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The Senate has finally passed its long-debated energy bill, the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012) after Michigan senators agreed to remove an
amendment authorizing aid for the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. An amendment permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund was approved, as well as a reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. The Senate will head to conference with the House, whose energy bill, H.R. 8, was passed earlier this Congress. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski hopes that the conference committee is able to complete its work quickly and get a final bill to President Obama to sign before Congress leaves for its long summer recess.
The Senate appropriation bill for the Corps of Engineers moved closer to final passage, as the upper chamber considered many amendments for the energy and water appropriations bill on the floor. An amendment that would halt funding for any implementation of the administration's Clean Water Rule failed on the floor, helping clear the path for the broader appropriations package. Further breakdown of the spending package can be found
here
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The House is not far behind in their consideration of appropriations for energy and water. On Tuesday, the full Appropriations Committee passed their FY2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill by a voice vote.
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