The House and Senate on Tuesday approved water, public land and park bills and may clear more such measures before the 118th Congress adjourns.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) were negotiating a broad lands package for inclusion in a year-end spending legislation. But the negotiations collapsed. That means lawmakers are jockeying for scarce floor time.
Senators on Tuesday approved several bills by unanimous consent, including some already passed by the House. They include:
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The Senate also passed:
