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HR 534 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Environmental Protection Executive reorganization

Department of Environmental Protection Act

Introduced: January 19, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 19, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Environmental Protection Act - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of Environmental Protection, an executive department to be administered by a Secretary of Environmental Protection appointed by the President.

What's happening now June 21, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 296 Text similarities Department of Environmental Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 15, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 8, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 19, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 534: Department of Environmental Protection Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-534/
MLA
"H.R. 534: Department of Environmental Protection Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-534/.
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H.R. 534, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-534/.
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