HR 1831 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Small Business Liability Protection Act

Introduced May 15, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Paul E. Gillmor R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 13, 2001 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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.

IntroducedMay 15, 2001
Passed HouseMay 22, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Small Business Liability Protection Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide (with exceptions) that persons shall be liable for response costs at a National Priorities List (NPL) facility as non-owners or operators only if the total of material containing a hazardous substance that the business arranged for disposal, transport, or treatment of, or accepted for transport, was greater than 110 gallons of liquid material or 200 pounds of solid material. Applies this exemption only to activities taking place before April 1, 2001.

Exempts a person from liability for response costs (with exceptions) at a NPL facility for municipal solid waste (MSW) as a non-owner or operator if the person is an owner, operator, or lessee of residential property from which all of the person's MSW was generated, or a certain small business or small charitable tax-exempt organization that generated all its MSW, with respect to the facility concerned.

Makes nongovernmental entities that commence a contribution action liable to the defendant for all reasonable costs of defending the action if the defendant is not liable based on the above-described exemptions.

Adds to the list of parties eligible for de minimis final settlements certain persons and businesses that demonstrate an inability or limited ability to pay response costs.

Revises conditions of eligibility for such settlements for de minimis parties, including waiver of all claims that the party may have against other potentially responsible parties for response costs incurred with respect to the facility, unless the President determines that requiring a waiver would be unjust.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 134	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed416–0	May 22, 2001

Cosponsors 81

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2001 to May 21, 2001, with 63 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TN	Bart Gordon	Original	May 15, 2001
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	May 15, 2001
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	May 15, 2001
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	May 15, 2001
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	May 15, 2001
R-NH	Charles F. Bass	Original	May 15, 2001
D-LA	Christopher John	Original	May 15, 2001
R-PA	Don Sherwood	Original	May 15, 2001
R-AK	Don Young	Original	May 15, 2001
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	May 15, 2001
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	May 15, 2001
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo	Original	May 15, 2001
D-PA	Frank Mascara	Original	May 15, 2001
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	May 15, 2001
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	May 15, 2001

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Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 13, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 22, 2001Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2542-2543)
May 22, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 22, 2001On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 134). (text of measure as reported: 5/21/2001 CR H2348-2349)
May 22, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 134).(text of measure as reported: 5/21/2001 CR H2348-2349)

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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1064	Small Business Liability Protection Act	Identical bill	Jun 19, 2001
HR 2869	Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act	Related bill	Jan 11, 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

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