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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
3/12/2024, 5:00 PM
Summary of Bill S 2605
Bill 118 s 2605, also known as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, is a piece of legislation that outlines the budget and funding allocations for various government agencies and programs related to the environment and natural resources.
The bill covers funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and other related agencies. It includes provisions for funding conservation programs, national parks, wildlife protection, and environmental research.
Some key highlights of the bill include increased funding for wildfire prevention and response efforts, support for clean energy initiatives, and investments in water infrastructure projects. The bill also addresses issues such as climate change, land conservation, and environmental justice. Overall, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 aims to provide the necessary resources for the protection and preservation of our natural resources and environment while also addressing important issues related to climate change and sustainability.
The bill covers funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and other related agencies. It includes provisions for funding conservation programs, national parks, wildlife protection, and environmental research.
Some key highlights of the bill include increased funding for wildfire prevention and response efforts, support for clean energy initiatives, and investments in water infrastructure projects. The bill also addresses issues such as climate change, land conservation, and environmental justice. Overall, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 aims to provide the necessary resources for the protection and preservation of our natural resources and environment while also addressing important issues related to climate change and sustainability.
Congressional Summary of S 2605
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to Interior for
- the Bureau of Land Management,
- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
- the National Park Service,
- the U.S. Geological Survey,
- the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
- the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
- the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
- the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
- the Bureau of Indian Education,
- the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians,
- Departmental Offices, and
- Department-Wide Programs.
The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.
Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for
- the Indian Health Service,
- the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and
- the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including
- the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
- the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
- the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,
- the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
- the Smithsonian Institution,
- the National Gallery of Art,
- the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
- the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
- the National Endowment for the Arts,
- the National Endowment for the Humanities,
- the Commission of Fine Arts,
- the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
- the National Capital Planning Commission,
- the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
- the Presidio Trust, and
- the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
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Current Status of Bill S 2605
Bill S 2605 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 27, 2023. Bill S 2605 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on July 27, 2023. Bill S 2605's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186. as of July 27, 2023
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2605
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
0Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2605
Primary Policy Focus
Economics and Public FinancePotential Impact Areas
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- American Samoa
- Appropriations
- Aviation and airports
- Birds
- Books and print media
- Building construction
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- District of Columbia
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Fishes
- Florida
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Geography and mapping
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Great Lakes
- Guam
- HIV/AIDS
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Higher education
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Humanities programs funding
- Indian claims
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Lease and rental services
- Libraries and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Mammals
- Mental health
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Military history
- Mining
- Monuments and memorials
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- National Capital Planning Commission
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurological disorders
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York State
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oceania
- Oil and gas
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Outdoor recreation
- Palau
- Pollution liability
- Public contracts and procurement
- Puerto Rico
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Railroads
- Research administration and funding
- Rural conditions and development
- School administration
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Smithsonian Institution
- Solid waste and recycling
- Transportation costs
- U.S. history
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- User charges and fees
- Virgin Islands
- Wages and earnings
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Wetlands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Women's health
- World history
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2605
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2605
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