Legislation Passed

118th Congress

Accelerating Appraisals for Conservation Efforts (AACE) Act

This bill increases access to the federal appraisers required for all federal land transactions, which alleviates a bottleneck in the Department of the Interior and expedites a wide variety of housing, infrastructure, and conservation projects.
Signed into law

Good Samaritan (Good Sam) Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act

This bill empowers local Good Samaritan organizations and agencies to help clean up toxic abandoned hardrock mines, which have been polluting local water sources, threatening Tribal lands, and creating hazards for decades.
Signed into law

Biking on Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to identify long-distance bike trails already in use and areas of opportunity for new trails on public lands.
Signed into law as part of the bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act

Protecting American Rock Climbing (PARC) Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to issue guidance on managing recreational climbing and protecting fixed-anchor sites in designated wilderness areas.
Signed into law as part of the bipartisan **Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

WRDA is a bipartisan, biennial piece of legislation that supports nationwide water protection and distribution efforts. In this year’s package, Congresswoman Lee secured two priorities for southern Nevada: (1) Authorizing $29 million for improvements to the Big Bend Water District Water Treatment and Delivery System in Laughlin, NV and (2) Raising the funding cap for the Las Vegas Wash program from $40 million to $60 million.
Signed into law

Creech Airmen Economic Security and Resilience Act

This bill requires two studies conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force to improve the lives of Creech Air Force Base servicemembers: one regarding the reinstatement of Assignment Incentive Pay for Airmen based at Creech who are experiencing financial stress, and another addressing the social and occupational stressors affecting their mental health and quality of life.
Signed into law as part of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act

Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology (REPORT) Act

This bill makes changes to the federal framework governing the reporting of crimes involving the online sexual exploitation of children.
Signed into law

Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness and Training for (TREAT) Youth Act

This bill amends the Support for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize a youth prevention and recovery initiative through 2028.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act

Health Insurance Price Transparency Act

This bill promotes group health plan price transparency by making available to individuals the amount of cost-sharing under their plans, which includes deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Lower Costs More Transparency Act

H.R.6474 to expedite geothermal exploration and development

Extends the same regulatory flexibility that the oil and gas industry has enjoyed for decades to new clean energy projects in the geothermal industry, fast-tracking energy exploration and development on select public lands.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023

This bill makes permanent the requirement for the President to impose sanctions on certain individuals or entities engaged in specified transactions related to Iran's energy sector or Iran's efforts to acquire or develop certain weapons.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act

This bill authorizes the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Drought Preparedness Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to certain western states.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Res.288 Encouraging the EU to DESIGNATE Resolution

This resolution urges the European Union (EU) to expeditiously designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and encourages this designation of the Biden administration.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Res.966 Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel

Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Res.793 Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel

Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Res.599 Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization

Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Res.771 Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists

Passed U.S. House of Representatives

H.Con.Res.7 Condemning the Iranian regime's human rights abuses against the brave women and men of Iran peacefully demonstrating in more than 133 cities

Passed U.S. House of Representatives

117th Congress

Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment (MOBILE) Health Care Act

This bill allows a health center that currently receives funding through a Health Resources & Services Administration Health Center Program grant to use a New Access Point grant to set up a mobile unit regardless of whether the health center also establishes a permanent health care delivery site.
Signed into law

Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act

This bill directs the Health Resources and Services Administration to award up to 100 grants for federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics to provide accredited continuing medical education to their primary care providers.
Modified and signed into law as part of the FY23 government funding bill, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act

Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to award grants to water or power delivery authorities for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects in drought-stricken regions of certain western states.
Signed into law as part of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Telehealth Expansion Act

This bill makes permanent several telehealth flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, particularly with respect to Medicare coverage of telehealth services.
Signed into law as part of the FY22 government funding bill, also known as FY22 Consolidated Appropriations Act

Las Vegas Wash Program Extension Act

This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to participate, in partnership with the Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee, in the implementation of the Las Vegas Wash wetlands restoration and Lake Mead improvement project. The Las Vegas Wash in Nevada connects the Las Vegas Valley with Lake Mead.
Modified and signed into law as part of the FY23 government funding bill, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act

Colorado River Basin Conservation Act

This bill reauthorizes the Department of the Interior to fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs through FY2026.
Modified and signed into law as part of the FY23 government funding bill, also known as the FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act

Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act

This act requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program, under which the USGS must assess, monitor, and conserve saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin as well as the wildlife that depend on those ecosystems.
Signed into law

Virtual Peer Support Act

This bill appropriates funding for grants to transition behavioral health peer support services that are provided at no cost to participants from in-person to virtual platforms or to otherwise expand these kinds of virtual services.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Paycheck Fairness Act

This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Direct CARE Opportunity Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible entities to develop and carry out projects to recruit, retain, or provide advancement opportunities to direct care workers (home health aides, psychiatric aides, nursing assistants, and personal care aides who assist seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes).
Modified and passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Build Back Better Act

Community-Based Workforce Development Act

This bill provides grants to expand workforce training programs for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

Biking on Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act

This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on public lands.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives

Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

This bill modifies the Bureau of Reclamation's Large-Scale Water Recycling Program, which provides grants to water and power delivery authorities in certain western states for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects that have a total cost of $500 million or more, by removing the sunset provision and revises eligibility requirements.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act

Water Data Act

This bill requires federal departments and agencies involved in water resources management to jointly develop and implement a National Water Data Framework and establish an interagency council, advisory committee, and grant program.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act

Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act (OpenET) Act

This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program under which the USGS shall provide for delivering satellite-based evapotranspiration data to advance the quantification of evaporation and consumptive water use. The bill defines Evapotranspiration as the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and other surfaces and transpiration from plants.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act

116th Congress

VA Telehealth Expansion Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to entities for the expansion of telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services to veterans through the VA and the Veterans Community Care Program.
Signed into law as part of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act

Leave No Veteran Behind Act

To direct the Under Secretary of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to contact certain veterans to encourage such veterans to receive medical examinations furnished or paid for by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Passed U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act