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2021 legislative recap and 2022
look-ahead
Energy & Environment
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National Journal Presentation CenterRoadmap
▪ Overview
▪ 2021 policy review
▪ Statistics
▪ Enacted legislation
▪ Bills with potential in 2022
▪ Key bills enacted in 2021
▪ 2022 Congressional outlook
22021 review: Energy & Environment
Bipartisan Infrastructure First national investment The Build Back Better Act
Agreement in EV infrastructure
▪ The Infrastructure Investment ▪ The Infrastructure Investment ▪ The proposed Build Back Better
and Jobs Act allocates $50 and Jobs Act provides the first Act is set to provide $570 billion
billion towards climate national investment in EV for climate change provisions, it
resiliency projects charging infrastructure would represent the largest
▪ The law also includes $21 climate investment to date
▪ The law allocates $7.5 billion
billion for environmental for EV charging ▪ The $1.75 trillion reconciliation
remediation projects bill passed the House 221-213,
▪ President Biden has proposed
▪ After months of negotiations but faces hurdles in the Senate
a goal to rapidly expand
and modifications, the American EV charging
bipartisan bill was signed into infrastructure to 500,000 public
law by President Biden in stations by 2030
November 2021
S O U R C E Associated Press, NPR, Roll Call, CNN, Environment America
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 32021 legislative record: Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment bills in 2021 Key enacted bills
S.J.Res. 14: A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule
Current status submitted by the Environmental Protection
Agency relating to “Oil and Natural Gas
Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reco
925 Introduced
H.R. 2278: To designate the September
Passed House 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for
11 other purposes.
4 Passed Senate
H.R.3684*: Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act
37 Enacted*
0 Vetoed
*Includes language which enacts numerous proposed Energy &
Environment bills
S O U R C E GovTrack
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 42021 enacted bills: Energy & Environment
S.J.Res. 14: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of
the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards
for New, Reco
H.R. 2278: To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.
H.R.3684*: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
*Includes language which enacts numerous proposed Energy & Environment bills
S O U R C E GovTrack
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 5Energy & Environment policy bills to watch in 2022
Bills passed by the House or Senate, not signed into law, sorted by # of cosponsors
Bill Sponsor Cosponsors
H.R. 5441: PAST Act of 2021 Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN9) 243 (201D,42R)
H.R. 1115: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO6) 197 (107R,90D)
H.R. 684: Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) 140 (140R)
H.R. 815: Arctic Refuge Protection Act Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA2) 138 (137D,1R)
H.R. 2773: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021 Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI12) 136 (104D,32R)
H.R. 1316: National Heritage Area Act of 2021 Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY20) 133 (119D,14R)
H.Res. 318: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean
water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters
Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA2) 125 (125R)
H.R. 2238: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA47) 121 (121D)
H.R. 3281: RPM Act of 2019 Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC10) 113 (88R,25D)
H.Res. 332: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a
Green New Deal. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY14) 103 (103D)
H.R. 2639: Trillion Trees Act Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR4) 101 (98R,3D)
H.R. 1884: Save Oak Flat Act Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ3) 88 (87D,1R)
H.R. 1352: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of
2021 Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI14) 87 (87D)
H.R. 3780: America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA47) 86 (86D)
H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021 Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ7) 86 (86D)
*Does not include bills that were ultimately incorporated into other enacted bills
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S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 6Energy & Environment policy bills to watch in 2022
Bills passed by the House or Senate, not signed into law, sorted by # of cosponsors
Bill Sponsor Cosponsors
H.R. 2021: Environmental Justice For All Act Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ3) 84 (84D)
H.Res. 346: Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other
purposes. Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA4) 81 (81D)
H.Res. 668: Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through
September 24, 2021, as “National Clean Energy Week”. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT3) 80 (45R,35D)
H.R. 4614: Resilient Federal Forests Act Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR4) 74 (73R,1D)
H.R. 1915: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR4) 67 (65D,2R)
*Does not include bills that were ultimately incorporated into other enacted bills
S O U R C E GovTrack
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 7Roadmap
▪ Overview
▪ Statistics
▪ Enacted legislation
▪ Bills with potential in 2022
▪ Key bills enacted in 2021
▪ 2022 Congress outlook
8S. 914 - Drinking Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Act of 2021
Bill sponsor Background Outlook
▪ A bipartisan group of senators introduced the bill, ▪ The bill has received bipartisan
which would devote $35B to water infrastructure support and passed the Senate with
improvements an 89-2 vote
▪ On March 31, 2021, the White House introduced the ▪ The language of the bill was included
American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion infrastructure within the Infrastructure Investment
package and Jobs Act
▪ The Senate passed H.R.3684, the Infrastructure
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Investment and Jobs Act in August, which included
D-IL
the full text of S.914
Key provisions
Increased financial Increased funding for New grant program for
assistance for state grants addressing lead water infrastructure
drinking water systems in drinking water resilience
Status
Received Senate Passed Senate
07/01/21 08/10/21 Differences Signed by
H.R. 3684* resolved president
Introduced House Passed House
06/04/21 11/05/21
*The bill H.R. 3684 includes S. 914
S O U R C E Congress.gov, The Hill, Forbes, Clean Energy, WaterFM.
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 9Roadmap
▪ Overview
▪ Statistics
▪ Enacted legislation
▪ Bills with potential in 2022
▪ Key bills enacted in 2021
▪ 2022 Congress outlook
102022 Policy Look-ahead: Energy & Environment
SCOTUS Decision
1 2 3
Build Back Better Supply Chain
Act on Clean Air Act Issues
BACKGROUND BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
▪ The Build Back Better Act represents ▪ West Virginia has sued the EPA, ▪ The COVID-19 pandemic has been a
Democrats’ interest in supplemental questioning its authority to regulate consistent issue in supply chain
“social infrastructure” which includes emissions under the Clean Air Act. dynamics throughout 2021 and is
universal pre-k, home health care, SCOTUS and federal courts have expected to continue in 2022
and the largest proposed climate heard arguments related to the ▪ President Biden has attempted to
investment debated Section 111 before address the issue throughout 2021
WHAT TO WATCH WHAT TO WATCH WHAT TO WATCH
▪ The $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill ▪ SCOTUS previously issued a stay ▪ Inflation brought about because of
underwent a procedural vote on on President Obama’s Clean Power material shortages compared to
November 6, and was cleared 221- Plan in 2016, pending review. A US demand reached a 30 year high in
213, making it more likely for the bill Court of Appeals has since late 2021, alarming many legislators
to pass once Democrats schedule a invalidated the Trump and officials
final vote administration’s repeal of the plan. ▪ Energy prices have also increased
▪ The bill now heads to the Senate ▪ The question before the court is to compared to pre-pandemic levels,
where Senator Majority Leader what extent does Congress permit with oil hitting $80/bl for the first time
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) aims to the EPA to set national standards on in 7 years
have the bill passed by Christmas the emissions of pollutants by federal ▪ President Biden has signed
▪ All 50 members of the Democratic regulation? executive orders and laws which aim
caucus will need to back the bill for to address the issues, which may
its passage see some results in 2022
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S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 11H.R. 1848 – LIFT America Act
Bill sponsor Background Outlook
▪ All Democratic representatives on the Energy and ▪ Congressional Democrats are likely to
Commerce Committee released the $312B LIFT continue introducing infrastructure
America Act plans in 2021 in the build-up to
▪ Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. broader legislation
(D-NJ-6) has framed the bill as a fulfillment of Pres. ▪ Democrats have pushed for increased
Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan broadband access and funding in the
▪ On March 31, 2021, the White House introduced the Infrastructure bill passed by the
Rep. Frank Pallone Senate but did not adopt the language
American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion infrastructure
D-NJ-6 of this bill.
package with $400 billion for clean energy spending
Key provisions
Clean energy and Electric vehicle Drinking water
energy efficiency infrastructure investments
Broadband Health infrastructure
expansion investments
Status
Introduced Senate Passed Senate
Differences Signed by
H.R. 1848 resolved president
Introduced House
Passed House
03/11/21
S O U R C E Congress.gov, The Hill, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, S&P Global, Forbes, Clean Energy, Politico.
S L I D E L A S T U P D A T E D O N 12/04/21 12H.R. 803 - Protecting America's Wilderness and
Public Lands Act
Bill sponsor Background Outlook
▪ H.R. 803 is a package of bills that were not approved ▪ The bill has faced opposition from
by the Republican-controlled Senate during the some Republican senators
Trump administration ▪ Vice President Kamala Harris may
▪ The bill would support Biden administration efforts to need to cast a tie-breaking vote for the
protect at least 30 percent of public lands by 2030 package to pass the Senate
Rep. Diana DeGette
D-CO-1
Key provisions
Permanently Designating 1.5M
banning new acres of federal Preserving 1,000
uranium mining near lands as wilderness miles of US rivers
the Grand Canyon areas
Status
Received Senate
Passed Senate
03/02/21 Differences Signed by
H.R. 803 resolved president
Introduced House Passed House
02/04/21 02/26/21
S O U R C E Congress.gov, The Guardian.
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