Pollution Prevention
H.R. 681, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Miller
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Mich.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
57 Cong. Rec. H724

would require the Administrator of EPA to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry.

S. 275, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Lautenberg
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.J.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S543-44

would amend title 49, U.S. Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the nation's energy products by pipeline.

H.R. 425, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Dold
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ill.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. H469

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes.

H.R. 51, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Sponsor Name
Connolly
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Va.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. H34

would reduce the heat island effect and associated ground-level ozone pollution from federal facilities.

S. 214, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Menendez
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.J.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
57 Cong. Rec. S338

would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills.

S. 204, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Begich
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Alaska
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S272

would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to permit funds in the Oil Spill Liability Trust to be used by NOAA, the Coast Guard, and other federal agencies for certain research, prevention, and response capabilities with respect to discharges of oil; for environmental studies; and for grant programs to communities affected by oil spills on the outer continental shelf.

S. 203, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Begich
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Alaska
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S272

would direct the Administrator of NOAA to institute research into the special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in Arctic waters, including assessment of impacts on Arctic marine mammals and other wildlife, marine debris research and removal, and risk assessment.

S. 147, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Kirk
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ill.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S126

would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes.