United States Bills
FIRE Act
Changes Clean Air Act rules to treat prescribed fires as exceptional events and require regional analysis and public tracking of petitions.
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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RED Tape Act
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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FENCES Act
Clarifies when foreign emissions affect U.S. air quality designations and limits sanctions for areas impacted by emissions from outside the country.
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025
Authorizes manufacturers to suspend diesel engine shutoffs in extreme cold and exempts certain vehicles from DEF system rules.
Status
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
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Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization
Extends authorization for Great Lakes monitoring and research funding through 2030.
Status
Became Public Law No: 119-67.
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No Palaces Act
Requires NCPC approval for White House improvements; gives Congress a 60‑day disapproval window and adds expedited judicial review.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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WATER Act of 2025
Allows states to take over federal permit reviews for certain transportation projects, with oversight, audits, and written agreements.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Water Resources Technical Assistance Review
Requires GAO review of EPA clean water technical assistance and EPA plans to respond to recommendations.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act
Status
Held at the desk.
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SPEED Act NEPA Reform
Modifies NEPA procedures: limits scope of review, sets timing rules, restricts new science consideration, and changes judicial review standards.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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DISPOSAL Act
Directs GSA to sell or ground-lease six D.C. federal buildings, allows relocations, waives some reviews, deposits proceeds, and sunsets authority in 2028.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7851)
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge Roads Program"".
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Bat Week Designation
Senate resolution supporting Bat Week (Oct 24–31, 2025), encouraging events, noting bats' roles, and committing to conservation and white-nose syndrome response.
Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7787)
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Fair Air Enforcement Act
Introduced Oct 23, 2025 by Sen. Mike Lee; referred to Environment and Public Works Committee.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2025
Removes federal requirements and penalties for vehicle emissions controls and orders vacatur and expungement of related federal penalties.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary-Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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New York-New Jersey Watershed Act
Creates a non-regulatory program and grant fund to restore and protect habitat, water quality, and resilience across the New York–New Jersey watershed.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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National Estuaries Week Resolution
Supports designating September 20–27, 2025, as National Estuaries Week to raise awareness of estuaries' ecological and economic importance.
Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/19/2025 S6795-6796)
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HOV Lane Exemption Reauthorization
Extends by one year the authorization letting certain clean and alternative-fuel vehicles use HOV lanes.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6794)
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Great Lakes Mass Marking Act
Creates a program to mass mark hatchery fish in the Great Lakes and share data with state and tribal managers.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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GREEN Streets Act Overview
Requires transportation planners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, set transit accessibility standards, analyze road capacity expansions, and tie federal funding obligations to performance targets.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Democracy in Design Act
Requires GSA to make public buildings follow the 1962 Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture and issue implementing regulations within 180 days.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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