To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within 30 days after this Act's enactment, to finalize the proposed rule entitled "Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements--Amendments" to exempt certain milk containers and associated piping and appurtenance from the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure program. Prohibits the Administrator from taking regulatory action against dairy and dairy product producers, processors, handlers, and distributors related to such exemption until the effective date of the finalized rule.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2011 to Mar 29, 2011; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2011 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 H725.
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
- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
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