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Superfund for Hurricane Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005

Introduced: December 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Dec 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 8, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Dec 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Superfund for Hurricane Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate; and (2) the corporate environmental income tax.

Increases by 50%, between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2008: (1) such financing rate; and (2) the excise tax per ton for certain chemicals. Increases the corporate environmental income tax rate from .12% to .18% during the same period.

Establishes a Gulf Hurricanes Cleanup Account in the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to such Account the temporary tax increases imposed by this Act. Provides that amounts in such Account shall be made available for remediation of hazardous substance releases (or threatened releases) caused or exacerbated by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress on Hurricane Katrina and Rita cleanup activities.

What's happening now December 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 6, 2006
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Dec 13, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 8, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 8, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4481: Superfund for Hurricane Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4481/
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"H.R. 4481: Superfund for Hurricane Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4481/.
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H.R. 4481, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4481/.
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