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HR 4341 109th Congress House

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under…

Official title: To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous sub… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 8, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2211)
Dec 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 16, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Nov 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2211)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude manure from the definition of "hazardous substance" or "pollutant or contaminant" under that Act.

Amends the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to exempt releases associated with manure from the emergency notification requirements under that Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 5 Republican 17
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 29, 2006
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 28, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 20, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Sep 6, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 27, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 25, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· Jun 16, 2006
Davis, Geoff
· Jun 15, 2006
LINDER, JOHN
· Jun 15, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Jun 13, 2006
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 25, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· May 23, 2006
AKIN, W.
· May 18, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· May 18, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· May 9, 2006
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· May 3, 2006
POMEROY, EARL
· May 2, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· May 2, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 27, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 5, 2006
Alexander, Rodney
· Apr 5, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 5, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Apr 5, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Apr 5, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Apr 5, 2006
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Apr 5, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Apr 5, 2006
HASTINGS, DOC
· Apr 5, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Apr 5, 2006
Schmidt, Jean
· Apr 5, 2006
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Apr 5, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Apr 5, 2006
TIAHRT, TODD
· Mar 29, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 28, 2006
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 28, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 15, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 9, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 8, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Mar 7, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Mar 7, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Mar 7, 2006
Bonner, Jo
· Feb 28, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 15, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 1, 2006
EMERSON, JO
· Feb 1, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 1, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4341: To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that Act, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4341/
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"H.R. 4341: To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that Act, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4341/.
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H.R. 4341, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4341/.
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