HR 4006 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

CLEANER Act of 2019

Introduced Jul 25, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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. IntroducedJul 25, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

CLEANER Act of 2019 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019

This bill eliminates the exemption of waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Apr 22, 2020; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJul 25, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 25, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandAug 2, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonAug 2, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 2, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezAug 2, 2019
D-WIMark PocanSep 6, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 16, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 17, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOct 11, 2019
D-CATed LieuApr 22, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2019
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Jul 26, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
  2. Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jul 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7469.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 436Fracking Disclosure and Safety ActRelated billFeb 7, 2019
HR 2000CLEANER Act of 2017Reintroduction ofApr 7, 2017
HR 2132CLEANER Act of 2021Reintroduced BillMar 24, 2021
HR 6112Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020Related billMar 17, 2020

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019
CLEANER Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House

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