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September 2017

budget

• House passes 8 remaining appropriations bills

energy

• Bipartisan legislation introduced to curb carbon pollution

federal agencies & administration

• Bill introduced to reauthorize geologic mapping program through 2023
• Bill introduced to reauthorize geologic mapping program through 2023
• White House issues plans for prompt National Environmental Policy Act reviews
• Congress considers presidential nominations to key agency positions

natural hazards

• Bill to reauthorize National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program introduced in Senate
• Bill to reauthorize National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program introduced in Senate
• Committees discuss forest management and wildfire mitigation

natural resources

• House discusses 3 bills on energy and mineral development
• Hardrock mining reform bill introduced in Senate

space

• Jim Bridenstine nominated to NASA Administrator

water

• Senate moves legislation to address harmful algal blooms

federal register

• Federal Register - September 2017

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Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Michelle Barreto, Geoscience Policy Associate; Anna Normand, Geoscience Policy Associate; Izzy Weisman, Geoscience Policy Intern

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Compiled October 10, 2017