Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

This resolution establishes the procedural framework for the House of Representatives to consider six separate pieces of legislation. The underlying bills address a range of policy areas, including reforms to environmental review processes, hardrock mining regulations, the endangered species status of the gray wolf, and oversight of the national electric power system. Additionally, the resolution enables floor action on a bill intended to enhance efforts to combat child trafficking.

This resolution affects federal agencies and commissions, including the Department of the Interior and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, by establishing procedures for the consideration of legislation related to their regulatory authorities. The underlying bills addressed by this resolution impact specific industries and populations, including hardrock mining operators, owners and operators of electric generating units, and victims of child trafficking. Additionally, the resolution concerns entities involved in environmental review processes and stakeholders affected by the endangered species status of the gray wolf.

• Consideration of environmental review reforms. Sets forth the rules for considering H.R. 4776, which seeks to clarify provisions within the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to streamline the environmental review process.
• Consideration of hardrock mining and reclamation legislation. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 1366, a bill concerning the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and the establishment of the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund.
• Consideration of gray wolf delisting requirements. Establishes the process for considering H.R. 845, which would require the Department of the Interior to remove the gray wolf from the endangered and threatened wildlife list.
• Consideration of energy reliability and power system regulations. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 3616 and H.R. 3632, which involve Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reviews of bulk-power system reliability and requirements for reporting the retirement of electric generating units.
• Consideration of child trafficking prevention measures. Sets the terms for considering H.R. 4371, a bill intended to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children by amending the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.

This resolution establishes the procedural framework for the House of Representatives to consider several bills that would amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Federal Power Act, and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.

This resolution establishes the procedural framework for the House of Representatives to consider six separate bills addressing environmental review processes, hardrock mining regulations, the endangered species status of the gray wolf, power system reliability and facility retirements, and efforts to combat child trafficking.