Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 10)

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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB44

Introduced
1/24/23  
Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act of 2023 or the ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 This bill sets forth provisions to support secure supply chains of rare earth elements. A rare earth element means a natural element associated with (1) the metallic element scandium, with atomic number 21; (2) the metallic element yttrium, with atomic number 39; or (3) any of the series of 15 metallic elements between lanthanum, with atomic number 57, and lutetium, with atomic number 71, on the periodic table. The Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program that provides financial assistance for facilities located in the United States that produce finished rare earth products from purified rare earth elements. Financial assistance may be provided to (1) construct such facilities, (2) support workforce development for the facilities, or (3) support site development and technological upgrade for facilities. The Department of the Treasury may establish the Minerals Security Partnership Fund to support the development and adoption of a secure supply chain for rare earth elements. DOE must also establish an initiative with educational, workforce training, and apprenticeship programs relating to advanced rare earth element mining, separation, processing, metallurgy, and advanced equipment maintenance capabilities. In addition, the President must develop a plan of action for using the authorities available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish or enhance a domestic production capability for finished rare earth products and related technologies.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB64

Introduced
1/25/23  
Water Rights Protection Act of 2023 This bill addresses issues of water rights with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, including water rights of federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, such departments must ensure that federal action imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement than under applicable state water law. Further, such departments shall not take actions that adversely affect state authority in permitting water usage or in adjudicating water rights. The bill also prohibits such departments from requiring water users to transfer water rights to the United States or acquire water rights in the name of the United States as a condition of issuing or renewing a land use or occupancy agreement.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB788

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
DOE and SBA Research ActThis bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities. These activities must include, as appropriate, small businesses.The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB291

Introduced
1/29/25  
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1130

Introduced
3/25/25  
Mining Schools Act of 2025 Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1161

Introduced
3/26/25  
Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1175

Introduced
3/27/25  
Small County PILT Parity Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1195

Introduced
3/27/25  
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SJR44

Introduced
3/27/25  
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1051

Introduced
3/13/25  
Refer
3/13/25  
Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1254

Introduced
4/2/25  
A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1486

Introduced
4/10/25  
COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB104

Introduced
1/15/25  
Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban ActThis bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Bering Sea areas of the OCS. The memoranda prohibited the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing offshore leases for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in those areas.This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow BOEM to issue leases in those areas.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1432

Introduced
4/10/25  
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1005

Introduced
3/12/25  
Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act