Recent Developments

• Date: 01 August 2015

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In the Congress

“In the Congress” entries cover activities reported in the Congressional Record from June 1, 2015, through June 30, 2015.

Entries are arranged by bill number, with Senate bills listed rst. “In the Congress” covers all environment-related bills that

are introduced, reported out of committee, passed by either house, or signed by the president. “In the Congress” also covers

all environmental treaties ratied by the Senate. is material is updated monthly. For archived materials, visit http://elr.

info/legislative/congressional-update/archive.

Chamber Action

S. 611 (water), which would amend the

SDWA to reauthorize technic al assis-

tance to small public water systems, wa s

passed by the Senate. 161 Cong. Rec.

S3975 (daily ed. June 9, 2015).

S. 653 (water), which would amend the

Water Resources Research Act to reau-

thorize grants for and require applied

water supply research regarding the wa-

ter resources research and technology

institutes established under that Act,

was passed by the Senate. 161 Cong.

Rec. S3975 (daily ed. June 9, 2015).

S. Res. 203 (wildli fe), which would

designate June 20, 2015, as “American

Eagle Day” to celebrate the recovery

and restoration of the bald eagle, was

passed by the Senate. 161 Cong. Rec.

S4250 (daily ed. June 17, 2015).

H.R. 404 (water), which would au-

thorize early repayment of obligations

to the Bureau of Reclamation within

the Northport Irrigation District in

Nebraska, was passed by the House.

161 Cong. Rec. H3586 (daily ed. June

1, 2015).

H.R. 533 (governance), which would

revoke the charter of incorporation of

the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the

request of that tribe, was passe d by the

House. 161 Cong. Rec. H3588 (daily

ed. June 1, 2015).

H.R. 533 (governance), which would

revoke the charter of incorporation of

the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the

request of that tribe, was passe d by the

Senate. 161 Cong. Rec. S4608 (daily

ed. June 24, 2015).

H.R. 944 (water), which would reau-

thorize the National Estu ary Program,

was passed by the House. 161 Cong.

Rec. H3618 (daily ed. June 1, 2015).

H.R. 979 (land u se), which would

designate a mountain in the John Muir

Wilderness of the Sierra National For-

est as “Sky Point,” was passed by the

House. 161 Cong. Rec. H3589 (daily

ed. June 1, 2015).

H.R. 1335 (wildlife), which would

amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Mana gement Act to

provide exibility for shery managers

and stability for shermen, was passed

by the House. 161 Cong. Rec. H3591

(daily ed. June 1, 2015).

H.R. 1493 (governance), which would

protect and preserve international cul-

tural property at risk due to politica l

instability, armed conict, or natura l

or other disasters, was passed by the

House. 161 Cong. Rec. H3627 (daily

ed. June 1, 2015).

H.R. 2394 (natura l resources), which

would reauthorize the National For-

est Foundation Act, was passed by the

House. 161 Cong. Rec. H3931 (daily

ed. June 9, 2015).

H.R. 2576 (toxic substances), which

would modernize TSCA, wa s passed

by the House. 161 Cong. Rec. H4581

(daily ed. June 23, 2015).

Committee Action

S. 544 (governance) w as reporte d by

the Comm ittee on Environment a nd

Public Works. S. Rep. No. 114-69, 161

Cong. Rec . S4345 (daily ed. June 22,

2015). e bil l would prohibit EPA

from proposing, na lizing, or dis-

seminat ing regu lations or assessments

based upon science th at is not trans-

parent or reproducible.

S. 697 (toxic substances) was reported

by the Committee on Environment and

Public Works. S. Rep. No. 114-67, 161

Cong. Rec. S4249 (daily ed. June 17,

2015). e bill would amend TSCA to

reauthorize and modernize the Ac t.

S. 1180 (natural resources) was re-

ported by the Committee on Home-

land Security and Governmenta l Af-

fairs. S. Rep. No. 114-73, 161 Cong.

Rec. S2688 (daily ed. June 25, 2015).

e bill would amend the Homeland

Security Act to direct FE MA to mod-

ernize the integrated public alert a nd

warning system.

S. 1645 (governance) was reported

by the Committee on Appropriations.

S. Rep. No. 114-70, 161 Cong. Rec.

S4544 (daily ed. June 23, 2015). e

bill would make appropriations for

DOI, EPA, and related agencies for the

scal year ending September 30, 2016.

H.R. 23 (natura l resources) was

reported by the Committee on Com-

merce, Science, and Transportation.

S. Rep. No. 114-62, 161 Cong. Rec.

S4103 (daily ed. June 11, 2015). e bill

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