Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011
Committee Hearings Held.
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7627-7628)
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 201.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines" have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
A bill to provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines" have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A resolution designating September 24, 2011, as "National Estuaries Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5934-5936; text as passed Senate: CR S5935-5936; text of measure as introduced: CR S9551-5952)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.