Tag: LEGISLATION

December 6, 2023

On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) introduced legislation that would strengthen the supply chain, as well as to help America remain competitive with new technologies. The Congress members introduced the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains […]

October 30, 2023

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act to address the repair and rehabilitate of urban canals. The Urban Canal Modernization Act would authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide communities […]

July 28, 2022

The inclusion of an estimated $369 billion in energy security and climate change investments in a July 27–unveiled U.S. Senate budget reconciliation proposal has prompted jubilation from a range of energy sectors. Less than two weeks after negotiations on clean […]

November 30, 2021

Federal officials met with lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday to discuss deficiencies within the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, ahead of an upcoming vote to codify the […]

March 9, 2021

As President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package steams through Congress, Democrats have hitched a ride for a top health care priority: strengthening the Affordable Care Act with some of the most significant changes to insurance affordability in more than a […]

March 2, 2021

Earlier this month, Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced legislation that dropped the proverbial hammer on the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Assembly Bill 1091. The legislation would completely overhaul the VTA’s Board of Directors by shrinking the board, […]

December 22, 2020

Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief […]

August 11, 2020

California lawmakers are barreling toward an end-of-month deadline to pass or kill bills amid the biggest public health crisis the state has faced in a century. Yet even in a year consumed by sickness, they’re considering significant — sometimes controversial […]

January 17, 2020

Elected officials in New York City have turned their attention to how the city can reduce its growing trash problem. Politico reports that the City Council is contemplating legislation to mandate the separation of food and yard scraps, which comprise […]

January 15, 2020

The New Jersey Assembly on January 13 failed to vote on legislation that bans the sale of single-use plastics. The bill, S2776 (Smith/Greeinstein)/S2776 (Pinkin), would prohibit the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and paper bags in stores and foodservice […]

April 12, 2019

Alabama’s Senate Governmental Affairs Committee recently voted to move forward with legislation that would prohibit cities in the state from banning single-use plastics. Newsweek reports that the bill would stop local governments in Alabama from banning the use of plastic […]

March 11, 2019

Washington state is considering two legislative measures to better manage plastic packaging waste. The first legislation, HB 1204, addresses plastic packaging pollution and recycling, and the second legislation, HB 1795, would eliminate the state’s 50 percent recycling goal and ban […]

March 1, 2019

The New York City Council on February 28 adopted legislation to better protect workers in the private sanitation industry. According to a report in ProPublica, one bill authorizes the city’s Business Integrity Commission (BIC) to directly police labor unions at […]

February 14, 2019

As a sign of both the need to reduce metal theft and its strong working relationship with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and other recyclers, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recently passed a resolution calling […]

January 25, 2019

In an effort to combat food-related waste, Berkeley, Calif., has passed a new legislation that will require foodservice customers to pay 25 cents for a disposable cup. Additionally, the legislation, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020, will […]

January 16, 2019

The U.S. is set to begin testing drugs on children, a step researchers say many drugmakers skipped because it was risky and costly. “It is an incredibly exciting time,” said Crystal Mackall, a pediatric-cancer researcher. “We have lots of drug […]

September 5, 2018

The California Legislature doubled down on the state’s commitment to reducing plastic pollution and waste. As the legislature wrapped up the 2017-18 session on Tuesday, it sent five bills to the governor’s desk that, together, interrupt plastic’s toxic lifecycle at […]