Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 27, 2013 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 26, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a rule within 60 days to prohibit any member of a board or body that approves permit applications for the discharge of pollutants from seeking to influence the approval of any permit in which that member has a financial interest.
Provides that the requirement that state national pollutant discharge elimination system programs ensure that any board or body that approves permits excludes as a member any person who receives or has received during the previous two years a significant portion of income from permit holders or applicants shall have no force or effect after the earlier of the date on which such rule is issued or 120 days after this Act's enactment.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2013 to May 8, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Mar 7, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 7, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Mar 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 8, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 26, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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- Feb 26, 2013Introduced in House
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