American Legislation

Allows certain coal lease bonus payments to be paid in ten equal annual payments, with the first payment due at bidding.

Designates wilderness, transfers federal lands to local and tribal ownership, and directs sales and recreation uses in Douglas County, Nevada.

Creates a BLM Geothermal Ombudsman and Task Force to coordinate geothermal permit reviews and assign staff

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.

Sets operator fitness rules, requires decommissioning escrow accounts, and limits temporary well abandonment on the outer Continental Shelf.

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.

Limits emergency orders that keep fossil fuel plants online and requires public notice, environmental review, cost estimates, and customer notifications.

Sets FERC as lead for NEPA review of natural gas projects and creates faster, consolidated federal permitting and judicial-review processes.

Designates the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville as a national memorial and requires a report to Congress.

Expands DOE authority to host, test, and support commercial advanced nuclear projects on federal and non-federal sites and creates a plutonium fuel program.

End federal ownership and funding of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument; require sale of site and redirect proceeds to DNA backlog program.

Abolishes Cesar E. Chavez National Monument and redirects its unobligated funds to DNA backlog work.

Senate resolution supporting a pledge by tech firms to prevent electricity cost-shifting from data centers and urging agencies to help implement it.

Stops construction of a year-round road in part of White River National Forest and seeks to acquire the parcel for conservation.

Senate resolution recognizing 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists and encouraging related education, research, and outreach.

Extends authorization for a uranium tailings disposal site until it reaches designed capacity.