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HR 521 104th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Debtor and creditor Environmental Protection Hazardous waste disposal Law Liability for environmental damages Liability for toxic substances pollution damages Refuse and refuse disposal

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts…

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To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal bankruptcy law to provide that a discharge in bankruptcy does not discharge a debt for a Federal, State, or local governmental claim against the debtor for remedial action under: (1) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; or (2) the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

What's happening now March 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 21, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 24, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 13, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 521: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-521/
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"H.R. 521: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-521/.
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H.R. 521, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-521/.
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[H.R. 521: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-521/)
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