United States Bills

Offshore Leasing Standards Act

Sets operator fitness rules, requires decommissioning escrow accounts, and limits temporary well abandonment on the outer Continental Shelf.

SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

Earth MRI Reauthorization Act

Extends and updates Earth MRI to include modern sensing data and 3D hydrography through 2031.

Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Reauthorization

Reauthorizes and updates the U.S.-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program, adds Arizona aquifers, and extends funding authorization through 2036.

POWER Up Act Jurisdiction

Gives FERC authority over interconnections of large electricity users and requires standard interconnection rules.

FREEDOM Act

Sets federal deadlines for energy permits, adds court remedies, limits stoppage of mostly permitted projects, and updates mining and geothermal rules.

FEAT Act

Web of Biological Data Act

Establishes a centralized, secure federal-access web for biological datasets to support research using AI and other computational tools, managed by a national laboratory.

Renewable Energy Choice Act

Protecting Americans from High Electricity Prices

Changes review of natural gas imports/exports to require consideration of emissions, domestic price effects, and supply to certain countries.

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers

Prevents Interior and Agriculture from banning lead ammunition or tackle on lands they manage that are open for hunting or fishing, with limited unit-specific exceptions.

Studying NEPA’s Impact Act

Requires CEQ to publish annual public reports and data on NEPA lawsuits, EIS/EA lengths, costs, and review timelines starting July 1, 2025.

STEWARD Act of 2025

Creates an EPA pilot recycling grant program and requires data reports on recycling, composting, facilities, and end markets.

Marcella LeBeau Recognition Act

Designates the federal building at 225 South Pierre Street as the Marcella LeBeau Federal Building.

Nutria Eradication Reauthorization Act

Extends federal authorization for nutria control through 2030 and fixes a technical wording error.

Smoke and Heat Ready Communities

Creates EPA grants, research centers, and planning grants to help detect, prepare for, and reduce harms from wildfire smoke and extreme heat.

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Act

Clarifies that authentic Alaska Native handicrafts with nonedible migratory bird parts are not prohibited, with limits and international coordination.

Northwest Energy Security Act

A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

Cleaner Air Spaces Act

Funds local programs to set up clean air centers and give air filters to vulnerable low-income households during wildland fire smoke.

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Natural Gas Tax Repeal

Removes a Clean Air Act section on methane incentives and cancels remaining funds for that program.

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent

Requires written, binding consent from governors, local governments, and affected tribes before Nuclear Waste Fund repository spending.