Subject Environmental protection | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB1829 | Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | SB861 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HCR36 | Recognizes: (1) the disparate impacts of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address it, and (2) the need for balanced participation of men and women in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Encourages the use of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 |
| US | HB1743 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the limit on liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of a party responsible for an offshore facility except a deepwater port, from ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | SB828 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB827 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB802 | Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to prohibit the Administrator of the Envi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | HB1625 | Coal Tar Sealants Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit any person from: (1) manufacturing any coal tar sealant beginning one year after this Act's enactment, (2) processing or distributing in commerce any... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | HB1582 | Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | HB1314 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species de... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| US | HB1469 | Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | HB1486 | No Carbon Tax Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | HB1496 | Pest Free Food Supply Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | HB1422 | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16. |
| US | SB696 | Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 |
| US | HB996 | Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act - Authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife taxa. Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal sh... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB1304 | Flexibility to Farm Act - Permits the chief executive of a state to exempt farmers in the state from a requirement of a covered federal environmental law by determining that such requirement is unduly burdensome. Requires the chief executive to solic... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1296 | Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) include the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation as "maintenance" of a currently se... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | HB1154 | Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal prohibitions against: (1) aggregating emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well and emissions from any pipeli... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | HB1175 | Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 or the FRESHER Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | HB1185 | Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | SB571 | Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | SB558 | Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national resea... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26. |
| US | HB935 | Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmen... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| US | SB484 | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1589) |
| US | HB959 | Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national resea... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | SB496 | Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, to requi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | SB491 | Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalizat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | HB888 | General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to provisions relating to the prevention of accidental releases of hazardous air pollutants, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to:... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-01 |
| US | HB764 | Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program to: (1) provide assistance to coastal states... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-01 |
| US | SB396 | Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide time... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | HB836 | Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a rule within 60 days to prohibit any member... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | HB709 | Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on M... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | HB843 | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding to state and local agencies, spe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SB19 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species de... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | HB796 | Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to reductions in requirements to use cellulosic biofuel under the renewable fuel program, to remove the requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine volumes of transp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | HB724 | Amends the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement that a dealer of new light-duty motor vehicles furnish a certification to the purchaser that the vehicle conforms to applicable regulations concerning emission standards, including notice of warranty... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | HB621 | Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | SB332 | Climate Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose: (1) a carbon pollution fee on any manufacturer, producer, or importer of a carbon polluting substance; and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB365 | Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on M... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB319 | Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for any rule or significant regulatory action relating to state implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards, to timely provide on the request of a state or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | SB317 | Requires the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in reports required to be submitted not later than April 30 and October 31 of each calendar year, to include an assessment of the agency's compliance during the applicable p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | HB600 | Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-09 |
| US | HB524 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site for the discharge ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-07 |
| US | HB373 | Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise provisions concerning the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research. Revises Committee membership. Requires... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | SB224 | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding to state and local agencies, spe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB263 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes and revises the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to appoint 28 directors (currently, 23) that are knowledg... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | SB163 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the head of any other federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reducti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| US | SB67 | Secure Water Facilities Act - Secure Drinking Water Facilities Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise and expand requirements for assessment by covered water systems of their vulnerability to a range of intentional acts. Defines a "covere... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | SB107 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the head of any other federal agency from regulating carbon dioxide emissions until the Secretary of Commerce certifies that China, India, and Russia have initiated measures ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
