to support the provision of information and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.  DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS (Sec. 4101) This section extends programs authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 farm bill) until the later of (1) September 30, 2025; (2) the date specified in the provision of the act; or (3) the date in effect for programs authorized by the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. This section extends and amends Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity programs, including by extending various programs for covered commodities, a loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets for the 2025 crop year; extending the Special Competitive Provisions for Extra Long Staple Cotton program through July 31, 2026; extending the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments through the 2025 crop year for a covered commodity; extending the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program through December 31, 2025; limiting the 25% premium discount for the DMC program in 2025 to participating dairy operations that received the discount in 2024; allowing Dairy Forward Pricing Program contracts to be extended through September 30, 2028 (previously September 30, 2027); extending the suspension of permanent price support authorities for the 2025 crop year for covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and through December 31, 2025, for milk; and extending the suspension of provisions related to corn and wheat marketing quotas for wheat planted for harvest in calendar year 2025. This section extends the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust through FY2025 to allow for eligible commodities to remain in the trust until September 30, 2025. The program makes funds available to provide emergency food assistance to developing countries. This section extends through FY2025 a provision that prohibits USDA from declaring the Grazinglands Research Laboratory in El Reno, Oklahoma, to be excess or surplus federal property, or otherwise conveying or transferring the property. This section extends through the 2025 crop year the Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) for Bioenergy Producers, which allows the Commodity Credit Corporation to purchase surplus sugar from processors for resale to ethanol producers for ethanol fuel. Further, this section extends through September 1, 2025, requirements for USDA to provide notice to eligible entities and bioenergy producers of the quantity of eligible commodities that must be made available for purchase and sale for the crop year. Further, this section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain commodities-related mandatory funding that was provided for the Farm Service Agency to implement USDA commodity programs; the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund, which provides assistance to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric; the Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, which provides assistance to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of wool fabric; and the Wool Research and Promotion Program, which provides grants to assist U.S. wool producers with improving the quality of wool and with developing and promoting the wool market. This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain conservation-related mandatory funding for FY2024 and FY2025 that was provided for the Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, a joint project with the Farm Service Agency and the National Rural Water Association (a nonprofit water and wastewater utility membership organization), which is designed to help prevent pollution of surface and ground water that is used as the primary source of drinking water by rural residents; the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program, which provides funding to help state and tribal governments encourage landowners to allow public access to their land for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation; certain funding under the Conservation Reserve Program for forest management incentive payments (e.g., payments for thinning and other practices to improve the condition of resources, promote forest management, or enhance wildlife habitat) and to facilitate the transfer of land subject to contracts under the program to beginning, veteran, or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, which responds to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. This section also specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply with respect to certain limitations on payments under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program. This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain mandatory funding that was provided for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). TEFAP provides food commodities (and cash support for storage and distribution costs) through states to local emergency feeding organizations (e.g., food banks). This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain mandatory funding that was provided for the Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program, which provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain research-related mandatory funding that was provided for scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) program that provides grants to 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system) for awarding scholarships to students who intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences; the Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative, a NIFA competitive grant program; and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit corporation established to advance the research mission of USDA by supporting research activities focused on key problems of national and international significance. This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain energy-related mandatory funding that was provided for the biobased markets program (i.e., BioPreferred Program) which promotes biobased products through mandatory purchasing requirements for federal agencies and their contractors and through a voluntary labeling initiative for biobased products;  the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program, which provides loan guarantees to assist in the development of new and emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing; and the bioenergy program for advanced biofuels (i.e., Advanced Biofuel Payment Program) which provides payments to fuel producers to support and expand production of advanced biofuels (i.e., not derived from corn starch). This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain horticulture-related mandatory funding that was provided for USDA to collect and report data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products; modernization and improvement of international trade technology systems and data collection for imports of organically produced agricultural products; the Organic Certification Cost Share Program, which provides cost-share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products who are obtaining or renewing their certification under the National Organic Program; and the multiple crop and pesticide use survey of farmers conducted by the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy. This section specifies that the extension of farm bill programs does not apply to certain mandatory funding that was provided for the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program, which seeks to strengthen and enhance the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States; and the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, which funds a program that aims to bring together scientists to find scientifically sound and financially sustainable solutions to Huanglongbing (i.e., citrus greening, a bacterial disease spread by an insect that feeds on citrus). This section also extends various reporting requirements authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Finally, this section must be applied and administered as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2024. DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 5101) This section extends until March 14, 2025, the availability of funds for customer education initiatives and administrative expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach and the Whistleblower Program. This section is retroactively effective beginning September 30, 2024. (Sec. 5102) This section extends until March 14, 2025, the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice to take certain actions to mitigate a credible threat to certain facilities or assets from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). These include certain facilities that are located in the United States and identified as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful UAS activity. (Sec. 5103) This section extends until March 14, 2025, the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking. The assessment funds programs for human-trafficking survivors. (Sec. 5104) This section extends the authority for DHS’s National Cybersecurity Protection System and related reporting requirements until March 14, 2025. (Sec. 5105) This section extends until March 31, 2025, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

Energy for America’s Economic Future Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

ICEE HOT Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

To exempt Federal actions related to energy and mineral activities on certain Federal lands from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

Co-Location Energy Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

Reliable Grid Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2024

Keep It in the Ground Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2024

Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2024