CLEANER Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 21, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
CLEANER Act of 2023 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2023
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 under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must
- determine whether such waste meets the criteria for hazardous waste,
- promulgate regulations concerning the disposal of such waste if the EPA determines it is hazardous, and
- revise regulations applicable to solid waste management and disposal facilities (e.g., landfills) to address such waste that is nonhazardous.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2023 to Nov 19, 2024; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2023 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- Jul 20, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2023Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 125, July 20, 2023, page H3889.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2132 | CLEANER Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 24, 2021 |
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
- CLEANER Act of 2023
- Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
