Flexibility to Farm Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flexibility to Farm Act - Permits the chief executive of a state to exempt farmers in the state from a requirement of a covered federal environmental law by determining that such requirement is unduly burdensome.
Requires the chief executive to solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days before finalizing any such determination.
Defines "covered federal environmental law" to mean the Clean Air Act insofar as it applies to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2013 to Feb 21, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Apr 18, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Apr 18, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 19, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | May 8, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | May 8, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | May 15, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | May 22, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 20, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Air quality
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House
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