American Legislation

Streamlines permitting for broadband on public lands; sets timelines, fees, online portals, and environmental-review rules.

Authorizes Interior to collect reimbursements from geothermal lease applicants and holders for permitting, inspections, and monitoring through Sept 30, 2032; requires a five-year report.

Proposed bill would require the Interior Secretary to certify offshore operators before leases or transfers and to establish upfront decommissioning escrow payments.

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

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

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

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

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.

Requires Interior to reissue the 2020 rule removing the gray wolf and bars judicial review.

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

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

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

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

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

Requires Interior to reissue the 2017 rule removing Greater Yellowstone grizzlies from the federal endangered species list and bars legal review, within 180 days.

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

Requires the Columbia River power system to follow the 2020 operation plan and blocks changes reducing generation or Snake River navigation without a new statute.

Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from Endangered Species Act lists and bars future listings of the species under the Act.

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

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

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