Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee Info Alert Archives

2021 Info Alerts

• March 15 - President Signs the American Rescues Plan, Providing Additional COVID Relief
• January 25 - President Biden Signs Day One Environmental and Energy Orders
• January 21 - USDA Issues Final Rule Regulating Hemp Production 
• January 7 - FAA Finalizes New Drone Rules For Operations Over People, at Night, and Remote ID
• January 5 - EPA Finalizes Updates to Its Lead and Copper Rule

2020 Info Alerts

• December 28 - Energy Act of 2020 Signed Into Law
• December 23 - Congress Enacts FY 2021 Appropriations Package and COVID Stimulus
• December 21 - Congress Passes 2020 Water Resources Development Act
• July 31 - House Passes Water Resources Development Act, Path to Enactment Unclear
• June 26 - House Leadership Unveils $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Package
• June 4 - House Transportation Committee Unveils Infrastructure Package
• June 2 - EPA Restricts States' Authority to Implement Clean Water Act 
• March 31 - EPA and NHTSA Finalize SAFE Vehicles Rule
• February 4 - EPA Proposes Regulating Two Types of PFAS in Drinking Water

• January 31 - PFAS: State and Federal Update
• January 30 - House Leadership Releases $760 Billion Infrastructure Plan
• January 27 - EPA and the Corps Issue Final Rule Re-defining "Waters of the United States"
• January 7 - FAA Releases Proposed Rule for Remote Identification of Drones

2019 Info Alerts

• December 23 - Congress Enacts FY 2020 Approriations Package
• November 25 - White House Releases Fall 2019 Unifed Agenda
• October 31 - USDA Issues Rules on National Hemp Program
• October 11 - EPA Releases Proposed Update to Lead and Copper Rule 
• August 9 - EPA Proposes to Limit State's Authority on Clean Water Act Section 401
• July 30 - Senate Committee Approves Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
• June 19 - EPA Unveils its Final Affordable Clean Energy Rule, Replacing the Clean Power Plan
• June 13 - EPA Releases Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for States
• May 31 - USDA Issues Key Legal Opinion Concerning Hemp Production and Transportation
• May 24 - Senate Approves Long-Awaited Disaster Relief Bill, House Approval Anticipated After Memorial Day Recess
• April 11 - President Trump Issues Executive Order Impacting State Water Quality Rights
• Feb. 28 - Congress Passes Bipartisan Lands Package 
• Feb. 19 - EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
• Feb. 14 - Congress Approves 2019 Appropriations Package - Shutdown Averted
• Jan. 14 -  FAA Releases Draft Rule for Drone Flights Over People

2018 Info Alerts

• Dec. 20 - President signs 2018 Farm Bill Into Law
• Dec. 12 - The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers Issues Proposed Rule Re-defining "Waters of the United States"
• Dec 10 - Department of Interior Releases Final Greater Sage-Grouse Environmental Impact Statements and Conservation Plan Amendments 
• Oct 22 - White House Releases Fall 2018 Unified Agenda
• Oct 10 - Congress Passes 2018 Water Resources Development Act
• Oct 9 - U.S. DOT Releases Version 3.0 of Its Autonomous Vehicles Guidance 
• Oct. 3 - Congress Passes 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act and Disaster Recovery Reform Act 
• Sept. 14 - Congress Approves FY 2019 Energy-Water Appropriations
• Aug. 21 - EPA Unveils its Affordable Clean Energy Rule, Replacing the Clean Power Plan
• Aug. 17 - 'Waters of the United States' in Effect for 26 States
• Aug. 7 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Encourages States to Take Full Responsibilty for Clean Water Act Permitting
• Aug. 3 - EPA and NHTSA Propose to Freeze Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards and Revoke California Waiver
• June 15 - Senate Agriculture Committee Approves 2018 Farm Bill in Bipartisan Vote
• May 29 - House and Senate Committees Approve 2018 WRDA Bills
• May 15 - U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Drone Pilot Program Selections
• April 30 - House Approves 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act
• April 20 - House Agriculture Committee Approves 2018 Farm Bill 
• April 13 - President Trump Orders EPA to Review Clean Air Act Programs
• April 3 - EPA To Revise GHG Emissions Standards for Cars and Light Trucks for MY 2022-2025
• March 23 - Congress Approves Full FY 2018 Omnibus Agreement
• March 13 - FAA Unveils Proposed Drone Tracking and Identification System
• Feb. 13 - President Releases FY 2019 Budget
• Feb. 12 - President Formally Releases Infrastructure Plan
• Feb. 9 - President Signs Two-Year Budget Agreement that Includes $300 Billion in New Spending
• Feb. 6 -  EPA Finalizes Two-Year Delay of 2015 Clean Water Rule 
• Jan. 24 - USDA Unveils 2018 Legislative Priorities and Farm Bill Principles
• Jan. 5 - Department of Interior Releases Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024

2017 Info Alerts

• Dec. 21 - White House Unveils Unified Agenda Touting Regulatory Reform Success
• Nov. 3 - FAA Releases Full Details on Drone Pilot Program; States Have 20 Days to Signal their Intent to Apply
• Nov. 1 - 30 Days Remaining for States to Apply to Receive VW Environmental Mitigation Trust Funding
• Oct. 26 - President Issues Memo Establishing Federal Drone Pilot Program
• Oct. 11 - EPA Proposes Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
• Oct. 8 - Federal Court Rules Department of Interior Violated Administrative Procedures Act and Senate Committee Approves Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
• Sept. 29 - Senate Releases Bipartisan Autonomous Vehicle Legislation That Pre-empts States
• Sept. 13 - U.S. DOT Released Updated Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
• Sept. 6 - House Passes Autonomous Vehicle Bill Expanding Federal Pre-emption
• Aug. 17 - EPA Released Final Guidance on State Coal Ash Management Permit Programs
• June 28 - EPA Proposes to Rescind 2015 WOTUS Final Rule and Issues Final Rules for Chemical Safety Implementation
• June 23 - Congressional Efforts on Autonomous Vehicles
• May 25 - President Releases FY 2018 Budget 
• May 5 - Congress Releases Full 2017 Omnibus Budget Agreement
• April 28 - President Issues Two Executive Orders Regarding Federal Lands and Waters
• March 29 - President Donald Trump Issues Energy Independence Executive Order
• March 15 - EPA Issues Notice of Intent to Review Vehicle Mileage Standards 
• March 1 - President Trump Issues Executive Order to Review, and Potentially Rescind, WOTUS Final Rule
• Feb. 9 - Congress Approves First Congressional Review Act Resolution
• Jan 24. - President Issues Executive Order for High Priority Infrastructure Projects
• Jan. 13 - EPA Releases Two Key Updates on Pollinator Health 
• Jan. 9 - Department of Energy Releases Second Installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review
• Jan. 5 - Department of Interior Releases Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024

2016 Info Alerts

• Dec. 21 - President Obama Withdraws Arctic and Atlantic Waters from Future Development
• Dec. 12 - Congress Passes the 2016 Water Resources Development Act 
• Nov. 29 - EPA Finalizes 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements 
• Nov. 7 - EPA Proposes Implementation Requirements for 2015 Ozone NAAQS
• Oct. 26 - Volkswagen Settlement Approved by Court 
• Oct. 17 - DHS Announces New REAL ID Compliance Extensions for States 
• Sept. 29 - House Passes Water Resources Development Act of 2016
• Sept. 21 -  EPA Releases Final “Exceptional Events” Rule
• Sept. 20 - U.S. DOT Releases Updated Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
• Sept. 15 - Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act of 2016
• Aug. 31 - U.S. DOT Awards $14.2 Million to States to Examine New Ways to Fund Surface Transportation
• Aug. 16 - EPA and DOT Finalize GHG and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks
• July 26 - EPA Provides Guidance to States on Accessing VW Settlement Funds; and Determines that Aircraft Engine Emissions "Endanger Public Health and the Environment"
• July 18 - EPA Releases Final Rules to Reduce Methane Gas Emissions from Landfills; Upcoming Webinar on Proposed Rules for PCBs
• July 14 - Congress Approves Both a Mandatory GMO Labeling Bill with State Preemption and FAA Extension Without Drone Preemption
• July 8 - Senate Approves Mandatory GMO Labeling Bill; Preempts State Authority
• June 21 - FAA Releases Final Rule for Commerical Use of Small Drones
• June 8 - Congress Passes TSCA Reform 
• May 13 - EPA Unveils Methane Emission Regulations for New Oil and Gas Operations
• April 22 - U.S. Senate Passes Broad Energy Bill
• March 22 - Congress Approves Short-term FAA Extension Through July 
• Feb. 11 - House T&I Committee Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill
• Feb. 9 - U.S. Supreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan 
• Jan. 21 - U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Stay of Clean Power Plan
• Jan. 15 - DOI Launches Review of Coal Leasing Program   
• Jan. 8 - DHS Releases Final Implementation Schedule for REAL ID

2015 Info Alerts

• Dec. 21 - NCSL Releases Analysis of Long-Term Transportation Bill, the FAST Act
• Dec. 14 - FAA Releases Final Drone Registration Rule
• Dec. 1 - House and Senate Conferees Agree on Long-Term Transportation Bill 
• Nov. 23 - FAA Drone Registration Task Force Unveils Proposed Recommendations 
• Nov. 16 - FDA Releases Final Rules for Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act
• Nov. 5 - House Approves Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill: Moves to Conference with Senate
• Oct. 28 - Congress Passes Short-Term Transportation Bill w/ PTC Extension
• Oct. 20 - U.S. DOT Announces Development of Drone Registration Requirements 
• Oct. 9 - Federal Appeals Court Orders Nationwide Stay of “Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” Rule
• Oct. 1 - EPA Releases New Ozone Standards
• Sept. 22 - DOI Announces it Will Not List Sage Grouse as Endangered 
• Aug. 25 - EPA Proposes New Rule to Reduce Methane Emissions 
• July 31 - Congress Approves Another Short-Term Transportation Extension
• May 27 - EPA Unveils Final “Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the U.S.”
• May 1 - U.S. DOT Releases Final Crude Oil by Rail Safety Regulations
• April 21- Administration Releases First Quadrennial Energy Review Report
• Feb.15 - FAA Issues Proposed Rules on Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Jan. 28 - Administration Proposes New Drilling Areas While Planning to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Jan. 7- EPA Updates Timeline on GHG Regulations for Power Plants
• Jan. 6 - EPA Issues Coal Ash Regulations

2014 Info Alerts

• Nov. 19 - The Administration Acts on Climate Efforts
• Sept. 23 -  FDA Releases Revisions to FSMA Rules
• Sept. 16 -2014 TIGER Awards | House Committee Drops Amtrak Bill
• July 31- Congress Approves Short-Term Transportation Extension; Long-Term Bill Awaits
• July 23 - Department of Transportation Announces Proposed Rules Related to Transporting Crude Oil by Rail
• July 16 - White House Announces Resiliency Funding Plan
• June 2- EPA Releases Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Existing Power Plants
• May 16 - ACTION ALERT: Oppose the Chemicals in Commerce Act
• April 10- Senate Committee Leaders Announce Agreement for Six-Year Surface Transportation Bill
• April 9- Federal GMO Labeling Bill Introduced in U.S. House 
• March 25- EPA Unveils Proposed "Waters of the U.S." Rule
• March 6 - Action Alert: Urge Members of Congress to Oppose the Chemicals in Commerce Act 
• Feb. 18- President Announces New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
• Feb. 7- NCSL Farm Bill Analysis
• Jan. 27 - Farm Bill Conference Announces Agreement - House to Vote on Wednesday

2013 Info Alerts

• Dec. 23, 2013 - REAL ID Enforcement Update
• Dec. 10, 2013 - 2013 Farm Bill Expected to Be Completed in January
• Oct. 24, 2013 - House Passes Water Resources Reform and Development Act  (WRRDA)
• Sept. 20, 2013 - EPA Releases Proposed Regulations for New Power Plant Emissions
• Sept. 12, 2013 - House Releases Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
• Sept. 5, 2013-  U.S. Department of Transportation Announces FY2013 TIGER Grants
• July 11, 2013 - House Approves Revised 2013 Farm Bill
• June 25, 2013 - President Obama Releases Climate Action Plan
• June 11, 2013 - Senate Approves 2013 Farm Bill; House Expected to Begin Debate on June 17
• May 30, 2013 - NHTSA Releases Recommendations and Policy on Automated Vehicle Development
• May 15, 2013 - Full Senate Approves WRDA, House and Senate Committees Pass Farm Bills
• May 13, 2013 - House and Senate Agriculture Committees Release Farm Bill Drafts
• April 30, 2013 - Senators Release Nuclear Waste Storage Draft Legislation
• April 23, 2013 - Department of Transportation Announces Fifth Round of TIGER Grants Program
• April 18, 2013 - Agricultural Workers Program Included in Immigration Reform Legislation
• March 15, 2013 - USDA Plans to Implement Meat Inspector Furloughs
• March 4, 2013 - President Announces Three Cabinet-Level Nominations and Releases Report to Congress on Sequestration
• Feb. 20, 2013 - President Unveils Details of his Infrastructure Investment Plan
• Feb. 15, 2013 - Environment Topics of Interest in President's State of the Union Address
• Feb. 13, 2013 - Energy and Infrastructure Issues in the President's State of the Union Address
• Feb. 4, 2013 - FTA Utilizes Hurricane Sandy Aid
• Jan. 29, 2013 - Congress Passes Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
• Jan. 16, 2013- House Passes Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
• Jan. 7, 2013 -  Food and Drug Administration Proposes New Food Safety Rules
• Jan. 2, 2013 - Fiscal Cliff Agreement Extends Parts of the 2008 Farm Bill

2012 Info Alerts

• Dec. 31, 2012 - House Introduces Three Different Extensions to 2008 Farm Bill
• Dec. 21, 2012-  DHS Issues Deferment of Enforcement for REAL ID Standards
• Nov. 15, 2012 - HHS Releases LIHEAP Grant Funds 
• Sept. 26, 2012 - FHWA Posts Implementation Information for MAP-21
• Aug. 28, 2012 - Finalization of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE)
• Aug. 17, 2012 - USDA Issues Drought Update
• Aug. 2, 2012 - Nuclear Waste Management Issue Update
• June 29, 2012 - Congress Moves Ahead with MAP-21
• July 30, 2012 - House Takes Up Extension of 2008 Farm Bill
• July 25, 2012 - Administration Approves East Coast Ports Expansion
• July 23, 2012 - FY13 Appropriations Update Interior-Environment

• May 11, 2012 - FY13 Appropriations Update Energy-Water

 

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