Miscellaneous Environmental Initiatives
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.1506, COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination
regarding exposure to hazardous substances. Prohibits any entity
that handles, manages, treats, releases, disposes, stores, transports
or delivers "covered substances" (defined as hazardous
contaminants, chemicals, materials, wastes, and substances listed,
identified or defined in specified laws) from disproportionately
exposing any individual or community, on the ground of race, color
or national origin, to any covered substance.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
04/30/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by VELAZQUEZ (D-NY) and referred committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.1404, DEFENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Cosponsored by BARRETT, THOMAS (D-WI), BERMAN (D-CA), BLUMENAUR
(D-OR), CLAY (D-MO), DEFAZIO (D-OR), DEGETTE (D-CO), DELAHUNT
(D-MA), DELLUMS (D-CA), DIXON (D-CA), EVANS (D-IL), FARR (D-CA),
FILNER (D-CA), FURSE (D-OF), GUTIERREZ (D-IL), HINCHEY (D-NY),
KENNEDY, JOSEPH (D-MA), KENNELLY (D-CT), KUCINICH (D-OH), LAMPSON
(D-TX), LOWEY (D-NY), MARKEY (D-MA), MCKINNEY (D-GA), MINK (D-HI),
NADLER (D-NY), MOLVER (D-MA), PASCRELL (D-NJ), PASTOR (D-AZ),
PAYNE (D-NJ), RIVERS (D-MI), ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA), RUSH (D-IL),
SANDERS (I-VT), SCHUMER (D-NY), SHERMAN (D-CA), THOMPSON (D-MS),
ACKERMAN (D-NY), ANDREWS (D-NJ), BECERRA (D-CA), DELAURO (D-CT),
ESHOO (D-CA), FALEOMAVAEGA (D-AS), MANTON (D-NY), MARTINEZ (D-CA),
MORAN (D-VA), STARK (D-CA), STOKES (D-OH), TOWNS (D-NY), BROWN,
CORRINE (D-FL), BROWN, SHERROD (D-OH), CONYERS (D-MI), CUMMINGS
(D-MD), DAVIS, DANNY (D-IL), FATTAH (D-PA), FAZIO (D-CA), GONZALEZ
(D-TX), LANTOS (D-CA), LOFGREN (D-CA), NORTON (D-CA), RANGEL (D-NY),
SANCHEZ (D-CA), SAWYER (D-OH), SLAUGHTER (D-NY), VENTO (D-MN),
YATES (D-I), CAPPS (D-CA), MALONEY, JAMES (D-CT), MEEHAN (D-MA),
WATERS (D-CA), FORD (D-TN), MATSUI (D-CA), OWENS (D-NY)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Rules
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to provide for the defense of the government and for other
purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
04/17/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by WAXMAN (D-CA) and referred to committees
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.1636, CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO KNOW
ACT OF 1997
SPONSORED BY:
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Cosponsored by LAMPSON (D-TX0, LEVIN, SANDER (D-MI), LIPINSKI
(D-IL), SABO (D-MN), TAUCHER (D-CA), WATT, MELVIN (D-NC), ABERCROMBIE
(D-HI), GREEN (D-TX), MILLENDER-MCDONALD (D-CA), STOKES (D-OH),
ENGEL FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to disclose environmental risks to children's health and
expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and
release, and for other purposes. Requires the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to establish thresholds for
toxic chemicals which may present significant risks to children's
health or the environment. Includes lead, mercury, dioxin, cadmium,
chromium and other specified bioaccumulative chemicals as substances
subject to such thresholds.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
05/15/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by WAXMAN (D-CA) and referred to committee
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2293, ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION ABUSE PREVENTION ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Charles Taylor (R-NC)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief available
in suits against certain public entities.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
07/30/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by TAYLOR
- Referred to Committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.599, CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Cosponsored by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ), MURRAY (D-WA)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to protect children and other sensitive subpopulations
from exposure the certain environmental pollutants. The bill would
require the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that pollution
limits are set at levels that protect children, not average adults
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
04/16/97 -- In The SENATE
- Referred to the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.769, RIGHT-TO-KNOW-MORE AND POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Cosponsored by DURBIN (D-IL)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to expand the public's right to know
about toxic chemical use and release, tor promote pollution prevention,
and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
05/20/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced by LAUTENBERG and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.866, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend Title 28, U.S.C. to provide that certain voluntary
disclosures of violation of Federal law made as a result of a
voluntary environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery
or admitted into evidence during a judicial or administrative
proceeding, and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/10/97 - In The SENATE
- Introduced by HUTCHINSON and referred to committee
10/30/97 -- In The SENATE
- Public hearing held by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Hearings adjourned
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
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