HR 4255 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Accountability in Grants Act of 2012

Introduced Mar 22, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Ed Whitfield R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 11, 2012 Committee Hearings 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 22, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Accountability in Grants Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national research and development program for the prevention and control of air pollution for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2012 to Jun 6, 2012; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-MNChip CravaackOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMar 22, 2012
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-KSMike PompeoOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMar 22, 2012
R-NELee TerryMar 28, 2012
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMar 28, 2012
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 28, 2012
R-GAAustin ScottMar 29, 2012
R-FLVern BuchananMar 29, 2012
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMay 9, 2012
R-ILJohn ShimkusJun 6, 2012

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2012Hearings Sep 11, 2012
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Apr 23, 2012
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2012
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 29, 2012

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 11, 2012Committee Hearings Held.
  2. Apr 23, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
  3. Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
  4. Mar 22, 2012Introduced in House
  5. Mar 22, 2012Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 3 of Sec. 8 of Article I of the Constitution ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1543.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-173H.R. 4255, THE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GRANTS ACT OF 2012179 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 11, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-668HEARING ON HEALTH AND BENEFITS LEGISLATION162 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 27, 2012

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2226A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity carried out outside the United States, including the territories and possessions of the United States.Related billMar 22, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.
Short Titles as Introduced
Accountability in Grants Act of 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2012Introduced in House

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