RCCRA Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 16, 2011 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011 or the RCCRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, and flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels from regulation as hazardous waste under such Act.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2011 to Mar 20, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Apr 6, 2011 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | May 3, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | May 5, 2011 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | May 5, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | May 5, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | May 5, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-ND | Rick Berg | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | May 12, 2011 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | May 12, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | May 25, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-LA | Jeffrey M. Landry | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 20, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Mar 20, 2012 |
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 Apr 6, 2011 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 6, 2011Markup Jun 16, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 7, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2414-2415)
- Apr 6, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
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 H6927, H6929 | David B. McKinley R-WV, John Shimkus R-IL | Oct 14, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2414 | David B. McKinley R-WV | Apr 7, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2411.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-014 | GREEN ISN'T ALWAYS GOLD: ARE EPA REGULATIONS HARMING SMALL BUSINESSES?50 pages | Small Business Committee | May 12, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-40 | H.R. 1391, THE RECYCLING COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS ACCESSIBILITY ACT OF 2011237 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 14, 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42570 | Proposals to Amend RCRA: Analysis of Pending Legislation Applicable to the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Archived | Report | Jun 19, 2012 |
| R41341 | EPA’s Proposal to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste Disposal: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 7, 2011 |
| R41914 | EPA’s Regulation of Coal-Fired Power: Is a “Train Wreck” Coming? Archived | Report | Aug 8, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1405 | To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Apr 6, 2011 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RCCRA Act of 2011
- Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2011Introduced 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.
