A bill to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels.
Latest action · Jul 30, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-215.
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 13, 2010
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2010
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2010
- To the PresidentJul 30, 2010
- Became lawJul 30, 2010Public Law 111-215
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Extends until December 18, 2013, provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or a state with an approved National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), from requiring an NPDES permit for a covered vessel (a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel) for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2) of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2010 to May 20, 2010; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | May 13, 2010 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 17, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 17, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 20, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 13, 2010Markup May 20, 2010Reported Jun 18, 2010 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2010Presented to President.
- Jul 30, 2010Signed by President.
- Jul 30, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-215.
- Jul 29, 2010Ms. Johnson, E. B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 29, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/30/2010 6428-6429)
- Jul 29, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3372.
- Jul 29, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/30/2010 H6428)
- Jul 29, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Jul 15, 2010Received in the House.
- Jul 15, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 15, 2010Held at the desk.
- Jul 14, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5867; text as passed Senate: CR S5867)
- Jun 18, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 111-209.
- Jun 18, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
- May 20, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 13, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6428, H6429Text printed H6428 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, James L. Oberstar D-MN | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5867Text printed S5867 | Carl Levin D-MI | Jul 14, 2010 |
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 26, 2010S. 3372, A bill to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable states may require permits for discharges on certain vessels<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 20, 2010</p>
- May 26, 2010S. 3372, A bill to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable states may require permits for discharges on certain vesselsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 20, 2010
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42142 | EPA’s Vessel General Permits: Background and Issues Archived | Report | Oct 12, 2016 |
| R41594 | Water Quality Issues in the 112th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2013 |
| R40098 | Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 11, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 14, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 18, 2010Reported to Senate
- May 13, 2010Introduced in Senate
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.
