WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, introduced the "Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 16. H.R. 7779. A bill to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, introduced the "Start Applying Labor Transparency Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 16. H.R. 7784. A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to clarify reporting requirements; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Start Applying Labor Transparency Act" or "SALT Act" . SEC. 2. Labor-Management Reporting and  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced the "Geothermal Energy Optimization Act" on March 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. S. 3954. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. * * *  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act" on March 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. S. 3941. A bill to repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act". SEC. 2. Repeal of Davis-Bacon w  more