American Legislation

Directs the Comptroller General to study using low-orbit satellites in Appalachian Regional Commission broadband projects.

Reissues a prior depredation order, adds 12 states and lake/pond managers to its coverage for taking cormorants at aquaculture sites.

Delays availability of interest in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund from 2026 to the start of fiscal year 2033.

Officially renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas to honor Jocelyn Nungaray.

Raises allowable share of certain federal highway funds from 50% to 75%.

Changes NRC hearing rules so licenses can issue without hearings unless an affected person requests one; requires notice and uses informal hearings.

Creates a program and matching grants to coordinate restoration and protection across the Connecticut River watershed and support related projects.

Updates the federal coastal barrier map to remove certain town parcels from Unit L06 based on local zoning.

Provides annual federal funding and rules to improve water and sewer systems, affordability, lead removal, rural and tribal assistance, and labor standards.

Adds a list of prohibited nonhuman primates and largely bans their interstate or foreign trade, breeding, and possession with limited exceptions and registration rules.

Designates about 1.56 million acres of Arctic Refuge coastal plain as wilderness under the Wilderness Act.

Allows communities to get grants to build or improve youth sports facilities and increase recreational access.

Encourages cloud-based digital twins for NEPA reviews of federally funded highway projects, with guidance, demonstrations, and reporting requirements.

Requires annual reporting of electricity use and emissions for data centers and crypto mining, and creates a regional emissions fee to fund clean energy.

Changes who can receive state grants for responding to drinking water contaminants, adding small/disadvantaged communities and private well owners as eligible.

Sets time limits, standing rules, and mediation steps for court challenges and reauthorization of project approvals under many environmental statutes.

Orders reissuance of a 2020 gray wolf delisting rule and bars judicial review within 60 days.

Treats the EPA notice granting Advanced Clean Cars II waiver as having no legal force or effect.

Requires CEQ to publish an annual public report on NEPA reviews, court cases, timelines, costs, and categorical exclusions, disaggregated by project sector.

Removes California's Clean Air Act waiver and stops states from using its motor vehicle and nonroad engine standards.

Creates a basin-wide commission to coordinate fishery management, invasive species control, and grant funding across the Mississippi River Basin.