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HR 1970 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Congressional reporting requirements Defense budgets Environmental Protection Waste reduction

Defense Environmental Activities Act

Introduced: April 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Apr 26, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Environmental Activities Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for the armed forces and other agencies and activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) for environmental restoration, defense. Earmarks a specified amount of FY 1992 DOD appropriations for other environmental activities.

Requires information pertaining to amounts obligated in the past fiscal year and estimated to be allocated for the current fiscal year for DOD compliance with applicable environmental law and for certain DOD waste minimization programs to be included in an annual report of the Secretary of Defense on DOD environmental restoration.

What's happening now April 26, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 23, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 6, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 2, 1991
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