INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Appointments

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, H3239 [15AP]

Remarks in House

BIA: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664-H6667 [20JN]

Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans (H.R. 1683), E318 [8MR]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3671-H3679 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228, S9247 [31JY]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), S4265, S4266 [25AP]

Reports filed

Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2024) (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2024, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, H3672-H3674 [23AP]