US Congress House Bill 3655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-27 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7193-7194)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

EPA Pays Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) by making the U.S. government liable for economic damages it caused, including damages that resulted while it was providing assistance in cleaning up hazardous substances. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must reimburse the Department of the Treasury for the cost of CERCLA claims for money damages against the United States. The EPA must make those reimbursements from the unobligated balance of amounts in the "Environmental Programs and Management" account. The EPA must first use amounts in that account that are for outreach. If sufficient amounts are not available from outreach funding, the EPA must use amounts made available for enforcement, and then amounts available for the clean air and climate program area.

EPA Pays Act

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]
Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-27	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7193-7194)
2015-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-10-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2015-09-30	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-09-30	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-09-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-09-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3655/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3655/BILLS-114hr3655ih.pdf