Bills Introduced – 2-1-24

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session (and the House preparing to leave for an extended weekend), there were 62 bills introduced. Four of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 7190 To require the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes. Boebert, Lauren [Rep.-R-CO-3] 

HR 7197 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]

HR 7200 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program, and for other purposes. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [Rep.-R-PA-1]

S 3732 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artifical intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]

I will be watching HR 7190 for language and definitions that would explain how the designation of fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ would help reduce the prevalence of fentanyl in the United States.

I will be watching HR 7197 and S 3732 for language or definitions that would explain how the crafters believe that there would be any significant environmental effects on the environment (the Terminator movies not withstanding).

I will be watching HR 7200 for language and definitions that would include hydrogen safety and security within the scope of coverage of the bill.

Realistically, I really believe that just HR 7200 has any chance of receiving additional coverage in this blog, and that is iffy at best.