United States Bills
Courthouse Affordability and Efficiency
Limits new courthouse construction unless designs meet courtroom-sharing rules and updates courthouse design guidance; requires use or relinquishment of existing space.
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Received in the Senate and 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 follow-up plans.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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SPACE Act of 2025
Requires GSA to work with federal tenants to plan and measure shared leased space.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Mid-Atlantic River Basin Review
Requires a GAO review of three river basin commissions and annual compliance plans to increase transparency and oversight.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Jocelyn Nungaray Refuge Renaming
Officially renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas to honor Jocelyn Nungaray.
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Became Public Law No: 119-30.
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Highway Funding Transferability Act
Raises allowable share of certain federal highway funds from 50% to 75%.
Status
Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.
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Safe Routes Improvement Act
Requires each state to designate a Safe Routes to School coordinator, post contact details online, fill vacancies within 180 days, and may use certain federal program funds for salary.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.
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Complete Streets Act of 2025
Requires states to create programs, standards, and grants so streets safely serve walking, biking, transit users, and people with disabilities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Protect LNG Act of 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Establish National Biodiversity Strategy
Urges a national strategy to conserve and restore biodiversity, set goals like 30x30, coordinate agencies, include Indigenous knowledge, and report regularly.
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S3121-3122)
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Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act
Allows certain vehicle fuel conversions, protects biomass fuels, revises fuel-economy rules and adds an 8 mpg bonus for qualifying manufacturers starting 2026.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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IBEM Act of 2025
Adds land ports to bridge permit rules and limits NEPA document consideration for certain Presidential permits.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Black Vulture Relief Act
Allows livestock producers and employees to take black vultures harming livestock; bans poison and requires annual reporting once a form is available.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings
Changes NRC hearing rules so licenses can issue without hearings unless an affected person requests one; requires notice and uses informal hearings.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Connecticut River Watershed Partnership
Creates a program and matching grants to coordinate restoration and protection across the Connecticut River watershed and support related projects.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Water Affordability and Reliability Act
Provides annual federal funding and rules to improve water and sewer systems, affordability, lead removal, rural and tribal assistance, and labor standards.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Northwest Wetlands Incentives Act
Creates a pilot grant program to restore coastal and Columbia Basin wetlands for migratory birds, with matching funds and annual reports.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Captive Primate Safety Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Arctic Refuge Protection Act
Designates about 1.56 million acres of Arctic Refuge coastal plain as wilderness under the Wilderness Act.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Youth Sports Facilities Act
Allows communities to get grants to build or improve youth sports facilities and increase recreational access.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Interactive Federal Review Act
Encourages cloud-based digital twins for NEPA reviews of federally funded highway projects, with guidance, demonstrations, and reporting requirements.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Clean Cloud Act of 2025
Requires annual reporting of electricity use and emissions for data centers and crypto mining, and creates a regional emissions fee to fund clean energy.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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