Pending Legislation
Current and recently-passed Federal legislation related to the Earth and space sciences are provided here to help inform AGU members and the public.
113th Congress (2013–2014)
Appropriations
- For a list of all appropriations bills: click here
- H.R.933 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013.
Climate
- S.332 Climate Protection Act of 2013
- S.272 Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2013
- H.R.662 To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- H.R.764 Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act
Education
- S.3 Strengthen our Schools and Students Act
Energy
- S.329 Sustainable Energy Act
- H.R.540 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
- S.279 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013
- S.17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013
- S.598 Deepwater Drilling Royalty Relief Prohibition Act
- S.599 Oil Spill Tax Fairness Act
Geology
Natural Hazards
Natural Resources
- H.R. 527 Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act
- H.R.761 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
- S.338 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013
Oceans
- S.45 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2013
- H.R.70 Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act
- S.646 National Endowment for the Oceans Act
Science & Technology
- H.R.708 Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013
- H.R.1891 Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013
Space
- H.R.823 Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2013
Water
- H.R.765 Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013
Weather
- S.7 Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act