REGION Act
Latest action · Jun 29, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recognizing the Environmental Gains In Overcoming Negligence Act or the REGION Act
This bill prohibits funds made available for FY2018 from being used to close, consolidate, or eliminate any regional or program office of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2017 to Jul 18, 2017; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jul 18, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 29, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3582 | REGION Act | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the use of fiscal year 2018 funds for the closure, consolidation, or elimination of certain offices of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- REGION Act
- Recognizing the Environmental Gains In Overcoming Negligence Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2017Introduced in Senate
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