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HR 3070 100th Congress House Environmental Protection Business records Government paperwork Hazardous waste disposal Polychlorinated biphenyls Standards Transportation and Travel Transportation of hazardous substances

PCB Regulatory Improvements Act of 1988

Introduced: July 30, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 13, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 13, 1988
Placed on Union Calendar No: 414.
Jun 13, 1988
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-692.
May 19, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 19, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 3, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 3, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 9, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 3, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 30, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to apply the standards of the Solid Waste Disposal Act concerning the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes to polychlorinated biphenyls. Requires compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of such Act as well.

Requires persons carrying out certain intermediate activities concerning such substances, including arranging treatment, storage, disposal, or transport on a commercial basis, to obtain approval from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

What's happening now June 14, 1988

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 14, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3070: PCB Regulatory Improvements Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3070/
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"H.R. 3070: PCB Regulatory Improvements Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3070/.
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H.R. 3070, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3070/.
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