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Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 104 (118th)referred

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond".

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2024

Bill· SS. 4865 (118th)referred

STEAM Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2024

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1395 (118th)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is unacceptable that the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation are outpacing the United States in expanding nuclear energy production and global nuclear market share.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2024

This resolution urges the United States to take immediate action to secure global nuclear energy leadership, encourages the United States to promptly expand the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain to eliminate foreign adversarial dependence, and recommends that the United States quickly take appropriate actions to increase the number of new nuclear reactors domestically.

Bill· SS. 4806 (118th)referred

Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2024

Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act This bill allows farmers to defer taxes on gain from the sale or exchange of livestock because of a fire. (Conditions apply.) The bill also allows individuals to exclude from gross income (for tax purposes) certain disaster relief payments received in connection with specific Texas wildfires. Currently, farmers may defer gain on the sale or exchange of livestock (other than poultry) held for draft, breeding, or dairy purposes due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions for two years (four years if attributable to a federally-declared disaster). Otherwise, under current law, gain on the sale of livestock (including poultry) due to such weather-related conditions attributable to a federally-declared disaster may be deferred for one year. (Conditions apply.) The bill adds fire to the list of circumstances for which the gain on the sale or exchange of livestock may be deferred, thus allowing farmers to defer such gains for up to four years (depending on the type of livestock and whether the sale is attributable to a federally-declared disaster). The bill also allows individuals to exclude from gross income payments received from federal, state, or local government agencies or Xcel Energy (or any subsidiary, insurer, or agent of Xcel Energy) as compensation for unreimbursed losses, damages, and certain expenses attributable to the Smokehouse Creek, 687 Reamer, and Roughneck Fires (Hutchinson County, Texas, February and March 2024); Windy Deuce Fire (Moore County, Texas, February 2024); and Grape Vine Creek Fire (Gray County, Texas, February 2024).

Bill· SS. 4802 (118th)open

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2024

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations 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 Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,  the Presidio Trust, and  the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Bill· HRH.R. 9155 (118th)referred

Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2024

Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act  This bill allows farmers to defer taxes on gain from the sale or exchange of livestock because of a fire. (Conditions apply.) The bill also allows individuals to exclude from gross income (for tax purposes) certain disaster relief payments received in connection with specific Texas wildfires. Currently, farmers may defer gain on the sale or exchange of livestock (other than poultry) held for draft, breeding, or dairy purposes due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions for two years (four years if attributable to a federally-declared disaster). Otherwise, under current law, gain on the sale of livestock (including poultry) due to such weather-related conditions attributable to a federally-declared disaster may be deferred for one year. (Conditions apply.) The bill adds fire to the list of circumstances for which the gain on the sale or exchange of livestock may be deferred, thus allowing farmers to defer such gains for up to four years (depending on the type of livestock and whether the sale is attributable to a federally-declared disaster). The bill also allows individuals to exclude from gross income payments received from federal, state, or local government agencies or Xcel Energy (or any subsidiary, insurer, or agent of Xcel Energy) as compensation for unreimbursed losses, damages, and certain expenses attributable to the Smokehouse Creek, 687 Reamer, and Roughneck Fires (Hutchinson County, Texas, February and March 2024); Windy Deuce Fire (Moore County, Texas, February 2024); and Grape Vine Creek Fire (Gray County, Texas, February 2024).

Bill· SS. 4753 (118th)open

Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2024

Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 This bill generally reduces restrictions on the federal permitting process for mineral and energy projects. The bill revises the judicial review process for these projects, including by setting a 150-day deadline for filing civil actions seeking judicial review of a federal agency decision to grant or deny authorization of energy or mineral projects. The bill establishes deadlines for acting on applications for various energy and mineral projects. For example, the bill sets deadlines for the review of (1) federal coal lease applications, and (2) right-of-way applications with respect to renewable energy projects on public land. From 2025 to 2029, the Department of the Interior must hold at least one offshore wind lease sale and at least one offshore oil and gas lease sale per year.  The bill also revises electric transmission requirements, including by (1) expanding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC's) authority to include issuing a permit for the construction or modification of certain types of interstate electricity infrastructure without a specified Department of Energy (DOE) designation, and (2) requiring the assessment of the reliability impacts of certain proposed federal regulations. The bill also sets a deadline for DOE to approve or deny certain liquefied natural gas export applications. If DOE does not meet the deadline, applications will be deemed approved. The bill authorizes FERC to extend the deadline for beginning construction for certain hydropower projects that were licensed by FERC.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1370 (118th)passed

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8997) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8998) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 9083 (118th)referred

SECURE Grid Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2024

Bill· SS. 4719 (118th)referred

GRID Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 8998 (118th)open

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2024

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations 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 Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. The bill also includes (i.e., incorporates by reference) H.R. 548 (Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act) and Title III of H.R. 7408  (America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act).  Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Bill· SS. 4664 (118th)open

Department of Energy AI Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2024

Department of Energy AI Act This bill establishes programs related to artificial intelligence (AI) research and security at the Department of Energy (DOE) and provides statutory authority for certain related, existing programs. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for DOE’s Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology program, through which DOE must research advanced AI capabilities for DOE missions. As part of the program, DOE must hire and train at least 500 new researchers. DOE must also carry out a program to evaluate and mitigate security risks associated with AI use. Further, DOE must select national laboratories at which to establish at least eight multidisciplinary AI research and development centers. DOE must establish a program to improve federal permitting processes for energy-related projects, including critical materials projects using AI. Further, DOE must assess and report on the growth of computing data centers, the associated electrical power load, and related risks and national security impacts. DOE must also assess counterintelligence risks posed by certain individuals who have requested access to national laboratories. Specifically, the assessment must address individuals from certain countries of risk who are not employed by DOE or a national laboratory and who have requested access to the premises, information, or technology of a national laboratory. The bill also provides statutory authority for DOE’s Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies. Finally, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must initiate a rulemaking related to the use of computing technologies by public utility transmission providers for interconnection request queue management.

Bill· HRH.R. 8957 (118th)referred

PROVE IT Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2024

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1341 (118th)passed

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8281) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 165) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8772) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7700) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for dishwashers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7637) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2024

This resolution provides for the House of Representatives to consider H.R. 8281 (requiring certain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections), H.J. Res. 165 (nullifying the final rule issued by the Department of Education titled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance ), and H.R. 8772 (providing FY2025 appropriations for the legislative branch).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 177 (118th)referred

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

United States · United States Congress · 2 July 2024

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 170 (118th)referred

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture relating to "Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing".

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2024

This joint resolution nullifies the final determination titled Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing published on April 26, 2024. The determination updates the minimum energy efficiency standards applicable to covered housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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