Search Results: keywords:"senate committee on energy and natural resources"

  • H. R. 4385 — An Act To extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:189

    H. R. 4385 seeks to extend the authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. Specifically, it amends sections of the original Act to change the expiration date from 2022 to 2028, allowing continued support for drought relief efforts. This...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 4385 is a planned change to keep helping places with not enough water by letting them use money from a special law until 2028, instead of stopping in 2022. It doesn't add any new ideas, just keeps things going as they are.

  • S. 4576 — To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:283

    S. 4576 aims to extend the existing Colorado River System conservation pilot program initially established by the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015. The bill seeks to change the name referenced in a section of the Act to the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4576 aims to keep a program going that helps save water in the Colorado River until about 2027. This means that people want to make sure the river stays healthy for a few more years.

  • S. 5383 — To rescind funds for green energy loans.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:140

    S. 5383 is a bill introduced in the United States Senate aimed at rescinding $810 million in funds designated for green energy loans. Specifically, this bill targets unobligated balances from the funds made available under section 50141(b) of the Inflation Reduction Act. The...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5383 is a plan to take back $810 million that was going to help make more green energy, like solar and wind power. This plan doesn't say why the money is being taken or what it will be used for instead.