PUBLIC WORKS

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4394), H5083, H5084, H5085, H5086, H5087, H5088, H5090, H5092, H5093, H5094, H5095, H5096, H5097, H5098, H5099 [25OC], H5111, H5114, H5115, H5116, H5117, H5130, H5131, H5132, H5133, H5134, H5135, H5136, H5137, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5142, H5143 [26OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4394), consideration (H. Res. 756), H4967 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern (see S. 2160), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 6107), H5174 [26OC]

——— authorize modification of transferred works to increase public benefits and other project benefits as part of extraordinary operation and maintenance work (see S. 2202), S2225 [22JN]

——— support water infrastructure in reclamation States (see S. 2162), S2223 [22JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: improve (see S. 2958), S4720 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers: amend guidelines relative to acquisition of beach fill (see S. 47), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 3410), H2424 [17MY]

——— amend guidelines relative to hydraulic fracturing within Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins (see H.R. 1217), H915 [27FE]

——— establish pilot program to protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources discovered at civil works projects in Sacramento River watershed (see H.R. 5865), H4950 [2OC]

——— prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 2503), H1708 [6AP]

——— prohibit from issuing permit for Delta Conveyance Project in California (see H.R. 924), H824 [9FE]

Courts: prescribe judicial review requirements for certain energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects (see S. 3170), S5257 [31OC]

Dams: include definition of levee hard or manmade structures in National Levee Safety Act (see H.R. 6677), H6740 [7DE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize Economic Development Administration predevelopment grants to assist communities with predevelopment costs for infrastructure projects (see S. 2572), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 5098), H4156 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see S. 2988), S4760 [28SE] (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: expand advanced nuclear technologies financial assistance program to support licensing and construction of advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), H2453 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to establish, maintain, or improve activities relative to detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater (see S. 2237), S2310 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (see S. 422), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 989), H837 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (see S. 3080), S5088 [18OC] (see H.R. 5980), H5028 [18OC]

——— establish pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants (see S. 3331), S5541 [15NO]

——— establish veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 4171), H2957 [15JN]

——— include certain mineral production activities as covered project (see H.R. 6862), H6997 [19DE]

——— modify Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program relative to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 4857), H3948 [25JY]

——— reduce population definition of rural area to restrict eligibility to be considered under rural surface transportation grant program (see H.R. 3002), H2116 [28AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve programs (see H.R. 5517), H4346 [14SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2443), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4394), H3156 [30JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4394), consideration (see H. Res. 756), H4985 (see H. Res. 756), H4986 [3OC]

EPA: amend budgetary treatment of certain amounts of water infrastructure financial assistance (see H.R. 2671), H1844 [18AP]

——— require certain percentage of Clean Water State Revolving Fund grants be used for green projects (see H.R. 2921), H2049 [26AP]

FAA: prohibit airport improvement grants funds from being used for contracts with entities that have violated intellectual property rights of U.S. entities (see S. 1965), S2096 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: provide additional assistance to rural water and waste disposal systems affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1079), S1088 [30MR]

Federal Columbia River Power System: provide for operations pursuant to certain operation plan for specified period of time (see S. 966), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1762), H1409 [23MR]

Federal Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 490), H277 [24JA]

FEMA: issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals (see H.R. 4774), H3886 [20JY]

FERC: establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities (see S. 2827), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 5551), H4380 [18SE]

GAO: report to Congress on status of dams in Dept. of Agriculture watershed program (see H.R. 4959), H4136 [27JY]

Government regulations: improve environmental review process for energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects (see S. 1449), S1533 [4MY]

——— reform Federal regulatory permitting and project review processes for energy and infrastructure projects (see S. 1399), S1463 [2MY]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3292), S5507 [14NO] (see H.R. 6411), H5855 [14NO]

——— improve Federal permitting processes for certain projects (see S. 877), S859 [21MR]

——— prioritize U.S. contractors relative to federally funded infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1193), H874 [24FE]

——— prohibit distribution of Federal funds to certain entities related to China for certain public works projects (see H.R. 748), H675 [2FE]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: authorize use of funds for water infrastructure and dam projects (see S. 843), S825 [16MR]

International Boundary and Water Commission: authorize to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works (see H.R. 5903), H4990 [6OC]

Land Port of Entry Modernization Trust Fund: establish to provide for maintenance and expansion of land ports (see H.R. 3135), H2170 [9MY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 4052), H2883 [13JN]

National Infrastructure Investment Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3360), H2375 [16MY]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1745 [18MY]

——— observance (see H. Res. 422), H2456 [18MY]

National Work Zone Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 130), S1000 [28MR]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (see S. 3406), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 6599), H6143 [5DE]

Nevada: modify authorization of appropriations for Las Vegas Wash program (see S. 3418), S5807 [6DE] (see H.R. 6787), H6983 [14DE]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (see S. 1898), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 3977), H2787 [9JN]

Puerto Rico: recognize need for sustainable, economically viable, and fair debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2360 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3159 [30JN]

——— report on progress toward rebuilding electric grid and detail efforts Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding (see H.R. 3878), H2763 [6JN]

Renewable energy: require assessments of opportunities to install and maintain floating photovoltaic solar panels at Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects (see S. 1215), S1256 [19AP] (see H.R. 2731), H1886 [19AP]

Shipping industry: eliminate certain requirements relative to dredging and dredged materials (see S. 3434), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6709), H6814 [11DE]

Taxation: eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions to provide revenue for maintaining and building American infrastructure (see H.R. 6665), H6739 [7DE]

——— modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see S. 726), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1407), H1148 [7MR]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 242), S2006 [7JN] (see H. Res. 400), H2347 [15MY]

Transportation: improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (see H.R. 4482), H3170 [6JY]

Water: authorize use of funds for certain projects (see H.R. 2694), H1846 [18AP]

——— establish program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience (see S. 660), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 1367), H1113 [3MR]

——— establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 938), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1729), H1327 [22MR]

——— increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems (see S. 2654), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5016), H4139 [27JY]

——— provide assistance for disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2521), H1708 [6AP]

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5664), H4456 [21SE]

Waterways: address severe subsidence impacts that have substantially reduced carrying capacity of water delivery system in California (see S. 2161), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 2419), H1691 [30MR]

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4394), H5142, H5150 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to infrastructure, H5541 [7NO]

California: anniversary of East Bay Municipal Utility District, E410 [9MY]

——— anniversary of Solano Irrigation District, E913 [29SE]

——— anniversary of Stockton East Water District, E555 [13JN]

——— impact of government regulations on water supply and storage and agriculture, H119 [10JA], H996–H1003 [1MR], H1320 [22MR], H1732 [17AP], H2409 [17MY], H6871 [13DE]

——— tribute to Coachella Valley Water District partnership with Bureau of Reclamation to invest in water delivery projects, E206 [9MR]

——— water supply and storage projects funding, H156 [11JA]

Clinton County, PA: tribute to Wayne Township Landfill, H5224 [1NO]

Coppell, TX: tribute to Coppell Fire Dept., Emergency Management and Public Works team, E794 [25AU]

Corps of Engineers: amend guidelines relative to hydraulic fracturing within Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, H1592, H1593 [29MR]

——— beach restoration funding, H5132 [26OC]

——— funding, H5142 [26OC]

Electric power: tribute to electrical line workers, H1471 [28MR]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H5140, H5141 [26OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4394), H4957 [3OC], H5066–H5100 [25OC], H5110–H5152 [26OC], H5664 [9NO], E1017 [26OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4394), consideration (H. Res. 756), H4962–H4969 [3OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4394), corrections in engrossment, H5152 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5135 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus mask mandates, H5137 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5098 [25OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to climate change, H5143 [26OC]

Great Lakes region: importance of reliable and safe drinking water, H615 [1FE]

Indiana: economic and transportation projects funding, H3940 [25JY]

Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Irrigation District, E908 [28SE]

New York: importance of reliable and safe drinking water, H1323 [22MR], H2045 [26AP]

Pennsylvania: clean water infrastructure funding, H886 [27FE]

Pima County, AZ: Tucson Boulevard Diversion Structure Project recipient of American Public Works Association Arizona Chapter Project of the Year for the Environment award, H4470 [26SE]

Public utilities: recognize access to safe and affordable water as basic human right, H341 [26JA]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (H.R. 1729), H1305 [22MR]

——— provide adequate funding for water infrastructure, H1471 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to infrastructure, S2038 [12JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize modification of transferred works to increase public benefits and other project benefits as part of extraordinary operation and maintenance work (S. 2202), S2234 [22JN]

——— support water infrastructure in reclamation States (S. 2162), S2230–S2232 [22JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: improve (S. 2958), S5252 [31OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S406 [15FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize Economic Development Administration predevelopment grants to assist communities with predevelopment costs for infrastructure projects (S. 2572), S3761 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (S. 422), S1230 [19AP]

Economy: impact of inflation and supply chain issues, S765 [14MR]

Government regulations: improve environmental review process for energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects (S. 1449), S1523 [4MY], S1877 [1JN]

——— reform Federal regulatory permitting and project review processes for energy and infrastructure projects, S1368 [26AP], S1479–S1483 [3MY], S1726 [18MY]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 223), S1824 [31MY]

National Work Zone Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 130), S989 [28MR]

Water: increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems (S. 2654), S3763 [27JY]

Waterways: address severe subsidence impacts that have substantially reduced carrying capacity of water delivery system in California (S. 2161), S2229 [22JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 756) (H. Rept. 118–242), H4985 [3OC]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4394) (H. Rept. 118–126), H3156 [30JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2443) (S. Rept. 118–72), S3457 [20JY]

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2958), S4718 [27SE]

Use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds for Water Infrastructure and Dam Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 843) (S. Rept. 118–68), S3147 [19JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 756, consideration of H.R. 4394, energy and water development appropriations, H4962 [3OC]

H.R. 4394, energy and water development appropriations, H5071–H5083 [25OC]

S. Con. Res. 12, recognize need for sustainable, economically viable, and fair debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, S2367 [12JY]

S. Res. 130, National Work Zone Awareness Week, S1004 [28MR]

S. Res. 223, National Public Works Week, S1752 [18MY]

S. Res. 242, Tennessee Valley Authority Act anniversary, S2010 [7JN]