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; and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 13, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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