Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2001
- Passed HouseJun 4, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 4) Makes brownfields-related environmental cleanup and economic development activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to establish a pilot program for national redevelopment of brownfields; and (2) appropriations for pilot program grants and related administrative costs.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes CDBG use to administer renewal communities.
(Sec. 7) States that the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to amounts made available beginning with FY 2003.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2001 to Apr 16, 2002; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 21, 2001 |
| R-NJ | Marge Roukema | Original | Sep 21, 2001 |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Original | Sep 21, 2001 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Mar 6, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 6, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Mar 6, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Bob Barr | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Apr 11, 2002 | |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | Apr 16, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 16, 2002 | |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Apr 16, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2001Markup Apr 11, 2002Reported May 8, 2002 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2001Hearings Mar 6, 2002Markup Mar 14, 2002Reported Mar 14, 2002 | |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2002 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jun 4, 2002Mrs. Kelly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 4, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3095-3099)
- Jun 4, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2941.
- Jun 4, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3095)
- Jun 4, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 107-448.
- May 8, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
- Apr 11, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 11, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 14, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 14, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 6, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 4, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Sep 21, 2001Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E967 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 6, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3095–H3099Text printed H3095 | Barney Frank D-MA, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Gary G. Miller R-CA, John D. Dingell D-MI, John J. LaFalce D-NY, Karen McCarthy D-MO, Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA, Sue W. Kelly R-NY | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1719 | Gary G. Miller R-CA | Sep 25, 2001 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 2, 2002H.R. 2941, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 11, 2002</p>
- May 2, 2002H.R. 2941, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 11, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-955 | SMART GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT254 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Mar 6, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-59 | H.R. 2941--BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT79 pages | Financial Services Committee | Mar 6, 2002 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Block grants
- Brownfields
- Commerce
- Community development
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Depressed areas
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Federal aid to community development
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hazardous waste site remediation
- Housing and Community Development
- Indian economic development
- Infrastructure
- Mines and mineral resources
- Minorities
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Real estate development
- Social Welfare
- Strip mining
- Urban affairs
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2002Referred in Senate
- Jun 4, 2002Engrossed in House
- May 8, 2002Reported in House
- Sep 21, 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.
