Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 25, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expands the duties of the Ombudsman to include: (1) assisting citizens in resolving problems with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response; (2) proposing changes in EPA administrative practices to mitigate such problems; and (3) conducting investigations, making findings of fact, and making nonbinding recommendations concerning such problems.
Describes additional administrative and investigative powers of the Ombudsman.
Reauthorizes appropriations for the Ombudsman through FY 2010.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2001 to Oct 16, 2002; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-OH | James A. Traficant Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| R-FL | Joe Scarborough | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-OH | Tom Sawyer | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 22, 2001 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Oct 5, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Nov 29, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 26, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Oct 16, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2001 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-123 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EPA OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN92 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 17, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-1003 | OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY133 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jun 25, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative remedies
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Hazardous waste disposal
- Health
- Inspectors general
- Law
- Ombudsman
- Subpoena
- Witnesses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
