Environmental Protection Bills in Congress

49 Environmental Protection bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 45 reached a recorded roll call vote and 12 became law.

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45 bills in Environmental Protection


This act reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies several wildlife and conservation programs, including the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force, the management of invasive species under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grant Assistance Program, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program, and fish habitat conservation projects under the America's Conservation Enhancement Act.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/8/24 · Latest action 12/23/24

This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 7/11/23 · Latest action 10/2/24

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles and published by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 18, 2024.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 5/1/24 · Latest action 9/23/24

This bill designates an ancient cypress forest in the Gulf of Mexico as the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/9/23 · Latest action 7/9/24

This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound programs through FY2028.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/13/23 · Latest action 7/9/24

This bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise and expand the Department of Energy's program to research, develop, demonstrate, and commercialize carbon storage.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 7/24/23 · Latest action 5/1/24

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 7/25/23 · Latest action 5/1/24

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the rule titled Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 3/23/24 · Latest action 4/18/24

This bill repeals certain programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 2/14/23 · Latest action 3/22/24

This bill modifies requirements under the Clean Water Act, including requirements concerning water quality criteria, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, the permit program for discharging dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, and the meaning of waters of the United States.

118th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 1/17/24 · Latest action 3/22/24