Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Natural Resources Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 6)

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Us Congress House Bill HB337

Introduced
1/13/25  
This bill modifies the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to allow unobligated balances of amounts made available to the Bureau of Reclamation for western water infrastructure to be made available to Reclamation for FY2026-2031 to provide financial or technical assistance for (1) groundwater recharge projects, (2) aquifer storage and recovery projects, or (3) water source substitution for aquifer protection projects.
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Us Congress House Bill HB345

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB375

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
1/24/25  
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025This bill establishes requirements to research and control Rapid Ohia Death, which is the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha.Specifically, the Department of the Interior must partner with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Hawaii to control and address Rapid Ohia Death.In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must continue to research Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must continue to partner with USDA, Hawaii, and local stakeholders to manage ungulates (e.g., certain mammals such as deer) in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on federal, state, and private land, with the consent of private landowners.Finally, the Forest Service must provide (1) financial assistance to prevent the spread of the fungus and to restore the native forests of Hawaii, and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to research the fungus.
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Us Congress House Bill HB338

Introduced
1/13/25  
Every Drop Counts ActThis bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's Small Storage Program, which is a grant program for small surface water or groundwater storage projects in certain western states.First, the bill expands the types of projects that are eligible for grants under the program. Specifically, the bill makes a project eligible for a grant if the project (1) has water storage capacity of recharges no less than 200 acre-feet and no more than 150,000 acre-feet on an average annual basis over the life of the project for storage or use; and (2) increases groundwater aquifer storage, conveys water to or recovers water from groundwater storage, and stabilizes groundwater levels.Next, it extends Reclamation's authority to carry out the grant program for another five years.
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Us Congress House Bill HB526

Introduced
1/16/25  
Declaration of Energy Independence Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB534

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
CONTAINER Act Creating Obstructions Necessary To Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB521

Introduced
1/16/25  
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB527

Introduced
1/16/25  
Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires. 
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Us Congress House Bill HB471

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Fix Our Forests Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB582

Introduced
1/21/25  
Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB587

Introduced
1/21/25  
To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.
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Us Congress House Bill HB573

Introduced
1/21/25  
Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB588

Introduced
1/21/25  
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB576

Introduced
1/21/25  
To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
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Us Congress House Bill HB596

Introduced
1/21/25  
Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico ActThis bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding the consolidation of certain grant programs currently available to insular areas and the suitability of such consolidation for Puerto Rico. (At present, such consolidation allows insular areas to apply for a consolidated grant in lieu of filing an individual application for each eligible grant program.)Further, any official of Puerto Rico from whom the GAO seeks information for purposes of that report must promptly and comprehensively respond to such request for information.