To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 10, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
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.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accept, as part of a settlement of any alleged violations of environmental law, diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects if the projects: (1) protect human health or the environment; (2) are related to the underlying alleged violations; (3) do not constitute activities that the defendant would otherwise be legally required to perform; and (4) do not provide funds for EPA's staff or for contractors to carry out EPA's internal operations.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2007 to Mar 10, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Oct 4, 2007 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Oct 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Oct 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Mar 10, 2008 |
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 Oct 4, 2007Markup Mar 13, 2008Reported Jun 10, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2007Hearings Feb 13, 2008Markup Feb 13, 2008Reported Feb 13, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2008Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-705.
- Jun 10, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 13, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 13, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 13, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .
- Oct 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Oct 4, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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
- Mar 25, 2008H.R. 3754, A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008</p>
- Mar 25, 2008H.R. 3754, A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-89 | AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS TO INCENT REDUCTIONS OF DIESEL EMISSIONS53 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 13, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2146 | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Jun 30, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2008Reported in House
- Oct 4, 2007Introduced 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.
