Environment bills in Congress
Climate policy, EPA regulations, clean energy, conservation, and pollution controls.
- Bills this Congress
- 826
- Enacted
- 7
What's moving
The most recent recorded action on any bill in this issue area — committee referrals, floor votes, signatures.
- H.R. 3872To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.IntroducedPat FallonRTXSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
- H.R. 3657
- H.R. 5631Geothermal Energy Advancement ActIntroducedJeff HurdRCOSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
- S. 1413A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.IntroducedAlex PadillaDCASep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.
- S. 2754Crystal Reservoir Conveyance ActIntroducedMichael BennetDCOSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.
- S. 3720Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study ActIntroducedAdam SchiffDCASep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
- S. 5039License to Drill ActIntroducedMike LeeRUTSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
- H.R. 7831License to Drill ActIntroducedMike KennedyRUTSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.
- H.R. 6365Wintergreen Emergency Egress ActIntroducedJohn McGuireRVASep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
- S. 3732Water Security and Drought Resilience ActIntroducedRuben GallegoDAZSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.
- S. 1257A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.IntroducedJames RischRIDSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
- H.R. 10500To amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the judicial review of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, and for other purposes.CommitteeLaurel LeeRFLSep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10505To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.CommitteeMaria SalazarRFLSep 17, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 10491To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.CommitteeWarren DavidsonROHSep 17, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- S. 5422A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.CommitteeTom CottonRARSep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".IntroducedJames GallagherRCASep 17, 2026
Received in the Senate.
- S. 3738MORE WATER ActIntroducedAlex PadillaDCASep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.
- S. 5438A bill to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes.IntroducedDan SullivanRAKSep 17, 2026
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- S. 5434A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers, and for other purposes.CommitteePeter WelchDVTSep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 10488To restore and strengthen the obligation of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect human health and the environment, to halt unlawful deregulatory actions, to require enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.CommitteeSean CastenDILSep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Recently introduced
The latest bills filed in this area, newest first.
- S. 5438A bill to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes.IntroducedDan SullivanRAKSep 17, 2026
- H.R. 10489
- S. 5422
- H.R. 10491To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.CommitteeWarren DavidsonROHSep 17, 2026
- H.R. 10505To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.CommitteeMaria SalazarRFLSep 17, 2026
- H.R. 10488
- S.Res. 864A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".CommitteeSheldon WhitehouseDRISep 17, 2026
- S. 5434
- H.R. 10500
- H.R. 10465
- S. 5409
- H.R. 10425
- H.R. 10384To authorize the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, along the Maumee River in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, Toledo, Ohio, and for other purposes.CommitteeMarcy KapturDOHSep 15, 2026
- S. 5402
- H.R. 10387
- S. 5401A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require that financial assistance provided by the Department of Energy promote high labor standards, community benefits, domestic manufacturing, and support for small or disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.CommitteeMartin HeinrichDNMSep 15, 2026
- H.Res. 1524Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".CommitteeBrian MastRFLSep 10, 2026
- H.R. 10318
- H.R. 10321Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026CommitteeSuhas SubramanyamDVASep 8, 2026
- H.R. 10307
- H.R. 10261Edgely Community Protection and Transparency ActCommitteeBrian FitzpatrickRPASep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10255Penalties for Polluters ActCommitteeMaxine DexterDORSep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10256Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil ActCommitteeMaxine DexterDORSep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10217
- H.R. 10209To provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure, and for other purposes.CommitteePramila JayapalDWASep 1, 2026
- H.R. 10214
- H.Res. 1499
- H.R. 10154
- H.R. 10151
- H.R. 10162STORMWATER ActCommitteeTimothy KennedyDNYAug 27, 2026
Enacted this Congress (7)
Signed into law or enacted over a veto.
- H.R. 5366Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty ActEnactedW. SteubeRFLSep 11, 2026
Signed by President.
- S. 254
- H.R. 972Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline ActEnactedDina TitusDNVMay 19, 2026
Signed by President.
- S. 1020A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.EnactedSteve DainesRMTMay 11, 2026
Signed by President.
- H.J.Res. 140Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.EnactedPete StauberRMNApr 27, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-85.
- S. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026EnactedJohn CornynRTXDec 18, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-60.
- H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.EnactedJodey ArringtonRTXJul 4, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-21.