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Military Environmental Responsibility Act

Introduced: June 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Dec 6, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOE.
Aug 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jun 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 13, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Military Environmental Responsibility Act - Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related agencies (the Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Naval Nuclear Reactors, and any others as designated by the President) to fully comply with designated Federal and State environmental laws, including those related to public health and safety, to the same extent as any other entities subject to such laws. Waives any immunity of the United States with respect to such laws as applied to DOD and any defense-related agency. Provides for administrative enforcement actions.

Requires the Secretary of Defense , for each weapon system for which congressional budget justification is required, to ensure that all development and procurement decisions comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Repeals: (1) a Federal provision prohibiting the use of certain military appropriation accounts for the payment of fines and penalties for environmental noncompliance; and (2) a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 which prohibits the use of defense funds to conduct treatment, storage, or disposal activities at sites designated under the Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program.

What's happening now December 6, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 15
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 21, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 13, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2154: Military Environmental Responsibility Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2154/
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