Small Communities Assistance Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 7, 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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Administrator to develop and implement a plan to increase the involvement of small communities in the regulatory review processes conducted under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, and title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Directs each EPA regional office to establish a Small Town Ombudsman Office.
Requires the Administrator to distribute to small communities a guide to Federal environmental requirements for small communities.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2001 to Jul 24, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-AL | Earl F. Hilliard | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Feb 13, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Feb 13, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Feb 14, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | Jul 24, 2002 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 3, 2001 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2001 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2001 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Jan 4, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
- Jan 3, 2001Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E5 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | Jan 3, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance the services provided by the Environmental Protection Agency to small communities that are attempting to comply with national, State, and local environmental regulations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Communities Assistance Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-local relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publications
- Government publicity
- Law
- Ombudsman
- Regulatory impact statements
- Small business
- Small towns
- Surveys
- Urban affairs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
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