Federal
American Legislation

119th Congress1st Session
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization
Extends authorization for Great Lakes monitoring and research funding through 2030.
Became Public Law No: 119-67.
Water Resources Technical Assistance Review
Requires GAO review of EPA clean water technical assistance and EPA plans to respond to recommendations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Legacy Mine Cleanup
Creates an EPA office to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock and uranium mine sites, set best practices, and plan interagency work for Navajo Nation sites.
Held at the desk.
Save Our Seas 2.0 Reauthorization
Extends EPA marine debris program authorization to 2030 and corrects minor wording in the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act.
Held at the desk.
SPEED Act NEPA Reform
Modifies NEPA procedures: limits scope of review, sets timing rules, restricts new science consideration, and changes judicial review standards.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Disapproval of EPA Oil and Gas Rule
Congressional resolution to cancel an EPA rule extending deadlines for oil and gas sector emissions standards.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 51. Record Vote Number: 622.
DISPOSAL Act
Directs GSA to sell or ground-lease six D.C. federal buildings, allows relocations, waives some reviews, deposits proceeds, and sunsets authority in 2028.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7851)
Disapproval of FHWA Rule
Congressional resolution to nullify an FHWA rule about refuge roads and Fish and Wildlife Service management systems.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bat Week Designation
Senate resolution supporting Bat Week (Oct 24–31, 2025), encouraging events, noting bats' roles, and committing to conservation and white-nose syndrome response.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7787)
Fair Air Enforcement Act
Introduced Oct 23, 2025 by Sen. Mike Lee; referred to Environment and Public Works Committee.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2025
Removes federal requirements and penalties for vehicle emissions controls and orders vacatur and expungement of related federal penalties.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EPA Incinerator Rule Disapproval
Joint resolution to nullify an EPA rule on temporary-use and air curtain incinerators used in disaster recovery, stating the rule shall have no force or effect.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
New York-New Jersey Watershed Act
Creates a non-regulatory program and grant fund to restore and protect habitat, water quality, and resilience across the New York–New Jersey watershed.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HOV Lane Exemption Reauthorization
Extends by one year the authorization letting certain clean and alternative-fuel vehicles use HOV lanes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6794)
Great Lakes Mass Marking Act
Creates a program to mass mark hatchery fish in the Great Lakes and share data with state and tribal managers.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
GREEN Streets Act Overview
Requires transportation planners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, set transit accessibility standards, analyze road capacity expansions, and tie federal funding obligations to performance targets.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Democracy in Design Act
Requires GSA to make public buildings follow the 1962 Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture and issue implementing regulations within 180 days.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Act
Bans manufacture, use, and sale of specified commercial asbestos, with limited chlor-alkali and national security exceptions.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain
Sets deadlines, notice content, testing transparency, and transport rules for detained imported plants under the Lacey Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In God We Trust Act
Requires GSA to display the national motto on all federal public buildings within one year.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act
Stops EPA from reassigning RFS obligations for exempted small refineries and requires including their fuel volumes in owner totals.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
Requires GSA and agencies to prefer classical and traditional architecture for large public buildings, update procedures, and report annually.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
RECHARGE Act
Allows electric vehicle charging for passenger cars at interstate rest areas, while barring unrelated commercial activities.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.