FEDERAL PRIORITY BILLS LIST,
2005 CONGRESSIONAL SESSION
Updated May 11, 2005
HOUSE BILLS
| BILL/SPONSOR | TITLE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
Passed House |
| HR 39/Young | Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Act |
C on Res |
| HR 135/Linder | 21st Century Water Commission Act | C Water/Power |
| HR 213/Solis | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SC Env & Hsng |
| HR 339/Reid | Reaffirm State Authority to Reg Fish/Hunt |
C on Judiciary |
| HR 374/Dicks | DOI-Puyallup Tribal Trust Lands |
1/26/05 C on Resources |
| HR 411/Renzi | Cattlemen’s Bill of Rights |
1/26/05 C on Ag |
| HR 426/Udall | Remote Sensing Applications Act |
1/26/05 C on Science |
| HR 464/Faleoma. | Tribal Federal Recognition Act |
2/1/05 C on Resources |
| HR 487/Pearce | Limiting DOI Water Authority |
2/9/05 SC on Water |
| HR 512/Pombo | Federal Recognition | 2/2/05 C on Resources |
| HR 524/Berkey | Water Conservation Incentive Act |
2/2/05 C Ways/Means |
| HR 537/Deal | National Fisheries Mitigation Coord. Act |
2/2/05 SC Forests, Fish |
| HR 610/Biggert | Energy, Research, Develop, Commerc Act |
2/9/05 SC Energy, Min |
| HR 612/Biggert | Energy & Basic & Applied Sciences Act |
2/17/05 SC Energy |
| HR 731/Udall | State Reg of Resid/Nonres Hunting/Fishing | 2/ /05 SC Fish, Oceans |
| HR 760/Hefley | National Heritage Partnership Act |
2/23/05 SC Nat.Parks |
| HR779/Radanovich | Federal Hydropower Enhancement Act |
3/1/05 SCForest/Health |
| HR 852/McDermott | Duwamish Recognition Act |
2/16/05 C on Resources |
| HR 983/ Udall | Amending Public Utility Reg. Policy Act |
2/17/05 C Energy, Com |
| HR 996/Thomas | $ Provide for Hwy taxes and trust funds |
3/1/05 Union Calendar |
| HR 1071/Davis | Desalination Drought Protection Act |
3/14/05 SC Water/Powr |
| HR 1124/Soulder | National Park Centennial Act |
3/10/05 C Trade, Infst |
| HR 1174/Shaw | Regional Sediment Management |
3/8/05 C Trade, Infst |
| HR 1191/Inslee | National Marine Scholarship Act |
3/9/05 C Science |
| HR 1431/Rahall | Fisheries Science /Mgmnt Enhancemnt Act |
3/17/05 C Resources |
| HR 1489/Gilchrest | Coastal Ocean Observation System Act |
4/19/05 SC Env, Tech |
| HR 1265/Udall | Abandoned Hardrock Mines |
3/10/05 SC Energy |
| HR 1299/Cardoza | Critical Habitat Enhancement Act |
3/15/05 C on Resources |
| HR 1584/Weldon | Ocean & Coastal Obervation System Act |
4/12/05 C�s Res & Sci. |
| HR 1592/Ehlers | Aquatic Invasive Species Act |
4/20/05 SC Env, Tech |
| HR 1596/Alexander | Outer Continental Shelf Exploitation Act | 4/18/05 SC Energy/Min |
SENATE BILLS
| BILL/SPONSOR | TITLE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| SB 93/Inouye | Merchant Marine Act (Transp/Sec 901) | 1/24/05 C Commerce |
| SB 218/Kohl | Food Security Act/Stream/RipHabitat | 1/31/05 C on Ag, Nut & For. |
| S 232/Smith | BOR-Fish Passage & Screening Facilities | 3/10/05 Senate Calendar |
| S 243/Craig | National Heritage Partnership Act | 3/9/05 Senate Calendar |
| S 260/Inholfe | Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act | 2/2/05 C Env Public Wrks |
| S 263/Akaka | Paleontological Resource Preserveration | 3/11/05 Legislative Calendar |
| S 339/Reid | State Regulation of Hunting & Fishing Act | 2/9/05 C on Judiciary |
| S 360/Snowe | Coastal Zone Enhance. Reauthoriz. Act | 2/10/05 C on Commerce |
| S 361/Snowe | Ocean & Coastal Observation System Act | 2/10/05 Senate Calendar |
| S 362/Inouye | Marine Debris Research Prevent/Reduct |
2/10/05 C on Commerce |
| S 363/Inouye | Ballast Water Management Act | 2/10/05 C on Commerce |
| S 364/Inouye | Ocean & Coastal Mapping Integrat. Act | 2/10/05 C on Commerce |
| S 421/Lott | Sportfishing & Rec. Boating Safety Act | 2/17/05 C on Commerce |
| S 427/Jeffords | Renewable Energy Investment Act | 2/17/05 C on Energy & NR |
| S 477/Dorgan | Tribal Govt.Amends to Homeland Security | 3/1/05 C on Homeland Sec |
| S 507/ DeWine | National Invasive Species Council Act |
3/3/05 C Env & Pub Wrks |
| S 535/Inouye | Native American Connectivity Act |
3/7/05 SCIA |
| S 536/McCain | Native American Omnibus Act of ‘05 |
3/7/05 SCIA |
| S 548/Conrad | Voluntary Public Access/Wildlife Habitat |
3/8/05 C Ag, Nut & Forestry |
| S 572/Akaka | Homeland Security Food & Ag Act |
3/9/05 C Homeland Sec, GA |
| S 573/Akaka | Ag Security Assist. Act of 2005 |
3/9/05 C Ag, Nut. & Forest. |
| S 591/Thomas | No Net Loss of Private Land Act |
3/10/05 C Env Public Wrks |
| S 630/Dodd | Tribal Acknowledgment & BIA Enhance. |
3/15/05 SCIA |
| S 728/Bond | Water Resources Development Act ‘05 |
4/26/05 Senate Calendar |
| S 736/ Vitter | Outer Continental Shelf Exploitation |
4/6/05 C Energy & NR |
| S 770/Levin | Reauth.Aquatic Nuisance Prev/Cont Act |
4/13/05 C Env & Pub Wrks |
The purpose of this list is to provide an overview and status update of natural
resource/environment-related bills in the 109th U.S. Congress. More
specific overviews of some of the bills will be featured in the monthly Federal
Update, produced by NWIFC for its member tribes. Federal Update will also be
posted online at www.nwifc.org (click
Download/Legislative) and copies of the bills and related information can be
found on the Congressional website at www.Thomas.loc.gov. For more information, please call Steve Robinson at (360) 528-4347 or email [email protected].
All comments welcome.
