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HR 1782 103th Congress House

Chesapeake Bay Protection Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to apply the hazard ranking system under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to apply the hazard ranking system under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to areas in the Chesapeake Bay Program in the same manner as such system is applied to areas in the National Estuary Program.

Introduced: April 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureEnvironmental Protection AgencyEstuarine area conservationHazardous waste disposal
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Liability for toxic substances pollution damagesMarylandPennsylvaniaVirginiaWater pollution control
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 30, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Apr 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chesapeake Bay Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate an amendment to the hazard ranking system under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require such system to be applied to areas under the Chesapeake Bay Program in the same manner as the system is applied to areas under the National Estuary Program. Requires such areas, at a minimum, to be considered environmentally sensitive and assigned the same rating value as areas under the estuary program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 21, 1993
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 21, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1782: Chesapeake Bay Protection Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1782/
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"H.R. 1782: Chesapeake Bay Protection Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1782/.
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H.R. 1782, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1782/.
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