Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Wood

Bill Introduced: H.R.6709 National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3349 Energy Assistance Act of 2008

2008-07-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to increase energy assistance for low-income persons, to extend energy tax incentives, and for other purpose.

Bill Introduced: S.3055 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children.

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5522 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5263 Forest Landscape Restoration Act

2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

To encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5236 Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2593 Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

2008-02-05T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2576 Clean Stove Act of 2008

2008-01-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5216 Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2558 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition.

2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition.

Bill Introduced: S.2546 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4244 Clean Stove Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves.

Bill Introduced: S.2172 Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

A bill to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to support democracy in Burma, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3072 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

To reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1797 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2335 Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007

2007-05-15T00:00:00Z

To prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2215 To provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft, and for other purposes.

2007-05-08T00:00:00Z

To provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.969 To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes.

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes.